Macau is not easing transit visa scheme

Rumors that Macau would relax China’s transit visa restriction are just wishful thinking, according to local authorities.

Public Security Police denied rumors that Macau is easing the existing transit visa rules again for Mainland Chinese passport holders by year-end.

“We’ve recently noticed that there have been many comments in the social media saying the transit visa rules for Mainland Chinese passport holders are likely to be adjusted in December,” a spokesperson from the Public Security Police told Business Daily. “That is not true.”

Union Gaming, in a note, had claimed that the Macau’s transit visa scheme was about to undergo a significant positive shift by the end of 2015, allowing people who can provide documents that they will travel to a third destination, to stay up to 14 days during their first entry—a change from the existing rule of 7 days.