What you need to know about the new immigration system

Implementation starts 19 March.

A non-stamping immigration clearance arrangement for visitors will be implemented on March 19, the Immigration Department announced today.

Upon implementation, all arriving visitors at immigration control points will be issued with landing slips instead of stamps in their travel documents. Upon departure, no slip will be issued and the travel documents will not be stamped.

The slip is the same as that currently issued to Macau Smart Permanent Identity Card holders and Taiwan residents travelling under the Pre-arrival Registration arrangement. It bears the visitor's English name, travel document number, arrival date, and the conditions and limit of stay.

Visitors should keep the slip during their stay. If it is lost, they can visit the Extension Section on the 5/F of Immigration Headquarters to be issued a free replacement. Under normal circumstances, loss of the slip will not affect a person's departure clearance.

Non-stamping immigration clearance can provide more efficient services to visitors and simplify the immigration clearance procedure to help facilitate the smooth flow of passengers at immigration control points.