Procedures for working in Macao

1. Detailed rules for the importation of foreign workers by the Macao SAR Government are based on the following laws and regulations. At present, the major premise of the Macao SAR government's labor importation policy is to ensure that the employment priority and labor rights and interests of Macao workers are not harmed. Only when there are no suitable candidates in the local area or sufficient human resources cannot be provided, will foreign employees be considered as a supplement and the import will be approved. Applications for importing foreign employees must be submitted by companies registered in Macao to the Human Resources Office of the Macao SAR Government.

Generally speaking, foreign residents who want to work in Macao must first obtain a work permit issued by the Macao authorities. Examining and approving the work permit of foreign employees in Macao belongs to the scope of the human resources office, while approving foreign employees to enter and stay in Macao belongs to the scope of the public security police. If the imported foreign employee is a non-professional employee, the employer must submit the Application List of Non-local Labor Identity Card to the Director of Foreign Labor Affairs of the Exit-Entry Department of the Public Security Bureau through the Macao statutory employment agency. The procedure for applying for a labor card can be found on the website of the Exit-Entry Administration Office of the Macao Public Security Bureau.

People who intend to work in Macao must obtain legal work permit before starting to work. Employees should ask their employers to provide work permit documents to ensure that they can work legally in Macao. In case of doubt, foreign employees can seek assistance from the Macao Human Resources Office or the Foreign Labor Superintendent of the Public Security Exit-Entry Department to verify their legal status in Macao, so as not to violate Macao laws and regulations.

4. Simply put, if you want to work in Macao, you must be employed by an employer with a labor quota in Macao; Then the employer in Macao entrusts a regular and qualified labor service company to handle the relevant labor endorsement matters, and it is necessary to submit the original ID card household registration book (if there is a pass, the pass should also be submitted, even if it expires), a copy of the parent ID card or household registration book, a photo receipt of the Hong Kong and Macao pass, and 8 photos with a blue background and a white background; Then, there is the question of cost. The other is the handling fee and service fee. The license fee is about 900 yuan, and the service fee is about 3600 yuan a year. These two expenses are paid by regular labor service companies, which belong to legal fees, and of course there are intermediary fees.

Finally, you have to wait for the permit. Generally, your certificate will be returned to you in a month or so, but you may not be able to enter Australia immediately because you have to wait for the approval of the Macao Immigration Bureau. The whole process takes about 45 days.