Zhuhai residents<\/a><\/em><\/strong> will be able to travel to Macau under the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) from August 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to MNA, the IVS will be available to all Mainland China residents from September 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents from areas considered high risk for Covid-19 will not be granted visas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Individual and group visas are the most commonly used travel permits by Macau casino guests. The schemes have been suspended since January due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greater China accounts for more than 90 per cent of Macau\u2019s tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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