Study in Macao
Non-local students and special stay permits
Study arrangements and special stay permits for non-local students involve both education institutions and migration services. This page is an official reading route; confirm admission and personal eligibility with the institution and authority.
- Institution data：The official service page includes the institution's student-record upload process. Check timing and requirements with your institution.
- Online application：Non-local students use the official online integrated system and follow its subsequent instructions.
- Renewal and progress：Use the official service page and systems for renewal, booking and progress enquiries, and note the applicable period.
Official sources
Choose a practical reading route
Application and renewal
Read the official route for a non-local student special stay permit.
Official-source entry withinOpen reading routeINDEX 02 · Study in MacaoOfficial online system
Enter the integrated system and progress enquiry through the official service page.
Official-source entry withinOpen reading routeINDEX 03 · Study in MacaoMoving to Macao overview
Return to official reading routes for different purposes.
Official-source entry withinOpen reading routeOfficial sources
Check the original public pages
The following official pages are the final reference. This route is an organised reading guide, not a case assessment or assurance of outcome.
Practical guide · study in Macao
Non-local students: settle institutional arrangements before stay matters
This guide places public information from the institution and migration sides in one reading order, so a non-local student knows who to confirm with before using the online system.
- 01
Confirm enrolment and student records with the institution
The non-local student special stay permit is for persons admitted to approved higher-education programmes. Check admission, enrolment, student records and the institution's requirements first.
- 02
Check personal documents and service conditions
Prepare valid travel or identity documentation and use the official service page to check the relevant service, application or renewal requirements, and current documents. Admission is not an outcome decision by this website or any third party.
- 03
Use the official integrated online system
The public page provides the integrated online system for non-local student special stay permits. Follow the institution's and system's instructions for application, renewal, booking or progress arrangements.
- 04
Watch for updates and enrolment changes
The service page also lists address updates, identity-data changes, cancellation and certificates. Return to the official page promptly if your student record or personal circumstances change.
Before arranging your child's study in Macao, Macao Course Network (macaucourse.com) collects public curricula if you want to compare local courses and pathways.