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These Application Guidelines provide a practical reference for people intending to submit an application to the Macao Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as \u201cMacao SAR\u201d) for temporary residency based on Administrative Regulation No.3\/2005 \u2013 Residency Regime for Investors, Management and Technical Personnel[1]<\/a> (hereinafter referred to as \u201cthe Administrative Regulation\u201d). The information contained in these Guidelines is merely for reference. The Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (hereinafter referred to as \u201cIPIM\u201d) reserve the right to revise the Guidelines on an irregular basis without prior notice. The latest version of the Guidelines is available on IPIM\u2019s official website: www.ipim.gov.mo.<\/p>\n

The Guidelines provide explanations of legal regulations and assessment criteria related to temporary residency new, renewal and family dependent extension applications based on \u201cmajor investment \/ major investment plan\u201d, as well as renewal and family dependent extension application for temporary residency based on being \u201cmanagement personnel \/ technical personnel with special qualifications\u201d, \u201cinvestment in real estate\u201d. To enable applicants to have a clearer understanding of the application procedures when making a temporary residency application to the Macao SAR based on the Administrative Regulation, the Guidelines also shows detailed information on application submission, application categories, required documents and important procedures to apply for temporary residency.<\/p>\n

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1<\/sup>In the light of Article 1 and Article 2 of Administrative Regulation No.7\/2007, new application for temporary residency based on investment in local real estate allowed in Paragraph 4 under Article 1 of the Administrative Regulation has not been accepted since 4 April 2007, without prejudice to the applications for renewal and\/or family dependent extension made to IPIM by applicants who have already been granted approval of residency before the enforcement of the new policy. Pursuant to Articles 32 and 38 of Law No. 7\/2023, new temporary residency application based on being \u201cmanagement personnel \/ technical personnel with special qualifications\u201d as stipulated in Paragraph 3 under Article 1 of the Administrative Regulation is abolished, without prejudice to the continuity, application for renewal and extension to family dependents based on the existing temporary residency approved in this category, and the applications officially submitted to IPIM before the abolishment took effect.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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