July is a contribution month of the Social Security System.  Employers are required to pay in this month the contributions of the obligatory system for their local long-term employees for the second quarter of this year.  If they have hired a non-resident worker, they are also required to pay the employment fee as well.  In addition, beneficiaries of the arbitrary system are also required to pay contributions in July.  To save time waiting in line, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) calls for members of the public to make full use of the electronic payment options to make their payments.  If a person needs to visit a field office of the FSS in person, he or she should note that the flow of people is highest at the end of the month and should visit the FSS as soon as possible.

Employers only need to apply to the FSS for the Electronic Filing Service and then they can log in to the “Electronic Filing System” using their “ePass” accounts in order to report and view the employment information of employees, enroll the employees as beneficiaries of the FSS, download the contribution payment advice, view and download the List of Non-Resident Workers Required to Pay Employment Fee, and then make the payment through various electronic payment channels. 

For employers who have not applied for the Electronic Filing Service, payment can be made in cash or by cheque/cashier’s order (payable to “Fundo de Segurança Social”) at the FSS’ temporary office at Tap Seac, the FSS’ field Office on the 13^th Floor of China Civil Plaza in NAPE or at the Areia Preta Service Centre of the Macao SAR (Area of Social Security and Employment).  Besides, in respect of the employment fee for non-resident workers, and the contributions where there is no change in the employment situation of local long-term employees during the quarter, payment can also be made in cash or by cheque/cashier’s order (payable to “Instituto para os Assuntos Cívicos e Municipais”), or pay by UnionPay QuickPass Card and Macau Pass Card at the Islands District Public Services Centre, the Islands District Public Services Centre (Seac Pai Van Station) and the Central District Public Services Centre under the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, or pay in cash or by cheque/cashier order (payable to “Fundo de Segurança Social”) at the nine designated banks (including Bank of China Macau Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau) Ltd., Banco Comercial de Macau, Tai Fung Bank, Banco Nacional Ultramarino, OCBC Wing Hang Bank, Macau Chinese Bank, Luso International Banking Limited and Delta Asia Bank) (the related banks only accept cheques and cashier orders of their own banks), or pay by bank account transfer of the designated banks.

It is advised that beneficiaries of the arbitrary system can make full use of the autopay service of the nine designated banks, or use the ATMs with Jetco logo or online banking of the Bank of China Macau Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau) Ltd., Banco Comercial de Macau, Tai Fung Bank, Banco Nacional Ultramarino and OCBC Wing Hang Bank, or via the self-service machines of BOC EXPRESS.  In addition, payment can also be made at the service points of the FSS, the above three Public Services Centres, or the nine designated banks.

For more information, please visit the website of the FSS at www.fss.gov.mo or call 2853 2850 during office hours for enquiries.

Annexe:

Locations and methods of payment for the contributions of obligatory system/arbitrary system and the employment fee for non-resident workers