The skyline of Macau

Who needs a visa for Macao?

Eastern Asia

Photo: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Of 198 nationalities, 90 enter Macao with no paperwork at all. The rest: 101 can get a visa at the border and 7 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Macao government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Macao's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 90

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 101

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 7

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Macao

Region
Eastern Asia
Population
685,900 2025 · 166th of 197
Size
30 km² 195th largest of 199
Density
22,863 per km²
Languages
Portuguese, Chinese
Currency
Macanese pataca MOP
Borders
China

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.