Macao entry requirements, by passport
Macao visa requirements at a glance: 191 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Macao without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 7 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Macao for your nationality.
What we've verified for Macao
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 2 October 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (3)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for China, which covers Macao: 90 days visa-free for Spanish citizens, checks between Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China, unofficial stamps, typhoons, currency); customs.gov.mo (Macao Customs Service: table of goods for personal use under Chief Executive Dispatches 209/2021 and 208/2022, and cash transport control under Law 6/2017); gov.mo (FAQ of the extension of authorisation to stay service: overstay fines under Law 16/2021); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/macao (UK Government: passport validity, visa for work or study, travel to mainland China, yellow fever, licensed accommodation); data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 2 October 2026.
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 2 October 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Albania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Algeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Angola | Visa on arrival | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Armenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahrain | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Barbados | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belarus | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | Visa on arrival | — |
| Benin | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bhutan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Botswana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 14 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cameroon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Cape Verde | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Central African Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chad | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Colombia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cuba | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| DR Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ecuador | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Egypt | Visa-free | 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eritrea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Eswatini | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Fiji | Visa on arrival | — |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Gabon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ghana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Haiti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Honduras | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | — |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| India | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Indonesia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iraq | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ivory Coast | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jamaica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa-free | 14 days |
| Kenya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Kosovo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Laos | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lebanon | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lesotho | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liberia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Libya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mali | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Micronesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Mongolia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Montenegro | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Morocco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | — |
| Myanmar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Namibia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Nauru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| Niger | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Oman | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palestine | Visa on arrival | — |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Philippines | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Qatar | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Rwanda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 30 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 30 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Syria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Thailand | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa on arrival | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tunisia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 180 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vatican | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Yemen | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Visa required | ||
| Bangladesh | Visa required | — |
| China | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
Macao rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: a certificate is required from travellers arriving from a country with risk of transmission.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (traveller's cheques, cheques, bills) worth 120,000 patacas or more must be declared on entry, using the red channel. Failing to do so is fined between 1,000 and 500,000 patacas. Passengers in transit to another destination do not need to declare.
- Alcohol
- Without declaring: 1 litre of drinks over 30% per person per day.
- Tobacco
- Without declaring, per person per day: 19 cigarettes, 1 cigar of no more than 3 grams and 25 grams of tobacco, with the total not exceeding 25 grams.
Overstay penalties
Staying beyond the authorisation to stay is an administrative offence (Law 16/2021): a fine of 500 to 800 patacas per day, up to 15,000, payable within ten working days. If the overstay is no longer than 30 days, the person reports to the police or pays as soon as they are found, and has not been fined for the same offence in the past year, their status can be regularised. Otherwise they are removed and may face an entry ban.
Grounds for refusal
- A passport with less than 90 days' validity after departure.
- Intending to work, study or stay longer without the corresponding visa.
- A previous overstay that was not regularised.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Macao, Taipa, or Coloane?
No. Macao sets the requirements, so entering through Macao asks for the same as entering through Taipa or Coloane. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Macao
The historic centre of Macao has been on the World Heritage List since 2005, inscribed under China. Portugal administered Macao from the mid-16th century until 1999, and the centre keeps a main street and residential, civic and religious buildings in Portuguese and Chinese styles, plus a fortress and the oldest lighthouse in China. The other side of the territory is the casinos and the big hotel resorts. Macao is often combined with Hong Kong, but there are passport and customs checks between the two. Tap water is safe to drink, unlike in mainland China, and Macao has none of mainland China's internet restrictions.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Historic Centre of Macao, 2005); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for China, sections on Macao. Accessed 2 October 2026.
Things to see and do in Macao
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Macao passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.