All the aforementioned preparatory applications required for the issuance or renewal of access cards shall be submitted by the applicant entity to the Airport Director. For this purpose, each entity (except public administrative of Macau or Central Government institutions in Macau) is compelled to assign up to three (3) of its managing staff as the responsible persons for the elaboration, signing and sending of the applications. The Airport Director shall be informed in advance by a formal letter of sufficient information about the designated person, including his/her signatures/rubrics, in order to confirm the authenticity of the applications.

The application letter shall be addressed to the Airport Director prior to the date intended for the use of the cards and attaching the following documents:

• Download Annex 7 – Application form dully filled in and signed in original (double-side printing);
• One (1) recent photo in color ID sized (scanned photo is not accepted);
• Original of Criminal Record or equivalent document;
  • Criminal Record Certificate of the past 10 years. The Criminal Record issued in Macau is a usable document if the concerning person is a resident of, or has legally stayed in Macau for at least 4 consecutive years. In case of shorter period of stay legally, a Criminal Record issued by the country of origin is required. The record shall be issued within six months prior to the application or within the validity period indicated on the record. For the persons whose countries of origin do not issue Criminal Record, this document will be replaced by a Declaration of Responsibility of the Applicant Entity, elaborated according to the sample of Declaration of Responsibility;
  • When the access card applicant is an employee of the public administrative of Macau or employee of Central Government institutions in Macau, since he or she has already submitted a criminal record certificate when joining the job or has undergone a relatively rigorous vetting, thus he or she is exempted from having to submit a criminal record certificate again, but does not prevent GTVA from reviewing and approving the relevant application.
• Copy of the valid identification document and/or proof of lawfully employment in Macau.
  • For Macao residents, Permanent or non-permanent identity card is required.
  • For Hong Kong residents, Permanent or non-permanent identity card and Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card are required. (Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card should be accompanied by proof of valid Authorization to Stay as Worker);
  • For Mainland China residents, Two-way exit permit and Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card are required. (Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card should be accompanied by proof of valid Authorization to Stay as Worker) or a Chinese Travel Permit issued by the Mainland authorities and a Special Stay Permit;
  • For foreigners, passport and Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card are required. (Non-resident Worker’s Identification Card should be accompanied by proof of valid Authorization to Stay as Worker).

Background Checks: Background checks will only commence after receiving all necessary documents. These checks can take between 3 and 4 weeks.

During the background check process, the applicant is required to complete the online training provided by the Airport Operator on the use and management of the access card, and passes the examination, the applicant will be approved for issuance of the access card. If fail the examination, applicant must retake it until he/she passes the examination before access card issued.

Application fee: MOP 200.00 (price subject to change)

Faxed, “emailed” or scanned forms/documents or signatures are not accepted.

For an overview of all five steps in the application process see the PAC application overview.