Macao Special Administrative Region passport
| Macao Special Administrative Region passport 澳門特別行政區護照 | |
|---|---|
The front cover of the Macao SAR ePassport issued since September 2009 | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Identification Services Bureau |
| First issued | 1999 (first version) September 2009 (second version) December 2019 (third version) |
| Eligibility | Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of Macao |
| Expiration | 10 years (over 18 years old) 5 years (under 18 years old) |
| Cost | MOP$430 |
The Macao Special Administrative Region passport (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區護照; Portuguese: Passaporte da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau) is a passport issued to Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. While both "Macao" and "Macau" are used interchangeably, "Macao" is the officially adopted English-language spelling for the SAR's government and its official documents, including the passport.
In accordance with Macau Basic Law, this passport has been issued by the Identification Services Bureau (under the Secretariat for Administration and Justice) of the government of Macau since the handover of Macau on 20 December 1999. This is done under the prerogative of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China.
As Portuguese and Chinese are the official languages of Macao, all text within the passport appears in Traditional Chinese characters, Portuguese and English.