Macao
Vietnamese passportEdit check
Visa, stay set by the visa
Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate.
How long you may stay is set by your visa.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions1 to check
- Diplomatic and consular staff of these six countries accredited to the People's Republic of China, officials of international organisations' representations and their family members are exempt from the prior-visa requirement.
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
1. Devem obter visto prévio de entrada na Região Adminis- … trativa Especial de Macau os nacionais dos seguintes países: … 1) Bangladesh; … 2) Nepal; … 3) Nigéria; … 4) Paquistão; … 5) Sri Lanka; … 6) Vietname.
Aevamo’s reading
RA 38/2021 creates the obligations that govern this regime: art. 7 (visa and prior entry authorisation), art. 8 (entry-and-stay authorisation at the border posts, i.e. visa on arrival), art. 9 (exemption from visa and prior entry authorisation) and art. 10 (maximum stay periods). The CPSP page describes that regime and publishes the current list; Despacho 165/2010 adds the six-country prior-visa requirement under arts. 8(3) and 9(1)(4).
Despacho 165/2010, still in force under RA 38/2021 art. 47(2), requires nationals of these six countries to obtain a visa before entering Macao, and the CPSP confirms they are excluded from the visa-on-arrival route.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
CPSP page: 'Última actualização: 2026-08-10 10:41' (updated 10 Aug 2026); RA 38/2021 entered into force 15 Nov 2021; Despacho 165/2010 in force since 1 Jul 2010; Lei 16/2021 in force since 15 Nov 2021.
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.