Do Macao passport holders need a visa for Canada?

190 (1) A foreign national is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa if they (a) are a citizen of a country listed in Schedule 1.1; (b) are (i) a British citizen, (ii) a British overseas citizen who is re-admissible to the United Kingdom, or (iii) a citizen of a British overseas territory who derives that citizenship through birth, descent, naturalization or registration in one of the British overseas territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Island, Saint Helena or Turks and Caicos Islands; or (c) are a national of the United States or a person who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.

(2) A foreign national is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa if they (a) hold a passport that contains a diplomatic acceptance, a consular acceptance or an official acceptance issued by the Chief of Protocol for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on behalf of the Government of Canada and are a properly accredited diplomat, consular officer, representative or official of a country other than Canada, of the United Nations or any of its agencies, or of any international organization of which Canada is a member; (b) hold a passport or travel document issued by the Holy See; (c) hold a national Israeli passport; (d) hold a passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China; (e) hold a passport issued by the United Kingdom to a British National (Overseas), as a person born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong; (e.1) hold a passport issued by the United Kingdom to a British Subject which contains the observation that the holder has the right of abode in the United Kingdom; or (f) hold an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number of the individual.

(2.1) A foreign national who is a citizen of Romania is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa if they hold a machine-readable passport that contains a contactless integrated circuit chip and that is issued by Romania.

SCHEDULE 1.1(Subsection 12.05(1.1) and paragraph 190(1)(a))Country Andorra Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Chile Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Federal Republic of Germany Finland France Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Papua New Guinea Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Samoa San Marino Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates

Holders of certain documents Holders of the following documents are exempted from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa: A passport that contains a diplomatic acceptance, a consular acceptance or an official acceptance; A passport or travel document issued by the Holy See; A national Israeli passport; Note: It is important to distinguish between national Israeli passports that are visa-exempt and Israeli Travel Documents that are not visa-exempt, since the two documents are very similar in appearance. A passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; Note: Holders of the Macau Special Administrative Region (Macau SAR) passport issued by the People's Republic of China require temporary resident visas when coming to Canada for a temporary purpose. A passport issued by the United Kingdom to a British National (Overseas), as a person born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong; A passport issued by the United Kingdom to a British subject which contains the observation that the holder has the right of abode in the United Kingdom; Notes: If the document states that the holder is re-admissible to the United Kingdom, the holder requires a temporary resident visa. If the document states that the holder is "subject to control under the Immigration Act, 1971," and there is a further endorsement that reads "Indefinite leave to enter and remain in the United Kingdom," the passport is acceptable for travel to Canada; however, intending temporary residents with this endorsement require a temporary resident visa. If the document states that the holder is "subject to control under the Immigration Act, 1971" with no further endorsements, the passport is an acceptable travel document for travel to Canada; however, intending temporary residents with this endorsement require a temporary resident visa.) or, an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number of the individual.