Family reunion · first checks
Macao Family Reunion: what should I check first?
This is a reading guide to the Special Stay Permit for Family Members of Macao Residents. A relationship by itself is not an eligibility conclusion; the authority must assess the legal requirements.
01 · First, check these points
Is your application based on a relationship with a Macao resident?
- The person you rely on holds a Macao SAR Resident Identity Card.
- You can prepare documents that evidence the relationship, rather than only describing it.
- You understand that this is a family-member special stay permit, not general residence authorisation or permanent-resident status.
02 · What to do next
Take the route one step at a time
- 01
Check the service target
The official target is a family member of a Macao Resident Identity Card holder. Check whether your relationship falls within the statutory meaning before submission.
- 02
Organise relationship and Macao-living material
The official application/renewal page provides directions on forms, travel documents, stay slips, the relative's identity card copy, relationship, address and means-of-subsistence material.
- 03
Plan for renewal and changes
The public service has separate entries for renewal, address update, identity update and cancellation. Check the relevant entry when circumstances change.
03 · Prepare before you use the official service
Build a working document folder
- Application and contact/usual-address declaration
- Valid travel/identity document and most recent stay slip
- The Macao-resident relative's identity-card copy and relationship evidence
- Means of subsistence, Macao address, photograph and, where relevant, study material
04 · Final official check
Confirm live requirements on the original public page
Forms, fees, time limits, booking, platform access and individual requirements can change. Use the responsible authority's page before you submit.
Open the official family-member application / renewal page