Latest : October 3, 2014 Official Myanmar e-Visa add 24 more countries
Ministry of Immigration has launched e-Visa on 1st September 2014.
Only Tourist Visa is allowed and the citizens of 43 countries are
eligible to apply e-Visa online.
24 countries are added to the existing list and now the list of
Allowed Countries making a total of 67 countries all together.
Although it was allowed only one Entry Point - Yangon Airport,
Tourists have arrived in Mandalay Airport with EVisa and they are
allowed to enter by Immigration Department.
List of 67 Countries
| 1. Australia 2. Bangladesh 3. Belgium 4. Brazil 5. Brunei 6. Cambodia 7. Canada 8. China 9. Czech Republic 10. Denmark 11. Egypt 12. Finland 13. France 14. Germany 15. India |
16. Indonesia 17. Israel 18. Italy 19. Japan 20. Korea, DPR 21. Korea, Republic 22. Kuwait 23. Laos 24. Malaysia 25. Nepal 26. Netherlands 27. New Zealand 28. Norway 29. Pakistan 30. Philippines |
31. Poland 32. Russian Federation 33. Saudi Arabia 34. Serbia 35. Singapore 36. Spain 37. Srilanka 38. Switzerland 39. Thailand 40. Turkey 41. United Kingdom 42. United State of America 43. Vietnam |
Added on 3rd October 2014
| 44. Argentina 45. Austria 46. Bulgaria 47. Chile 48. Colombia 49. Croatia 50. Cyprus 51. Estonia |
52. Greece 53. Hungary 54. Ireland 55. Latvia 56. Lithuania 57. Luxembourg 58. Malta 59. Mongolia |
60. Panama 61. Peru 62. Portugal 63. Romania 64. Slovakia 65. Slovenia 66. Sweden 67. Venezuela |
Trips To Myanmar
We provide you all the necessary information you should know before your trip to Myanmar in below. All foreigners are required visa for entry into the country. Visa can be obtained from Myanmar embassy or Consulate general office in world-wide. Normally, Myanmar visa is valid for 28 days start from the date of entry with 3 months period from issue date. Tourist Visa is extendable up to 14 days, Business Visa allows up to 12 months considering case by case basic.
For More VISA On Arrival Information
Travellers need to show passport with valid visa and disembarkation card on arrival at Immigration office at Yangon or Mandalay International Airport. Travellers can be obtained pre-arranged Visa on Arrival by prior arranging with the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism. We also provide Visa on Arrival services together with hotel reservations and car rental services. You may read more details info about VOA here and Download Transit VOA application forms here. Always check with Myanmar Embassy or with us regarding the Visa regulations as there may have several changes.
Visa Formalities
Type of Visa :
a) Entry (Tourist) Visa : Visa is only issued to tourists for visiting Myanmar with valid for 1 month from date of issuance and stay allows for 28 day upon arrival without any extension. Visa fee is about U$ 40.
b) Package Tour Visa : Require Visa applications with tour confirmation letter from Myanmar Tour operator during Visa submission. Visa is Valid for 3 months from date of issuance and stay allow for 28 day. Visa Fees is about U$ 40.
c) Entry (events) Visa : Only issued for attendance of meeting, events or workshop in Myanmar with 28 days allowance and fees is about U$ 40.
d) Transit Visa : Visa require for travellers designated to other country via Myanmar and allow up to 24 hrs stay in Myanmar. Visa fees about U$ 20 and require tickets and destination visa.
e) Business Visa : Specially issued for business person and cooperation works with Myanmar companies. Visa allows stay for 11 weeks and fees is about U$ 50. Needs a recommendation letter from Company in Myanmar.
f) Diplomatic Visa : Gratis Diplomatic Courtesy (GDC) and Gratis Official Courtesy (GOC) Visa issued specially for diplomatic official and their family members. This visa allowed for stay in Myanmar during his period of assignment and offer Gratis.
Visa on Arrival
To get Myanmar VOA is not yet comparable to other countries. It is slightly more time consuming, needing time for preparation and paper work that has to be submitted local authorities before your arrival. You have to contact with us, or any travel operators in Myanmar, to prepare necessary paperwork as it is necessary to process in several different offices in the capital Naypyidaw.
