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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]
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Visa policy map
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]
| Citizens 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]
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30 days 14 days |
1 - Temporary visa exemption policy from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2024, for both tourism and business purposes.[1][6]
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]
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D - Diplomatic passports only.
1 - 90 days
2 - 30 days
3 - 14 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.[9][10][11] They were permitted to enter by and depart from any port of entry in Myanmar.[2][3]
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Visa exemption
Visa on arrival
Cancelled |
Visa on arrival
| From 30 August 2023 to 30 August 2024, nationals of China and India may obtain a tourist visa upon arrival at any international airport in Myanmar, for a fee of 50 USD. Visas obtained on arrival are valid for a maximum stay of 30 days.[29] |
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.[31] They would have to pay a fee of 50 USD to obtain the visa.[26][27][31][32]
Electronic Visa (e-Visa)
Myanmar launched an e-Visa 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 70 USD, while a tourist e-Visa costs 50 USD.[3][33] Visas are issued free of charge to children under 7.[34]
The list of eligible countries was expanded twice, first in October 2014, then in January 2015. In July 2015, the business e-Visa was introduced.
Holders of e-Visas must enter from one of the following ports of entry:[3][2][33]
- Yangon International Airport
- Nay Pyi Taw International Airport
- Mandalay International Airport
- Kawthaung Land Border Checkpoint with Thailand
Nationals of the following countries are eligible:
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1 - Countries eligible for business / tourist e-visa along with visa-free privilege.
2 - Countries and jurisdictions eligible for business / tourist e-Visa.
3 - 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.[35]
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.[31][36][37]
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.[38]
In August 2017, an expansion of the visa on arrival system was announced.[39]
In October 2018, an expansion of the visa-free system was announced for early 2019.[40]
Statistics
Most visitors arriving to Myanmar on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:[41]
| Rank | Country | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
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| 1 |  Thailand |
243,443 | 204,539 | 198,229 | 139,770 | 94,342 | 61,696 |
| 2 |  China |
183,886 | 147,977 | 125,609 | 90,550 | 70,805 | 62,018 |
| 3 |  Japan |
100,084 | 90,312 | 83,434 | 68,671 | 47,690 | 21,321 |
| 4 |  United States |
76,502 | 69,015 | 62,631 | 53,653 | 37,589 | 21,680 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
64,397 | 63,715 | 58,472 | 54,934 | 34,805 | 22,524 |
| 6 |  France |
52,304 | 47,235 | 41,453 | 35,462 | 30,064 | 19,414 |
| 7 |  United Kingdom |
51,051 | 45,120 | 40,921 | 33,203 | 24,296 | 11,056 |
| 8 |  Singapore |
50,198 | 45,125 | 47,692 | 39,140 | 26,296 | 15,391 |
| 9 |  Vietnam |
48,869 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 |  Malaysia |
43,931 | 40,852 | 46,534 | 39,758 | 30,499 | 23,287 |
| 11 |  Germany |
39,044 | 35,727 | 32,265 | 27,712 | 23,063 | 14,006 |
| 12 |  India |
38,537 | 34,638 | 32,306 | 21,042 | 16,868 | 12,318 |
| 13 |  Taiwan |
36,118 | 31,735 | 32,664 | 30,699 | 22,060 | 15,542 |
| 14 |  Australia |
34,010 | 30,820 | 29,175 | 11,728 | 18,261 | 10,415 |
| 15 |  Italy |
17,969 | 14,821 | 12,613 | 11,728 | 10,830 | 9,710 |
| 16 |  Philippines |
16,421 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 |  Canada |
15,024 | 14,051 | 12,268 | 8,975 | 6,485 | 3,685 |
See also
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External links
- Myanmar eVisa, Ministry of Immigration and Population
This page was last edited on 22 April 2024, at 20:00