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Frequently Asked Questions > Immigration > E-channel Users

Question:

At which ports in Macao are the traditional two-gate automated channels installed? Who are eligible to use them? What documents are required for registration for the automated immigration clearance service?

Answer:

Currently, the traditional two-gate e-channels are installed at the Border Gate Checkpoint, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Checkpoint (Hong Kong-Macao Passenger Clearance Hall), the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal Checkpoint, the Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal Checkpoint, the Taipa Ferry Terminal Checkpoint and the Airport Checkpoint.

Eligible Users

Requirements

Necessary Documents for e-Channel Registration

Macao residents
(aged 7 or above and 1.2 metres or above in height)

Holding a Macao Permanent Resident Identity Card or a Macao Non-permanent Resident Identity Card

No registration is required for using the traditional two-gate e-Channels in Macao.

Mainland residents
(aged 7 or above and 1.2 metres or above in height)

Holding a Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao

No registration is required for using the traditional two-gate e-Channels in Macao, provided that authorization has been given during application for the e-Permit to the Hong Kong and Macao authorities to use the biometric data for automated clearance.

Holding an e-Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao for Official Purposes

Holding a Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao, and in possession of Authorization to Stay as Worker, Special Authorization to Stay for Family Members of Non-resident Workers or Special Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Students

Holding a Special Stay Permit

Valid Special Stay Permit and valid Permit or e-Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao for Official Purposes

Hong Kong permanent residents (aged 7 or above and 1.2 metres or above in height)

Holding a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card or a Hong Kong Identity Card bearing “＊”、“＊＊＊” or “R” symbol

Valid identification document

Hong Kong Nonpermanent residents (aged 11 or above and 1.2 metres or above in height)

Holding a valid HKSAR Document of Identity for Visa Purposes

For record filing of the automated immigration clearance, a valid Hong Kong Resident Identity Card is required, along with a Hong Kong SAR Document of Identity for Visa Purposes that is valid for more than 90 days.

Taiwan residents
(aged 7 or above and 1.2 metres or above in height)

Holding a Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents

Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents valid for over 90 days and identification document or travel document of other regions (if any)

Holding a travel document of the Region of Taiwan and in possession of Authorization to Stay as Worker, Special Authorization to Stay for Family Members of Non-resident Workers or Special Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Students

Travel document of the Region of Taiwan valid for over 90 days and Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents or Slip of Authorization to Stay (if any), and Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card or Revenue Receipt issued in the application for Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card for non-resident workers

Foreigners
(aged 7 or above and 1.2 metres or above in height)

Holding an Australian, Korean, Portuguese, Singaporean, Brazilian or German passport

Relevant passport valid for over 90 days

Holding a foreign passport (in possession of a Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card of the PRC) and nationals of countries exempted by the Chief Executive as announced in the Gazette
https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1474/ps-1474b/

Relevant passport valid for over 90 days

Holding a foreign e-passport (in possession of a Foreigner’s Residence Permit of the PRC valid for over 6 months) and nationals of countries exempted by the Chief Executive as announced in the Gazette
https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1474/ps-1474b/

Relevant passport valid for over 90 days

Holding a foreign passport and in possession of Non-resident Worker’s Authorization to Stay, Special Authorization to Stay for Family Members of Non-resident Workers or Special Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Students

Passport used in application for Special Authorization to Stay and valid for over 90 days and Slip of Authorization to Stay, and Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card or Revenue Receipt issued in the application for Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card for non-resident workers

Other Points to Note:

1.	Minors aged between 7 and 17 (Hong Kong Non-permanent Residents aged between 11 and 17) must be accompanied by either parent or a guardian to register for the automated immigration clearance, and must present the original birth certificate of the registrant and the identity document of the registrant's either parent or guardian (or proof of legal guardianship if accompanied by a guardian).
2.	The right to use the automated channels for immigration clearance will be suspended in the 7 days before the Authorization to Stay as Worker and the Special Authorization to Stay for Family Members of Non-resident Workers expire. The right will be resumed on the next day after the relevant Special Authorization to Stay is renewed.
3.	For information about the eligible users of the joint inspection automated channels, please click the link below: https://www.fsm.gov.mo/psp/eng/psp_top7_sm_14_2.html

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