Any foreign national who wishes to enter Myanmar must obtain a visa unless they are a citizen of one of the designated visa-exempt countries.
All visitors to Myanmar must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months.[1][2][3]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Myanmar
  Myanmar
  Visa free & eVisa
  Visa on arrival & eVisa
  eVisa (Business & Tourism)
  eVisa (Tourism)
  Visa required

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Following the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar and the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, the military junta in Myanmar, known as the State Administration Council, restarted visa-free entry into Myanmar on 1 September 2022.[3][4]

Nationals of  Singapore do not require a visa to enter Myanmar for both tourism and business visits for a maximum stay of 30 days.
They may enter and leave Myanmar through any port of entry.[1][2][3][4][5]

Restricted visa-free access

Nationals of the following eight countries do not require a visa to enter Myanmar for tourism visits up to the duration listed below.[1][3]
However, to qualify for visa-free entry, they must enter and leave Myanmar through one of the following ports of entry:[1][3]

30 days

14 days

1 - Temporary visa exemption policy from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2024, for both tourism and business purposes.[6][1]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic and official/service passports of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Myanmar for stays up to the duration listed below:[7]

D - Diplomatic passports only
1 - 90 days
2 - 30 days
3 - 14 days

  • Diplomatic and Official Passport Holders of  Jordan may be eligible for a visa on arrival (V.O.A) at any international airport, valid for 30 days.

History

From 1 October 2018 until 30 September 2020, tourists hailing from  Hong Kong,  Macao,  Japan and  South Korea were allowed entry into Myanmar without a visa.[8][9][10] They were permitted to enter by and depart from any port of entry in Myanmar.[2][3]

Visa on arrival

From 30 August 2023 to 30 August 2024, nationals of  China and  India may obtain a tourist visa on arrival for a fee of US$50 at any international airport, valid for a maximum stay of 30 days.[28]

History

Holders of normal passports issued by the following countries who were travelling as tourists were formerly able to obtain a visa on arrival at Yangon International Airport, Nay Pyi Taw International Airport or Mandalay International Airport valid for up to 30 days.[30]
They would have to pay a fee of US$50 to obtain the visa.[25][26][30][31]

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Myanmar launched an eVisa system on 1 September 2014. E-Visas are issued online for tourism and business purposes only.
An e-Visa is issued within 3 working days, is valid for 90 days from the date of issue and allows a maximum stay of up to 28 days (for tourists) or 70 days (for business travellers with an invitation).
The fee for a business e-Visa is US$70, while a tourist e-Visa costs US$50.[3][32] Visas are issued free of charge to children under 7.[33]
The list of eligible countries was expanded twice, first in October 2014, then in January 2015. In July 2015, the business eVisa was introduced.

Holders of e-Visas must enter from one of the following ports of entry:[3][2][32]

Nationals of the following countries are eligible:

Note:
1 - Countries eligible for business/tourist e-visa along with visa-free privilege.
2 - Countries and jurisdictions eligible for business/tourist e-visa.
# - British citizens are eligible for business/tourist e-Visa. All other classes of British nationality are eligible for tourist e-Visa only.
No mark - Countries eligible for tourist e-visa only.

The e-Visa system may be extended to other nationalities and ports of entry in the future and may include the issuance of other types of visas.[34]

Other arrangements

A visa on arrival for business purposes is available for citizens from 52 countries/territories flying into Yangon International Airport, Naypyidaw Airport or Mandalay International Airport. They must fill in an application form and provide company registration and invitation documents.[30][35][36]

Myanmar Airways claims that nationals of all countries and jurisdictions may obtain a tourist visa on arrival valid for 28 days provided they are arriving at Yangon International Airport on a specific flight on Myanmar Airways International from Guangzhou, though this seems to conflict with the Myanmar Visa on Arrival requirements.[37]

In August 2017, an expansion of the visa on arrival system was announced.[38]
In October 2018, an expansion of the visa-free system was announced for early 2019.[39]

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Myanmar on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:[40]

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Myanmar.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (2019). "eVisa Application". Ministry of Hotels & Tourism Myanmar. Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population (2019). "Myanmar eVisa (Official Government Website)". evisa.moip.gov.mm. Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Myanmar". www.mfa.gov.sg. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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  9. 1 2 3 4 Terms and Conditions for The Tourists from Special Administrative Regions of PRC (Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR) for Visa Exemption
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  11. ↑ Under the Visa Agreement on 20 November 2009
  12. 1 2 Ei Ei Thu (8 June 2016). "Visa exemption signed with Singapore". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  13. ↑ Kyaw Hsu Mon (11 October 2013). "Vietnam Waives Visa Requirement for Burmese Travelers". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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  21. ↑ Charissa Yong (7 June 2016). "Singapore and Myanmar announce visa exemption for 30-day trips". The Straits Times. The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 November 2019. From Dec 1, Singaporeans travelling to Myanmar for short trips will no longer need to apply for a visa.
  22. ↑ Myanmar, Vietnam travellers to get 30-day visa-free visits to boost tourism
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  24. ↑ 中国领事服务网. "缅甸拟对中国游客实行落地签证政策". Retrieved 2014-09-11.
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  26. 1 2 Myanmar grants visa-on-arrival to 6 more countries to boost tourism
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  30. 1 2 3 Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. "Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population » On Arrival Visa". Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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  32. 1 2 "Myanmar eVisa (Official Government Website)". evisa.moip.gov.mm. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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  38. ↑ "Myanmar to resume issuing visas on arrival to visitors". The Myanmar Times. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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