In 2014, a total of 436 applications for temporary residency for managerial personnel, technical and professional qualification holders were received by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) (a decrease of 151 compared with last year), 80 applications for major investment and major investment plans (a decrease of 25 compared with last year), representing 84.5% and 15.5% of the total of 516 new applications in 2014. Approved cases for managerial personnel, technical and professional qualification holders amounted to 277 (an increase of 26 compared with last year), approved applications for major investment and major investment plans totalled 45 (an increase of 4 compared with last year).

In accordance with the Administrative Regulation No. 7/2007, temporary residency applications for fixed asset purchases have been suspended since 4 April 2007. There were over 4,000 applications lodged before the closing date of the policy and are still being processed. Currently, there is still 1 remaining case being processed as the education qualifications need to be verified.

Statistics of Temporary Residency Applications and the Cases and Number of People Approved in 2014

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For further enquiries on the residency application guidelines, please contact IPIM by visiting the website: www.ipim.gov.mo, email: gjfr@ipim.gov.mo, tel: 28712055 or fax: 28713950. Applicants may also visit the website and enquire about the progress of their residency application status.