How long do dependent children need to live in Macau before they can be approved for settlement?

It depends on the points, about 3 years.

1. Project name: Instructions for applying to settle in Hong Kong and Macao

2. Project category: Administrative licensing approval project

3. Basis for processing: Chinese citizens Interim Administrative Measures for Traveling to Hong Kong or Macao for Private Matters

4. Application conditions: Mainland residents who have any of the following circumstances can apply to settle in Hong Kong or Macao:

1. If one of the spouses has settled in Hong Kong or Macau, they can apply for accompanying children under the age of 18 at the same time.

2. Those who are over 18 years old but under 60 years old, and whose parents who have settled in Hong Kong or Macao are both over 60 years old and have no children in Hong Kong or Macao and need to be taken care of by them.

3. Those who are over 60 years old and have no children in the Mainland and need to settle in Hong Kong or Macao with children over 18 years old.

4. Those who are under 18 years old and need to seek refuge with their parents who have settled in Hong Kong or Macao.

5. Children of permanent residents of Hong Kong or Macao.

6. There are other special circumstances that require you to settle in Hong Kong or Macau.

In the above item (2), "no children in Hong Kong or Macao" refers to children who do not have permanent resident status in Hong Kong or Macao or who have gone to Hong Kong or Macao to settle down with the approval of the exit and entry administration department of the public security organ. .

5. Application materials:

1. Submit a recent full-face, bareheaded color photo of the applicant and the Hong Kong or Macao relatives to be reunited (hereinafter referred to as the Hong Kong and Macao related persons) ( 48×33mm) "Application Form for Mainland Residents to Settl in Hong Kong or Macao" (hereinafter referred to as the application form).

2. Submit the applicant’s original household registration book and resident ID card for inspection, and submit a copy; those under the age of 16 must also be accompanied by their guardian, and submit the guardian’s household registration book, ID card, etc. for inspection. Resident ID card and submit a copy, as well as a guardian's opinion agreeing to settle in Hong Kong or Macao.

3. Submit a copy of the Hong Kong or Macao resident identity card and the mainland travel permit for Hong Kong and Macao residents. If the person related to Hong Kong and Macao is of foreign nationality, he must submit a copy of his Hong Kong or Macao permanent resident identity card and foreign passport for inspection.

4. Submit the opinion of the applicant’s work unit or the public security police station where the applicant is registered as to the applicant’s intention to settle in Hong Kong or Macau.

(1) For national staff, opinions shall be issued after approval by the affiliated work unit or superior supervisory unit in accordance with the personnel management authority.

(2) For employees of state-owned enterprises and public institutions, opinions shall be issued by the personnel department of the unit where they work.

(3) For students over the age of 16, opinions shall be issued by their school.

(4) Those under the age of 16 are exempted from submitting opinions to the public security police station of the school or the place of residence.

(5) For other personnel, opinions shall be issued by the public security police station at the place of residence.

5. Submit proof corresponding to the purpose of application.

(1) If it falls under the circumstances specified in item (1) of the application conditions, it refers to the marriage certificate; if accompanying children, it refers to the birth and medical certificate and other proof of parent-child relationship.

(2) If it falls under the circumstances specified in items (2), (3), (4), and (5) of the application conditions, it refers to the birth and medical certificate and other proof of parent-child relationship, and the parents’ marriage certificate, among which Item (2) also includes proof that the parents have no children in Hong Kong or Macao, and item (3) also includes proof that the parents have no children in the Mainland.

(3) If it falls under the circumstances specified in item (6) of the application conditions, it refers to the certificate corresponding to the specific special circumstances.

For the certificates specified in items 1 and 2 above, the originals and copies must be submitted for inspection.

6. If the relationship between the child and the parents falls into the following circumstances, the following materials must be submitted:

(1) The applicant is under 18 years old, is a child born out of wedlock or the parents are divorced , if the father (mother) who raises him or her is about to go or has already settled in Hong Kong or Macau, he can apply to settle in Hong Kong or Macau as a companion child under the category of husband and wife reunion or as a minor to go to live with his parents. Applicants need to provide legally valid proof that they are being raised by their father (mother) who is about to settle or has settled in Hong Kong or Macau.

(2) The applicant or person related to Hong Kong and Macao is an adopted child and must provide a legally valid proof of adoption relationship: if the adoption relationship was established before March 31, 1992, it means that the notary department at or above the county level established the The notarial certificate of adoption issued when the adoption relationship was established; if the adoption relationship was established from April 1, 1992 to July 31, 1999, it refers to the "Adoption Certificate" issued by the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level when the adoption relationship was established or the "Adoption Certificate" issued by the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level when the adoption relationship was established. Notarized adoption certificate issued by the notary department; if the adoption relationship was established after August 1, 1999, it refers to the certificate issued by the civil affairs department of the people's government of the municipality, districted city, or autonomous prefecture or the civil affairs department of the regional (league) administrative office when the adoption relationship was established. "Adoption Registration Certificate".

(3) If the applicant is an illegitimate child or if the parent-child relationship is in doubt, he or she must undergo a paternity test at a hospital or institution designated by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ; children of Hong Kong or Macao permanent residents Children born out of wedlock or whose parentage is in doubt must undergo a paternity test at an institution designated by the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.

7. Submit other certificates deemed necessary by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ.