Macau Resident Identity Card

Macau Resident Identity Card
The front of Macau (permanent) Resident Identity Card
The reverse of Macau (permanent) Resident Identity Card (with the right of abode in Macau)
Issued by	Macau
Type of document	Identity card
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility requirements	Residence in Macau (compulsory for all Macau residents at the age of 5)
Cost	Registration: MOP$90; Renewal: MOP$90; Replacement: MOP$60; Applicants who are lack of financial capability due to Unemployment or Disability can apply for exemption of application fees

The Macau Resident Identity Card (Chinese: 澳門居民身份證; Portuguese: Bilhete de Identidade de Residente) or BIR is an official identity card issued by the Direcção dos Serviços de Identificação of Macau. There are two types of Resident Identity Cards: one for permanent residents (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區永久性居民身份證; Portuguese: Bilhete de Identidade de Residente Permanente da R.A.E.M.), and one for non-permanent residents (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區非永久性居民身份證; Portuguese: Bilhete de Identidade de Residente não Permanente da R.A.E.M.).

The Macau resident (permanent) ID card (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區永久性居民身份證; Portuguese: Bilhete de Identidade de Residente Permanente da R.A.E.M.), is for permanent residents of Macau, and is also valid for travel to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as long as the visit is no longer than 180 days and for business, transit or leisure. The current generation of contactless electronic identity card were first issued in 2013, replacing the first generation contact-based electronic identity card issued from 2002. The cards replace the old Bilhete de Identidade Cidadão Estrangeiro (BICE).

The reverse of a Macau permanent resident identity card (contact-based)

The reverse of a Macau permanent resident identity card (contact-based)

The Macau resident (non-permanent) ID card (Chinese: 澳門特別行政區非永久性居民身份證; Portuguese: Bilhete de Identidade de Residente não Permanente da R.A.E.M.), is for non-permanent residents of Macau.