MSAR passport

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MSAR (Macau Special Administrative Region) passport ( Traditional Chinese: 澳門特別行政區護照 ) is a travel document only granted for one who is a permanent resident of Macau SAR with Chinese nationality.

Contents 1 Preface 2 Features 3 Application 4 Date of Collection 5 Visa-free granted for MSAR passport 5.1 Asia 5.2 Europe 5.3 Americas 5.4 Africa 5.5 Oceania 5.6 Indian Ocean 6 External Links

[edit] Preface

According to the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China and the Explanations of some questions by the Standing Committee of the PRC National People's Congress concerning the implementation of the Nationality Law in the Macau SAR, any Macau SAR permanent resident of Chinese nationality can apply for the Macau SAR passport and at the same time, possess a Portuguese passport as a travel document, if such person is eligible for the Portuguese passport.

[edit] Features

• The colour of the MSAR passport cover is bottle green, with the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. It is inscribed with the titles of the PRC and the SAR in Traditional Chinese「中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區護照」, Portuguese「REGIÃO ADMINISTRATIVA ESPECIAL DE MACAU，REPÚBLICA POPULAR DA CHINA，PASSAPORTE」and English「MACAO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION，PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, PASSPORT」.

• A MSAR passport consists of 48 numbered pages with the specification of 125MM X 88MM in size. Three kind of languages, namely Traditional Chinese, Portuguese and English are used.

• Pages in the passport are special-purpose papers printed with the watermark of Great Wall, Rainbow pattern at the bottom of pages and the embossment of Lotus flower.

• The passport is machine-readable. The design of personal data has been used the form which is recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

• Besides personal data, the supplemental page of passport is printed with the ID card numbers, picture and fingerprint of that holder.

[edit] Application

MSAR passports are only issued by the Direcção dos Serviços de Identificação (the Macau SAR Identification Department) in Macau [1].

Macau SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card, two recent ½ inches colour photos, the original of Macau SAR Passport (second time) are generally required to submit with an application form.

Qualified applicants can apply in Macau or overseas, if necessary.

[edit] Date of Collection

Generally, one may pick up one's passport in 10 business days. 2 business days will be enough to issue a passport in an urgent case; however, an additional fee will be charged.

[edit] Visa-free granted for MSAR passport

MSAR passport is widely respected and 75 countries and territories agreed to give the treatment of visa-free or landing visas for Macao SAR passport holders (23 February, 2007) [2]:

[edit] Asia

Turkey 30 days  Japan 90 days  Israel 3 months  Indonesia 28 days  Republic of Korea 90 days  Timor-Leste Visa granted upon arrival  Jordan Visa granted upon arrival

Malaysia 30 days  Thailand 30 days  Philippines 7 days  Singapore 30 days  Lebanon 3 months  Mongolia 90 days

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• •  China does not accept entry/exit by MSAR passport to and from the mainland
  •  Taiwan 14-day interim entry permit granted upon arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport or Kaohsiung International Airport (certain restrictions apply)
  •  Hong Kong 7 days (for transit purposes only to a third destination other than mainland China)

[edit] Europe

Denmark 90 days  Belgium 90 days  Lithuania 90 days  Iceland 90 days  Spain 90 days  Hungary 90 days  Liechtenstein 90 days  Greece 90 days  Croatia 90 days  Faroe Islands 3 months

Poland 90 days  Finland 90 days  France 90 days  Andorra 90 days  Latvia 90 days  United Kingdom 6 months  Bulgaria 90 days  Ireland 90 days  San Marino 90 days  Gibraltar 6 months

Norway 90 days  Czech Republic 90 days  Netherlands 90 days  Slovenia 90 days  Slovakia 90 days  Austria 90 days  Italy 90 days  Cyprus 3 months  Estonia 90 days  Malta 3 months

Switzerland 90 days  Sweden 90 days  Portugal 90 days  Germany 90 days  Monaco 90 days  Luxembourg 90 days  Romania 90 days  Vatican City 90 days

[edit] Americas

•  Brazil 90 days
•  Dominican Republic 90 days
•  Aruba 3 months
•  Guadeloupe 3 months
•  French Guiana 3 months
•  British Virgin Islands 6 months
•  Martinique 3 months
•  Chile 30 days
•  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3 months
•  Greenland 3 months

[edit] Africa

•  South Africa 30 days
•  Egypt 90 days
•  Réunion 3 months
•  Cape Verde 90 days
•  Mali 90 days
•  Mayotte 3 months
•  Namibia 30 days
•  Tanzania 90 days
•  Seychelles 30 days

[edit] Oceania

•  Kiribati 30 days
•  Samoa 30 days
•  Wallis and Futuna 3 months
•  French Polynesia 3 months
•  Palau visa granted upon arrival

[edit] Indian Ocean

•  French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands 3 months
•  Maldives Visa granted upon arrival

[edit] External Links

• Macau SAR Identification Department
• Macao SAR Government Portal