Macau/Hong Kong: Visa for going back and forth
As an EU citizen, Macau will give me a 90 day visa upon arrival.
Can I visit Hong Kong with that every other weekend or will leaving Macau void my visa?
Best Answer
Yes, you can visit Hong Kong and re-enter. To be exact, as an EU citizen you do not need a visa for Macau, you will be granted a 90-day entry permit authorization to stay on arrival. Each individual authorization will end when you leave Macau, but you'll be granted a new one when you return.
Beware that, if you keep doing this, you may eventually be refused entry for
(1) Attempting to evade the regulation on stay and residence and having frequent entries to the Macao Special Administrative Region within short intervals without appropriate justification;
So you'd be advised to get a work/study/extended stay permit from Macau if you have reason to stay there longer, and I presume you do, because even a hardcore gambler would get a wee bit bored after 90 days!
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Can I go to Macau from Hong Kong without a visa?
You can stay in Macao for up to 6 months without a visa. If you intend to work in Macao you must get a visa before arrival. Contact the Macao Immigration Department.Do I need a visa if I transit in Hong Kong?
Overseas travelers from some countries only need a Hong Kong visa for transit if they pass through immigration, for example if their onward flight is some time away and they wish to leave the airport. However, if such foreign nationals remain in the airport transit area, they do not require a visa.How do you travel between Hong Kong and Macau?
Hong Kong-Macau ferry TurboJet and Cotai Water Jet are the main companies operating high-speed ferries between Hong Kong and Macau. Ferries depart for the Macau Outer Border Ferry Terminal from Shun Tak Center in Sheung Wan every 15 minutes, between 7am and midnight.Can Hong Kong residents visit Macau?
Residents of mainland China, Taiwan or Hong Kong who have been in any other countries in the past 21 days will be denied entry. Non-resident American citizens who have spent the preceding 21 days in mainland China or Macau and possess the appropriate visa can enter according to their visas' validity period.Hong Kong \u0026 Macau Visa On Arrival for Indians
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Answer 2
I arrived in Macao by plane on April 26th, as a German citizen I got I visa free stay until 25-07-2015 (90 days).
Yesterday (June 5th) I went on a day trip to Honk Kong, when returning to Macau I got a new Arrival Card, it states again:
Permitted to remain until 25-07-2015
This indicates, that the original "visa" was not voided, and the 90 days did not get reset. I'm still on my original 90 days.
Which begs the question, when is it reset? I'm pretty sure last year when I left Macau and returned by plane I got new 90 days. But because there are no stamps for Hong Kong and Macau in my passport (you just get arrival cards) I can not verify that.
And No, I am not gambling here.
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