UK help and services in Macao

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Macao. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Macao.

Emergency help for British nationals in Macao

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
  • The British Consulate-General in Hong Kong maintains and develops relations between the UK and Hong Kong.

  • There is no British Embassy in Macao. The Consulate-General in Hong Kong develops and maintains relations between the UK and Macao.

  • Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad

  • Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.

  • Explanation of the legal and prison system to British Nationals

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.

Passports and emergency travel documents in Macao

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Macao

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from Macao

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Macao

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in Macao

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
  • Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK

  • What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council

  • Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.

  • How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre

  • Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)

  • Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Macao

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events in Macao

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Macao.

Trade and invest: Macao

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Macao.
  • Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.

British embassy or high commission in Macao

Includes contact details for the British Consulate General Hong Kong in Hong Kong. There is no British embassy or consulate in Macao.
  • The British Consulate-General in Hong Kong maintains and develops relations between the UK and Hong Kong.

  • There is no British Embassy in Macao. The Consulate-General in Hong Kong develops and maintains relations between the UK and Macao.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.