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Services > Immigration > Registration for Automated Passenger Clearance System (e-Channel) for Non-residents |
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Registration for Automated Passenger Clearance System (e-Channel) for Non-residents |
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Introduction (Service Coverage) |
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After successful completion of the registration for the Automated Passenger Clearance System, the registered travel document entitles the following persons to use the e-channels at the Border Gate, Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal, Taipa Ferry Terminal, Macao International Airport and Cotai checkpoints for immigration clearance. |
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Registration Location and Time |
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Registration Location |
Registration Time |
Border Checkpoint at the Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal
(Arrival Hall) |
8:00 – 00:00 |
Border Checkpoint at the Taipa Ferry Terminal (Arrival Hall) |
8:00 – 00:00 |
Border Checkpoint at the Border Gate (Arrival Hall) |
9:00 – 23:00 |
Immigration Department Office Building at Pac On |
9:00 – 17:00
(no lunch break but closed on Sat, Sun and government holidays) |
Border Checkpoint at the Macao International Airport (Arrival Hall) |
8:00 – 00:00 |
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In person: |
Immigration Department Office Building, Travessa Um do Cais de Pac On, Taipa, Macao |
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Tel: |
(853) 2872 5488 |
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Fax: |
(853) 8897 0300 |
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Email: |
sminfo@fsm.gov.mo |
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Target Groups and Application Eligibility |
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Hong Kong permanent residents aged 11 or above
Hong Kong non-permanent residents aged 11 or above and holding a valid HKSAR Document of Identity for Visa Purposes and Hong Kong Identity Card |
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Permanent Residents: |
Applicants are required to approach the designated registration locations with their Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card for registration. |
Non-permanent Residents: |
Applicants are required to approach the designated registration locations with their HKSAR Document of Identity for Visa Purposes and Hong Kong Identity Card. |
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Note: |
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Hong Kong residents can still use the conventional channels for immigration clearance no matter their fingerprint templates have been captured or not in the registration process. |
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Minors aged 11 to 17 are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and produce the birth certificate of the applicant and the identification document of the accompanying parent or guardian for registration. (If accompanied by a guardian, a legal authorization letter or the court judgment should also be provided.) |
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If the proof provided by the applicant is not in Chinese, Portuguese or English, a certified translation into one of the above three languages should be submitted. |
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At the time of registration, Hong Kong non-permanent residents are required to possess a HKSAR Document of Identity for Visa Purposes and a Hong Kong Identity Card, both of which should be valid for at least 1 month. The validity of the registration depends on whichever document expires first. In addition, the information specified in the two documents should be exactly the same. |
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