Macau Resident Identity Card

Macau Resident Identity Card

The front of a Macau permanent resident identity card
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 澳門特別行政區永久性居民身份證
non-permanent card
Traditional Chinese 澳門特別行政區非永久性居民身份證
Portuguese name
Portuguese (permanent)
Bilhete de Identidade de Residente Permanente da R.A.E.M.

(non-permanent)
Bilhete de Identidade de Residente não Permanente da R.A.E.M.
The reverse of a Macau permanent resident identity card
The front side of a Macau non-permanent resident identity card
The reverse of a Macau non-permanent resident identity card

The Macau Special Administrative Region Resident Identity Card (Portuguese: Bilhete de Identidade de Residente) or BIR is an official identity card issued by the Macau Special Administrative Region. There are two types of Resident Identity Cards: one for permanent residents, and one for non-permanent residents.

Macau SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card

This card is for permanent residents of Macau, and is also valid for travel to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as long as the visit is no longer than 180 days and for business, transit or leisure. A Declaration Form for Holders of the Macau SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card to Hong Kong SAR must also be completed upon entry to Hong Kong.[1] Hong Kong has proposed to lift the declaration requirement and instead reciprocate by allowing Macau permanent residents to enter on this ID alone. The current generation of cards were first issued in 2002, replacing the first generation SAR cards issued after the 1999 handover.

The cards replace the old Bilhete de Identidade Cidadão Estrangeiro (BICE).

Eligibility

Macau SAR Non-Permanent Resident Identity Card

This card is for non-permanent residents of Macau, and is also valid for travel to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as long as the visit is no longer than 30 days and for business, transit or pleasure.

Eligibility

Application

New applications for a BIR require a valid birth certificate; photocopies of parents' identification documents; and, if in possession of a Hong Kong Identity Card, a photocopy of the card; and a recent photograph (or can choose to have on taken at time of application.) Applicants are required to provide documentation to prove marital status, i.e. marriage certificate, divorce certificate, etc. Other documents may also be required depending on the applicants status in Macau and mainland China.

To renew the BIR, the old BIR, photograph and documentation to prove any change in status (marital, resident, personal information) is required. There is an additional fee if the original BIR can not be presented at time of application for renewal.

Description

Information on the face of the card

Information on the rear of the card

See also

References

  1. ↑ Entry application from Macau residents for visit/transit Hong Kong Immigration Department website
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