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Non-resident Worker's Authorization to Stay

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The route is designed for non-resident workers who have been authorised to work in Macao, covering the official categories of non-skilled, skilled and domestic workers.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

An employer is required: the application for the Non-resident Worker's Card can be made by the employer, a licensed employment agency appointed by the employer, or the legal representative of those persons. It must be made within 6 months from the day the employer or his or her legal representative signs for the 'employment authorisation' written instructions at the Labour Affairs Bureau, or from the effective date of those written instructions.

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  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1477/ps-1477a/
    Within 6 months from the day the employer or his or her legal representative signs for the ‘employment authorization’ written instructions (aka ‘import written instructions’) at the Labour Affairs Bureau or the effective date of the written instructions.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1477/ps-1477a/
    Application for “Non-resident Worker’s Card” can be made by any one of the following persons or entities: Employer; Licensed employment agency appointed by the employer; (Remark 1.) Legal representative of persons listed in Points (1). (Remark 2.)

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive gate is a prior 'employment authorisation': at the initial examination, the written instruction and official notification regarding the 'employment authorisation' must be presented. The page does not state an occupation list, qualification, experience, salary or labour-market test.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page (gov.mo ps-1477a) does not state the occupation, qualification, experience, salary or labour-market criteria applied when the employment authorization is granted.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1477/ps-1477a/
    The written instruction and official notification regarding the “employment authorization” should be presented and the following documents should be submitted to the Subdivision concerned:

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Eligible persons are granted Temporary Authorization to Stay as Non-resident Worker and can stay legally and temporarily work in Macao until the Authorization expires. The employing entity and occupation printed on the Non-resident Worker's Card are those indicated in the Labour Affairs Bureau's 'employment authorisation'. The official source does not state whether family may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state whether the holder may change employer or occupation.
  • The page mentions 'reuniting kindred of the non-resident worker' only in a document-update note; it does not establish who may accompany the worker or on what conditions.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1477/ps-1477a/
    Eligible persons will be granted Temporary Authorization to Stay as Non-resident Worker immediately. They can stay legally and temporarily work in Macao until the Authorization expires.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1477/ps-1477a/
    The information regarding the employing entity and occupation on the “Non-resident Worker’s Card” will be printed exactly in the languages (Chinese / Portuguese, or Chinese and Portuguese) indicated in the Labour Affairs Bureau’s ‘employment authorization’.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The Non-resident Worker's Card expires in line with the limit approved by the Secretary for Economy and Finance or the Director of the Labour Affairs Bureau in the Employment or Work Authorization, unless a shorter term has to be granted under Macao's entry, stay and residence authorisation system. For domestic helpers, the employer may make a new or renewal application for Authorization to Stay as Worker through 'Common Access to Public Services'.

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Limits of the record
  • No standard duration in months or years is stated.
  • The renewal procedure for non-skilled and skilled workers is not described on this page.
  • No longer-term residence direction is stated.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1477/ps-1477a/
    Date of issue and expiry of “Non-resident Worker’s Card” Date of Issue:Same as that of the “Revenue Receipt” Date of Expiry: Correspondent with the limit approved by the Secretary for Economy and Finance or the Director of the Labour Affairs Bureau in the Employment or Work Authorization, unless a shorter term has to be granted according to the stipulation in the system of entry, stay and residence authorization of the Macao Special Administrative Region.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1477/ps-1477a/
    The employer may make a new or renewal application for “Authorization to Stay as Worker” for his / her domestic helper through the “Common Access to Public Services”.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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