🇾🇹 Mayotte → 🇲🇴 Macau
Do France passport holders need a visa for Macau? Visa-free
No. France passport holders do not need a visa to visit Macau for tourism for stays of up to 3 months.
No visa is required for a short tourist stay. Travel on a valid passport alone.
Mayotte does not issue its own passport; residents travel on a France passport. See the France passport .
Source: gov.mo (checked September 1, 2026).
Travelling the other way? Macau passport holders visiting Mayotte : Visa-free.
Macau drives on the left, the opposite side to Mayotte. If you're renting a car, budget extra care at first, especially at junctions and roundabouts.
Frequently asked questions Do France passport holders need a visa for Macau? No. France passport holders do not need a visa to visit Macau for tourism for stays of up to 3 months.
How long can France citizens stay in Macau without a visa? Up to 3 months, for tourism, ordinary passport.
What currency is used in Macau? Macanese pataca (MOP).
What is the emergency number in Macau? 999.
Does Macau drive on the same side of the road as Mayotte? Macau drives on the left, the opposite side to Mayotte. If you're renting a car, budget extra care at first, especially at junctions and roundabouts.
What time zone is Macau in? Macau (UTC+8).
What is the nearest airport to Macau? Macau International Airport (MFM), about 5 km away.
How many countries can enter Macau without a visa? 132 of the 242 nationalities this site tracks can enter Macau visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an eTA.
Visa rules change frequently and can depend on your specific circumstances. This site is compiled from public government sources and is provided for general information only. Always confirm requirements with the official immigration authority or a consulate of your destination before you travel.
About Mayotte Mayotte, officially the Department of Mayotte, is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is one of the overseas departments of France as well as one of the 18 regions of France, with the same status as the departments of Metropolitan France. It is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the eurozone.
Climate in Mayotte Warmest March, coolest August, driest June, sunniest December. Best time to visit: April, May, June, July, August, September, November.
Monthly climate normals for Mayotte, 2020 Month High Low Rainfall Sunshine January 29.1°C 25.1°C 260mm 297h February 29.1°C 25.1°C 191mm 314h March 29.5°C 25.6°C 123mm 344h April 29.4°C 25.3°C 67mm 348h May 28.5°C 24.8°C 43mm 349h June 26.9°C 23.1°C 31mm 310h July 26.1°C 22.1°C 52mm 317h August 26.6°C 21°C 36mm 350h September 27.2°C 21.8°C 49mm 351h October 28.5°C 23.1°C 101mm 356h November 28.8°C 24°C 72mm 361h December 29.3°C 24.9°C 86mm 364h
Daily normals for 2020. Hover a month for exact figures.
Travel guide Mayotte is an archipelago among the East African Islands, lying in the Indian Ocean channel between Madagascar and Mozambique. It's a French overseas department with a population of 299,348 in 2022. Most live on the large island of Grande-Terre, which somewhat resembles a sea horse, used on Mayotte's coat of arms. A 2 km channel separates it from Petite-Terre, also urbanised; the other islets are tiny with only a handful of residents.
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About Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of China. It consists of the Macau Peninsula, the islands of Taipa and Coloane, the Cotai reclamation zone between Taipa and Coloane, and several smaller islets. It borders Zhuhai to the north and west, and it lies west of Hong Kong, separated by the Pearl River estuary. With a population of about 720,000 people and a land area of 32.9 square kilometres (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.
Climate in Macau Warmest July, coolest December, driest December, sunniest July. Best time to visit: March, April, November.
Monthly climate normals for Macau, 2020 Month High Low Rainfall Sunshine January 20.8°C 15.3°C 26mm 289h February 20.4°C 15.4°C 50mm 260h March 23.6°C 19.4°C 58mm 239h April 23.6°C 18.9°C 76mm 250h May 28.9°C 25.2°C 307mm 289h June 30.1°C 27.2°C 217mm 315h July 30.9°C 27.8°C 114mm 367h August 29.7°C 26.4°C 460mm 278h September 29.1°C 25.9°C 430mm 225h October 26.6°C 22.5°C 194mm 246h November 25.2°C 20°C 9mm 280h December 20.1°C 13.5°C 4mm 265h
Daily normals for 2020. Hover a month for exact figures.
Travel guide Macau is a former Portuguese colony, a world-renowned gambling destination, and one of the world's most densely populated places, with a population of 667,000 people (2016) in an area half the size of Manhattan Island. Returned to Chinese rule in 1999, it is now a semi-autonomous "Special Administrative Region", a status it shares with nearby Hong Kong.
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