Starting from October 28, 2024, qualified foreign passport holders became eligible to use the “joint inspection automated channels” at the Hengqin Port, introduced as a pilot initiative. This scope is further expanded to include “joint inspection automated channels” installed at the Zhuhai-Macao Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge from January 26, 2026. To undergo immigration clearance via these channels installed at the ports aforementioned, foreign passport holders must meet the following conditions:
1.	Individuals aged 7 or above with a minimum height of 1.2 meters, holding a foreign passport and in possession of a Foreigner Permanent Resident ID Card of the PRC, and fulfilling the criteria for visa-free entry and exemption from Prior Authorization into Macao*;
2.	Individuals aged 7 or above with a minimum height of 1.2 meters, holding a foreign e-passport and in possession of a Foreigner’s Residence Permit of the PRC valid for over 6 months, and fulfilling the criteria of visa-free entry and exemption from Prior Authorization into Macao*;
3.	Macao residents of foreign nationality holding a Macao Resident Identity Card that are aged 7 or above and with a minimum height of 1.2 meters, in addition to the possession of any of the following documents:
	(a)	a foreign passport (along with the possession of a Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card of the PRC);
	(b)	a foreign e-passport (along with the possession of a Foreigner’s Residence Permit of the PRC valid for over 6 months);
	(c)	a foreign e-passport (along with the possession of a multiple-entry Chinese visa valid for over 6 months).
*	Please refer to Article 9 of Administrative Regulation No. 38/2021, it provides that foreign nationals entering Macao who are eligible for visa-free entry or exemption from a Prior Authorization to Enter include those nationals or residents of countries or regions that have been granted exemption under the Chief Executive Dispatch (for details refer to https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1474/ps-1474b/); individuals holding a Special Authorization to Stay in Macao (such as non-resident workers and their family members, non-local students, and others); and holders of Hong Kong Resident Identity Card, among others.