Macao permanent residence and Chinese nationality are different statuses. An ordinary foreign or stateless permanent resident may apply for Chinese naturalisation, but residence alone does not confer nationality or a Macao SAR passport.
Asia passport
Macao (SAR China) passport rank
Global rank#36
Mobility score145
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Macao (SAR China) passport
The Macao (SAR China) passport is grouped with Asia in this index. It ranks #36 globally and #7 among 32 Asia passports, with a mobility score of 145.
Its current access profile includes 107 visa-free destinations,28 visas on arrival, and 10 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Macao has its own tax-residence definition and generally territorial taxation. Work performed in Macao can attract professional tax even if paid abroad; residence does not automatically turn all foreign income into taxable personal income.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaeVisaBenineVisaBotswanaVisa requiredBurkina FasoeVisaBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa-freeCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadVisa requiredComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutieVisaEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa requiredEthiopiaeVisaGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaeVisaGuineaeVisaGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaETALesothoVisa requiredLiberiaeVisaLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa on arrivalMaliVisa-freeMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa-freeMozambiqueeVisaNamibiaVisa-freeNigerVisa requiredNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa-freeThe GambiaVisa requiredTogoeVisaTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaeVisaZambiaeVisaZimbabweVisa on arrival
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa-freeBelizeVisa requiredBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaeVisaBrazilVisa-freeCanadaVisa requiredChileVisa-freeColombiaeVisaCosta RicaVisa requiredEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa requiredFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa requiredGuyanaVisa requiredHondurasVisa requiredMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaeVisaPanamaVisa requiredParaguayVisa requiredPeruVisa requiredSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesVisa requiredUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaeVisa
Caribbean
25AnguillaeVisaAntigua and BarbudaeVisaArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa requiredCubaeVisaCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoVisa requiredSaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa on arrivalSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamaseVisaTrinidad and TobagoVisa requiredTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa requiredUS Virgin IslandsVisa required
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa requiredBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa-freeCambodiaVisa-freeChinaVisa requiredHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaVisa requiredIndonesiaVisa-freeJapanVisa-freeKazakhstanVisa-freeKyrgyzstanVisa-freeLaoseVisaMacao (SAR China)CitizenshipMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaVisa-freeMyanmarVisa on arrivalNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistaneVisaPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaVisa-freeSri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)ETATajikistaneVisaThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnameVisa
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijanVisa-freeBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationVisa-freeSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineeVisaUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredCook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamVisa requiredKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa requiredMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa requiredNorthern Mariana IslandsVisa requiredPalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa requiredTongaVisa requiredTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa-free
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Human Development Index
Not reported
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Macao SAR, China · Macao SAR statistical economy, not mainland China or Hong Kong
UNDP's HDR 2025 time-series file does not report a 2023 HDI value for MAC. No neighboring-country or regional value is substituted.
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
83.3years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Macao SAR, China · Macao SAR statistical economy, not mainland China or Hong Kong
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · Source geography registry · CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms