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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]
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]
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]
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
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]
Date of visa changes |
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Visa exemption
Visa on arrival
Cancelled |
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]
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]
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:
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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.[34]
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]
Most visitors arriving to Myanmar on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:[40]
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 |