Macao

Specialized non-resident worker. A Macao employer may request permission to import a non-resident professional with advanced education, high skills or specialized experience.

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Specialized non-resident worker

Employer-sponsored specialized work when employment and immigration permissions are both issued.

Who qualifies

The employer applies to the Labour Affairs Bureau for authorization to employ a specialist with tertiary education, high skill or professional experience needed for expert work.
Macao SAR Government: Employment of Specialized Non-Resident Workers
After Labour Affairs approval, the worker still needs non-resident worker authorization to stay and the worker identification card from Public Security Police.
Macao SAR Government: Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card application

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: The issuing authority decides the application after the complete sponsored file and prerequisite approvals are lodged.
Cost: Government charges are assessed under the issuing authority’s schedule; sponsor, translation and document costs are separate.
The hard part: Demonstrating the specialized role and securing both labour and immigration approvals.

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

Time away: A foreign national becomes eligible to apply only after obtaining Macao permanent-resident status, ordinarily after seven continuous years. Approval is discretionary and proof of every foreign nationality’s renunciation is due within six months after approval.
Two passports: Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.

Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
The authorization follows the approved specialist employment; non-resident worker status does not count as ordinary residence toward Macao permanent residence.

The law behind these dates

Macao SAR — Specialized Non-Resident Workers

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Have the Macao employer submit the specialist employment authorization application to Labour Affairs.Open gov.mo ↗
Gather these documents.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

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