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Macao: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Macao. 143 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 30 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 107Visa-free
- 11ETA
- 25On arrival
- 29eVisa
- 54Visa required
MacaoPassport strength
A strong passport 30
Rank 30 of 199. 143 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 16.
Schengen AreaVisa-free90 days
United KingdomETA180 days
New ZealandETA90 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
South KoreaETA90 days
SingaporeVisa-free30 days
TürkiyeVisa-free30 days
ThailandVisa-free60 days
BrazilVisa-free90 days
MexicoVisa-free180 days
IsraelETA90 days
Hong KongVisa-free180 days
South AfricaVisa-free30 days
IndonesiaVisa-free30 days
ArgentinaVisa-free30 days
EgyptVisa-free90 daysWeak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 83
A prior visa is needed for 83 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
ChinaVisa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa required
IndiaVisa required
VietnameVisa
CubaeVisaWhat the passport gives
What a Macao passport gives
rank 85 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility71143 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law77score 0.91 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life-no data in the source
- Health and longevity-no data in the source
- Education-no data in the source
- Taxes88up to 12%, no inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 107
Entry on your passport
AlbaniaEurope · 90 days
AndorraEurope
AnguillaCaribbean · 90 days
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 30 daysArgentinaAmericas · 30 days
ArmeniaMiddle East · 180 days
ArubaCaribbean · 30 days
AustriaEurope · 90 days
AzerbaijanEurope · 30 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 30 days
BelarusEurope · 30 days
BelgiumEurope · 90 days
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 30 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 days
BruneiAsia · 14 days
BulgariaEurope · 90 days
Cape VerdeAfrica · 90 days
ChileAmericas · 30 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
CroatiaEurope · 90 days
CuraçaoCaribbean · 30 days
CyprusEurope · 90 days
CzechiaEurope · 90 days
DenmarkEurope · 90 days
DominicaCaribbean · 180 days
Dominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEgyptAfrica · 90 days
EstoniaEurope · 90 days
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FijiOceania · 120 days
FinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 days
French GuianaAmericas · 90 days
French PolynesiaOceania · 90 days
French West IndiesCaribbean
GeorgiaEurope · 30 days
GermanyEurope · 90 days
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope · 90 days
GreenlandEurope · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 180 days
HungaryEurope · 90 days
IcelandEurope · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 days
IranMiddle East · 21 days
IrelandEurope · 90 days
ItalyEurope · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 days
KazakhstanAsia · 14 days
KiribatiOceania · 30 days
KosovoEurope · 90 days
KyrgyzstanAsia · 30 days
LatviaEurope · 90 days
LiechtensteinEurope · 90 days
LithuaniaEurope · 90 days
LuxembourgEurope · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MaliAfrica · 90 days
MaltaEurope · 90 days
MauritiusAfrica · 90 days
MayotteAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 180 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MoldovaEurope · 90 days
MonacoEurope
MongoliaAsia · 30 days
MontenegroEurope · 90 days
MontserratCaribbean · 90 days
MoroccoAfrica · 90 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NetherlandsEurope · 90 days
New CaledoniaOceania · 90 days
NiueOceania · 30 days
North MacedoniaEurope · 90 days
NorwayEurope · 90 days
OmanMiddle East · 14 days
PhilippinesAsia · 14 days
PolandEurope · 90 days
PortugalEurope · 90 days
RéunionAfrica · 90 days
RomaniaEurope · 90 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
San MarinoEurope
SerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 days
Sint MaartenCaribbean · 90 days
SlovakiaEurope · 90 days
SloveniaEurope · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 30 days
SpainEurope · 90 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 days
SurinameAmericas · 90 days
SwedenEurope · 90 days
SwitzerlandEurope · 90 days
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTürkiyeEurope · 30 days
UruguayAmericas · 90 days
UzbekistanAsia · 10 days
VanuatuOceania · 30 days
Vatican CityEuropeETA 11
Authorisation online before travel
Kenya
Palestine
Russia
Seychelles
Sri Lanka
TaiwanOn arrival 25
Visa issued at the border
BahrainMiddle East · 14 days
BoliviaAmericas · 30 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
JordanMiddle East · 90 days
LaosAsia · 30 days
LebanonMiddle East · 30 days
MadagascarAfrica · 60 days
MalawiAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
MyanmarAsia · 28 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
QatarMiddle East · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica · 30 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TongaOceania · 31 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 30 dayseVisa 29
Applied for online before travel
BahamasCaribbean
BeninAfrica
BhutanAsia
BotswanaAfrica
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ColombiaAmericas
Côte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
EthiopiaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GuineaAfrica
LesothoAfrica
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
NicaraguaAmericas
NigeriaAfrica
Papua New GuineaOceania
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
TajikistanAsia
TogoAfrica
UgandaAfricaVietnamAsia
ZambiaAfricaVisa required 54
Through a consulate
AfghanistanAsia
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AngolaAfricaAustraliaOceania
BangladeshAsia
BelizeAmericas
BermudaAmericasCanadaAmericas
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChadAfricaChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
El SalvadorAmericas
EritreaAfrica
EswatiniAfrica
GambiaAfrica
GhanaAfrica
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
GuyanaAmericas
HondurasAmericasIndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
JamaicaCaribbean
KuwaitMiddle East
LiberiaAfrica
Marshall IslandsOceania
NauruOceania
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
PakistanAsia
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
SenegalAfrica
Solomon IslandsOceania
St. HelenaAfrica
SudanAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
TunisiaAfrica
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited StatesAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +46
Austria
Europe · new destinations
- +32
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +32
Türkiye
Eurasia · new destinations
+31St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +29
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +28
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Macao: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 143 of 226 countries and territories, 107 visa-free, 11 with an ETA and 25 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 30 of 199.
Macao: is a Schengen visa needed?
No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.
Macao → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.
Macao → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Macao → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 46 destinations without a prior visa, Antigua and Barbuda adds 32. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.