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Temporary Residency for Investors — Major Investment/Investment Plan

Macao · East Asia

Source: Mobility Asset DatabaseLifecycle: UnknownResidency-to-PassportActive Investor Visas

Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.

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Publication state
Mobility Asset Database
Lifecycle status
Unknown
Facts checked through
Sep 21, 2026
Source snapshots
Database edition

Identity and current status

The route identity and current status.

Present
Year establishedPublished
2005
Governing lawPublished
Administrative Regulation No. 3/2005 (Legal Regime of Temporary Residency for Investors, Managerial Personnel and Technical and Professional Qualification Holders), as amended -- the April 2007 amendment removed real-estate investment as a qualifying route
Responsible authorityPublished
Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM)

What the program provides

What the program gives the holder.

Present
What the program providesPublished
Invest about MOP 15 million (~USD 1.87M) in a Macau business, as a sole proprietor (self-employed) or a company, for renewable temporary residency that leads to Macau permanent-resident status after 7 years

Best suited for

Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.

Absent

No governed customer claim is present for this section.

Eligibility

Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.

Present
Minimum ageUnknown
Unknown
Clean criminal record requiredUnknown
Unknown
Local health insurance requiredUnknown
Unknown
Nationality restrictionsUnknown
Unknown
Basic eligibilityPublished
Submit a feasible investment plan of at least about MOP 15 million (~USD 1.87M) in a Macau business, run either as a sole proprietorship (self-employed) or a company, that contributes to Macau's labour market by creating local jobs
Employment statusPublished
Self-employed
Generational limitPublished
Not applicable

Household inclusion

How spouses and children are treated.

Present
Family sponsorshipPublished
Yes
Spouse includedPublished
Yes
Children includedPublished
Yes
Child age limitPublished
18 years

Documents

Evidence categories and filing documents.

Absent

No governed customer claim is present for this section.

Process and timeline

How you apply and how long it takes.

Present
Processing timePublished
From 6.43 weeks
Can apply without travelingPublished
No
How you applyPublished
Appointment-based submission to IPIM in Macau of an investment plan (sole proprietorship or company) with proof of funds and business feasibility; IPIM assesses and the temporary residence permit is then issued
Required in-person stepPublished
Appointment-based filing at IPIM in Macau; Macau ID/permit issuance steps also require presence in Macau
What the processing time measuresPublished
IPIM's regulatory service standard is 45 days (~6.43 weeks) from a complete application; real-world processing is described only as '2+ months' with no fixed published upper bound (armenian-lawyer.com)
Official application routePublished
https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1429/ps-1429a/

Costs and investment

Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.

Present
Minimum investmentPublished
$1,867,065
Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
None required
Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
$1,867,065
Processing feeUnknown
Unknown
Application feePublished
None required
Total cost to applyPublished
None required
Monthly income requiredPublished
None required
Monthly pension income requiredPublished
None required
Monthly rental income requiredPublished
None required
Savings requiredPublished
None required
Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
Unknown
Local bank deposit requiredPublished
No
Minimum local bank depositPublished
None required
Cost notesPublished
No filing fee charged at the application stage (armenian-lawyer.com); separate government processing/ID-card fees not confirmed in sources opened. Investment threshold ~MOP 15,000,000 converted at MOP≈1.03/HKD, HKD≈7.80/USD ≈ USD 1,867,065.

Presence and maintenance

Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.

Present
Stay required to keep statusPublished
None
Physical presence requiredPublished
No
In-country visit requiredUnknown
Unknown
Move-in windowUnknown
Unknown
Length of residencyPublished
18 months
Residency is lifetimePublished
No
RenewablePublished
Yes
Maximum durationUnknown
Unknown
Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
No
Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
No published day-count or explicit stay requirement to keep the status was found in IPIM's assessment criteria, the government portal, or the law-firm summaries opened; renewal is conditioned on maintaining the qualifying investment/business (keeping the sole proprietorship or company operating and the capital in place), not a count of days physically in Macau. The 183-day figure attached to this program in some third-party listings is Macau's territorial tax-residency threshold, not an immigration stay rule, and was not used here.

Rights and onward pathways

Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.

Present
Time to permanent residencyPublished
7 years
Time to citizenshipUnknown
Unknown
Work for a local employerUnknown
Unknown
Start a businessPublished
Yes
Remote or freelance workUnknown
Unknown
Local healthcare accessUnknown
Unknown
University accessUnknown
Unknown
Can buy landUnknown
Unknown
Local bankingUnknown
Unknown
Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
Years stated
Citizenship timeline basisPublished
Not applicable

Risks, limitations, and uncertainty

Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.

Present
Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
The list claim ('Self-Employed Visa', no minimum investment, 183-day stay) does not match any current Macao program. The real, currently active scheme is Macau's Temporary Residency for Investors under Administrative Regulation No. 3/2005 (IPIM), which explicitly allows structuring as a sole proprietorship (self-employed) or a company, but requires an investment of about MOP 15 million (~USD 1.87M) -- not 'none'. No source found any legal day-count presence requirement; the 183-day figure that circulates for Macau is the territorial tax-residency threshold, not an immigration rule. After 7 years of continuous residence, holders may apply for Macau permanent-resident status; Macau (a Special Administrative Region of China) has no separate citizenship of its own to naturalize into via this route.

Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure

Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.

Present
Official program websitePublished
https://www.ipim.gov.mo/en/about-ipim/temporary-residency/
Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-1429/ | https://www.ipim.gov.mo/en/about-ipim/temporary-residency/ | https://www.ipim.gov.mo/en/about-ipim/temporary-residency/temporary-residence-permit-application/assessment-criteria/assessment-criteria-for-temporary-residency-application-major-investment-investment-plan/ | https://armenian-lawyer.com/business-immigration/macau-investment-guide-tax-benefits-residency-for-investors/ | https://theglobalwealth.com/residency/macau-golden-visa | https://citizenshipbyinvestment.news/index.php/2018/07/08/macau-investment-residency-program/ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Macau

Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.

This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.