To provide more convenience for Macao residents to update their marital status stored in ID card chips, in wake of its cooperation with the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) to launch the relevant self-service, the Identification Services Bureau (DSI) also introduced simplified measures from 11 December 2019 to expedite relevant procedures and help residents efficiently update ID cards in accordance with the law when there are changes in marital status. 

Residents just need to submit all required documents (including proof of marital status, the applicant’s original Macao SAR Resident Identity Card and a photocopy of the spouse’s identity card) when applying for marital status update on ID cards at service counters, and the information of marital status in ID card chips will be updated immediately. Applicants do not need to go back and pick up the ID cards at the application site, which achieves the goal of completing the procedure in one trip, so as to streamline administration and provide convenience for residents. Please note that the simplified measure is not applicable to applicants whose documents have to be further verified by DSI, and these applications should be handled according to the current procedures.

Currently residents can apply for an update in marital status at DSI located on the first floor of China Plaza in Avenida de Praia Grande, and DSI’s service areas in the Macao Government Services Centre in Areia Preta and the Macao Government Services Centre in Islands. For details of appointment, obtaining a tag number and application procedures, please visit the DSI website www.dsi.gov.mo. For any inquiry, please contact 2837-0777 or 2837-0888.