Visa policy of Myanmar

Passport stamps

A foreign national wishing to enter Myanmar must obtain a visa unless he or she is a citizen of one of the eligible visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

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Visa policy of Myanmar

  Myanmar

  Visa-free (14 days) or eVisa for tourism or business (28 days)

  eVisa for tourism or business

  eVisa for tourism

  Visa Required

Visa exemption

Myanmar visa on a U.S. passport

On the basis of reciprocity, nationals of the following 7 countries and jurisdictions do not require a visa to enter Myanmar for visits up to 14 days:

Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Philippines Thailand (by air only) Vietnam

eVisa

Myanmar launched an eVisa system on 1 September 2014. Visas issued online are currently available to select nationalities, for tourism and for business. They are issued for a fee within 5 working days and their validity period is three months from the date of issuance. eVisas allow a single entry of up to 28 days and arrival must be via one of the following airports — Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay. Myanmar intends to gradually expand the eVisa system for more nationalities, and other types of visas and entry points as the process improves. In the future the service will be expanded to include the four overland crossings with Thailand at Myawaddy, Tachileik, Kawthaung and Htee Khee, which can already be used as exit points for eVisa holders. The list of eligible countries was twice expanded, once in October 2014 and once in January 2015. In July 2015 business eVisa was introduced.

Eligible nationalities for tourist eVisa are:

All European Union citizens1 Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Bangladesh Belarus Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei2 Cambodia2 Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica

Côte d’Ivoire Ecuador Egypt Eritrea Fiji Georgia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia2 Israel Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya

North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos2 Maldives Macau Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia Morocco Nepal New Zealand Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines2

Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore South Africa Sri Lanka Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vietnam2

_{1 – Including all classes of British nationality.
2 – Normally visa exempt up to 14 days.}

Eligible nationalities for business eVisa are:

All European Union citizens1 Australia Brunei2 Cambodia2 Canada China

India Indonesia2 Israel Japan North Korea South Korea

Laos2 Malaysia Nepal New Zealand Norway Philippines2

Singapore Switzerland Taiwan Thailand United States Vietnam2

_{1 – Including only full British citizens.
2 – Normally visa exempt up to 14 days.}

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic and official/service passports of Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam do not require a visa for Myanmar.

Visa on arrival

There are two types of visa on arrival. One is applied for online ahead of time. Tourist and Business visas are available.

The other type of visa on arrival is applied for right at the airport. Only the Business visa is available this way - NOT the tourist visa (except for a specific flight from Guangzhou to Yangon - see below). Business visa on arrival is available for citizens from 48 countries flying into Yangon International Airport or Mandalay International Airport using the application form and with company registration and invitation documents.

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.

Statistics

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

Rank	Country	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1	Thailand	204,539	198,229	139,770	94,342	61,696
2	China	147,977	125,609	90,550	70,805	62,018
3	Japan	90,312	83,434	68,671	47,690	21,321
4	United States	69,015	62,631	53,653	37,589	21,680
5	South Korea	63,715	58,472	54,934	34,805	22,524
6	Singapore	45,125	47,692	39,140	26,296	15,391
7	France	47,235	41,453	35,462	30,064	19,414
8	United Kingdom	45,120	40,921	33,203	24,296	11,056
9	Malaysia	40,852	46,534	39,758	30,499	23,287
10	Taiwan	31,735	32,664	30,699	22,060	15,542
11	India	34,638	32,306	21,042	16,868	12,318
12	Germany	35,727	32,265	27,712	23,063	14,006
13	Australia	30,820	29,175	11,728	18,261	10,415
14	Italy	14,821	12,613	11,728	10,830	9,710
15	Canada	14,051	12,268	8,975	6,485	3,685

See also

• Visa requirements for Burmese citizens
• Foreign relations of Myanmar

External links

• Myanmar eVisa, Ministry of Immigration and Population