Birthactive
Chinese nationality at birth
Citizenship at birth in Macao follows Chinese nationality rules.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Chinese nationality by descent
Macao confers Chinese nationality; it passes by descent to the child of a qualifying parent.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization under the parent sovereign
Chinese nationality can be acquired by naturalization under the parent sovereign’s law; local residence in Macao is a separate status.