No visa needed

Do citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for Macau?

Citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Macau and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — Municipality of Macau: ≈ 9,250 km, about 12 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Macau without a visa on a Netherlands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Netherlands don’t need a visa for Macau for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Macau visa rules at a glance

With a Netherlands passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Netherlands passport ranks 6th of 199.
Netherlands passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Macau passport: 93.
Citizens of the Netherlands and Macau can travel together visa-free to 85 countries, for example: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Ireland, Norway, Austria, Monaco, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia.
Citizens of Macau, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Macau

Travelling to Macau: good to know

Amsterdam — Municipality of Macau: about 9,250 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Municipality of Macau 18:00.
Local currency: Macanese Pataca.
Languages: Portuguese and Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MOP 8.08.
Macau is the 165th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.