POSTERN

Macao

Special Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Students. A US student enrolled in an approved Macao higher education program can request special study stay before ordinary entry stay expires.

Free, with the law behind every answer

Special Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Students

Multiple-entry special stay for the approved Macao higher education program; no general work right established.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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It could fit.

Special Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Students needs admission to a qualifying course; the course and your passport then decide it.

What would settle itYour admission and the course’s eligibility under the destination’s rules.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
The issuing authority decides the application after the complete sponsored file and prerequisite approvals are lodged.
Cost
Government charges are assessed under the issuing authority’s schedule; sponsor, translation and document costs are separate.
The hard part
Completing the online and in-person steps before ordinary stay expires.
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This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

Time away
A foreign national becomes eligible to apply only after obtaining Macao permanent-resident status, ordinarily after seven continuous years. Approval is discretionary and proof of every foreign nationality’s renunciation is due within six months after approval.
Two passports
Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • The authorization generally follows the course period; special student stay is non-resident status and does not start Macao’s seven-year permanent-residence period.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Enroll at an approved Macao higher education institution and submit the student special-stay application.Open gov.mo ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The degree or admission letter, and proof of funds
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one adult US citizen lawfully in Macao and enrolled at a higher-education institution: online application, personal counter filing, issued special-stay slip, same-course renewals or passport validity updates and cancellation when study ends.

15 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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