Requirement for Visa on Arrival
• Passport with 6 months validity
• Scanned copy of passport
• Personal details for Application forms
• Flight numbers with date of arrival and departure
• Application needs to be lodged 1 month before arrival
Type of Visa on Arrival and their Fees :
| V.O.A | Allownace | Extendable | Visa Fees |
| Transit | 24 hrs. | N.I.L | 20 |
| Entry (Meeting, Events) |
28 days | 14 days | 40 |
| Business | 70 days | 12 months | 60 |
Procedure for pre-arranged V.O.A
Usually, it may take up to 3 weeks to get approval letter from authorities in Naypyitaw and upon approval, we will e-mail it to you and your designated airlines. We will also email to you VISA application form which you need to filled in and bring together with 3 copies of approval letter. . That’s also necessary to bring 3 passport-size photo and U$ 40 for visa fees. Only U$ dollars are accepted and need not to be torn, dirty, old, written on or heavily creased otherwise rejected.
We send true copies of approval letter to Immigration office at Yangon International Airport before your arrival. You need to show approval letter at check-in counter at arrival counter at Yangon International Airport. After you have shown all necessary data, the officer will issue Visa at VOA counter that is about 6 metres before the Immigration Check point. Travellers have to be then checked by Immigration officer, as mentioned in arrival procedure, and our guide will welcome you in front of arrival counter and assist you to collect baggage and custom declaration. You have to fill in a very short custom declaration form before the exit of arrival hall. It is very smooth process without any harm or delay for travellers.
VISA Extension
If travellers want to extend their stay, they can apply for permission to authority. Stay extension is US$36 for up to 3 months, and US$90 for up to 1 year. Over stay charges are US$3 per day for less than 3 months and US$50 per day for over 3 months. However, there will be a problem for overstay travellers whenever need to show their passport at the airport, hotel, jetty, etc.
Re-entry Visa
The Re-entry visa is issued to travellers who have to leave other countries during his permitted stay, and submitted re-entry application before their leaving. There have two types of re-entry visa, Single and Multiple. Multiple re-entry visa are only issued to business and diplomat person with recommendation from Ministries. Single re-entry visa fee is US$ 54and multiple re-entry visa fee is US$ 180.
RESTRICTED AREAS & OVERLAND BORDER CROSSINGS
Large parts of Myanmar are open to foreign visitors. Access to some remote or border areas, however, is still subject to government permission. In such situations we will endeavor to obtain the necessary permits. Allow one month for procurement of such permits.
The special permit, which will be arranged by Real Treasure Travel where applicable, is only the permission to cross the border but not the actual visa. The Myanmar visa must be stamped into the clients' passports prior to their arrival at the Myanmar border.
The following border checkpoints are currently open for tourists:
- Muse, Myanmar – Ruli, China (Yunnan China)
- Tachilek, Myanmar – Mae Sai, Thailand (North Thailand)
- Kawthaung, Myanmar – Ranong, Thailand (South west Thailand)
- Myawaddy, Myanmar – Mae Sot, Thailand (West Thailand)
Regulations for crossing overland borders can change at short notice.
SPECIAL PERMISSION TO OFF-LIMIT AREAS
The tours and places where we need special permit
- Mount Victoria Trekking Tour
- Lashio – Muse overland
- Muse – Namkhan – Bhamo overland
- Bhamo – Myitkyina overland
- Myitkyina – Indawgyi Lake overland
- Putao
- Visiting to Chin Village in Mrauk Oo
- Visiting to Loikaw
SPECIAL PERMISSION
Please note that a special permission is required to visit the above areas. The permission is granted at the discretion of the Ministry of Tourism and local authorities. To get the permission, they need a licensed tour guide to accompany you throughout the trip in that area and you need to book a pre-arranged tour as per the tourism regulations. Otherwise, the permission is not granted.
In order to apply the permit, we need the client’s full names as spelled in the passports, passport numbers and validity, nationalities and the occupation. We need to submit the copy of their passport to get the approval from the government at least 30 working days prior to arrival. It will take about over one month to get such a permit arranged.
For more information on traveling overland into Myanmar or about travel to “off-limit” areas, please do contact us.