Macau - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

to Macau SAR due to a limited ability to provide emergency consular services and arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Reconsider travel to Macau SAR due to a limited ability to provide emergency consular services and arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Reconsider travel due to limited ability for the U.S. government to provide emergency consular services. There are travel restrictions imposed on U.S. diplomatic personnel. Reconsider travel due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws. U.S. government employees must follow the policies established by their Department or Agency regarding official or personal travel to China, including to Macau SAR. The U.S. government has a limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Macau SAR. This is due to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel restrictions on U.S. diplomatic personnel. Even in an emergency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires all U.S. diplomatic personnel, including those accredited to Macau SAR, to apply for and receive visas before entering Macau SAR. This can take a week or longer. That delay can significantly limit the U.S. government’s ability to offer timely consular services in Macau SAR. T...