Hong Kong
Macao passportEdit check
Visa-free, 180 days
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions1 to check
- The traveller must be a Macao permanent resident holding a valid Macao smart permanent identity card, or a Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to HKSAR together with proof of Macao permanent resident status.
Your stay
Add your arrival date to work out the stay that fits this rule.
Add entry dateSource & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
The following categories of Macao permanent residents may visit Hong Kong entry permit-free for a period of not exceeding 180 days:
Aevamo’s reading
The Immigration Department's 'Visit Visa / Entry Permit Requirements for the HKSAR' chapter is the operative publication that imposes a visa-free period or a visa requirement on each nationality for visits and transits to Hong Kong, published by the department that administers entry control under the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115); it creates the visitor entitlement rather than reporting one created elsewhere.
This passage grants Macao permanent residents an entry-permit-free visit of up to 180 days, so a Macao permanent resident holding the qualifying document may visit without advance authorisation.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
The main list states: 'The information in this chapter on visa or entry permit requirements for visitors to the HKSAR is updated in August 2026' and carries a page date of 06-08-2026.
Other entry routes 2 alternatives
These routes depend on a different document or additional conditions.
Visa-free, 30 days
The traveller must be a Macao non-permanent resident, or unable to produce proof of Macao permanent resident status during arrival clearance, and hold a Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to HKSAR.
Visa-free, 7 days
The traveller must be transiting Hong Kong to or from another country or region and hold valid entry facilities for the destination and a confirmed onward booking for the overseas journey.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.