29/03/2024 - 07:57:49

Temporary Residency Application Form

1. Application forms

Part 1: Macao SAR Temporary Residency Application Form (Form REQ)[1]

Part 2: grounds for application

  1. “Major Investment/ Major Investment Plan” (Form IR): applicable to new, renewal and family dependent extension applications
  2. “Management and Technical Personnel with Special Qualification” (Form QT): applicable to renewal/family dependent extension applications
  3. “Investment in Real Estate” (Form BI): applicable to renewal/family dependent extension applications

Part 3: other forms (Form AF) (Form A)

  • OTH-F: Personal Information of Family Dependent (Form AF)
  • OTH-A: Change of Contact Information (Form A) (applicable when the contact information is changed after the temporary residency application has been filed)

Part 4: supplementary pages (applicant may use the supplementary pages in the corresponding format if the space provided is not enough for all information)

2. Methods of using the forms

At the upper right corner of each application form, there is a code representing that specific kind of application form. Please submit the ones that are required according to your circumstances only.

  • New application: Macao SAR Temporary Residency Application Form (Form REQ) + grounds for application (Form IR)
  • Application for family dependent extension after being granted approval of temporary residency: Macao SAR Temporary Residency Application Form (Form REQ) + grounds for application (Form QT/IR/BI) + Personal Information of Family Dependent (Form AF)
  • Renewal application: Macao SAR Temporary Residency Application Form (Form REQ) + grounds for application (Form QT/IR/BI)
  • When a family dependent extension is included in the application: Personal Information of Family Dependent (Form AF) is required
  • When the contact information is changed after the temporary residency application has been made: Change of Contact Information (Form A)

3. Guarantee documents

Pursuant to Article 39 of Law No 16/2021 enabled by Article 23 of Administrative Regulation No 3/2005 and Article 33 of Law No 38/2021, temporary residency applicants (including new applicants, renewal and extension applicants) must submit guarantee documents such as bank guarantee, surety, in order to guarantee that applicants have sufficient financial resources for possible repatriation in the future.

The guarantor is required to be a permanent resident of Macao who settles in Macao, or a legal person whose headquarter is in the Macao SAR, that will serve as a dominant payer and renounce the beneficium excussion is (relevant form of guarantee is available on IPIM’s official website for download: https://www.ipim.gov.mo/zh-hant/services/investment-residency/forms-to-download/). Please note that the changing of guarantor requires IPIM’s approval. No repeated submission is required if the guarantee document(s) was/were submitted to IPIM previously.

[1] Macao SAR Temporary Residency Application Form (Form REQ) is required for all sorts of applications (including new application and applications for renewal and family dependent extension)