# Visa policy of Myanmar

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.

## Visa exemption
### Ordinary passports

| Singapore | 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. |

#### 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. However, to qualify for visa-free entry, they must enter and leave Myanmar through one of the following ports of entry:
* Yangon International Airport
* Nay Pyi Taw International Airport
* Mandalay International Airport
| Russia$^#$ | Vietnam |
| Brunei  Cambodia  Indonesia | Laos  Philippines  Thailand |
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### 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:
| Bangladesh$^2$  Belarus$^1$  Brazil$^2$  Brunei$^3$  China$^2$  Colombia$^1$  India$^1$ | Indonesia$^3$  Israel$^1$  Japan$^{1D}$  Jordan$^1$  Mongolia$^2$  Morocco$^1$  Nepal$^1$ | North Korea$^2$  Russia$^1$  Serbia$^1$  South Korea$^1$  Sri Lanka$^2$ |
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### 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. They were permitted to enter by and depart from any port of entry in Myanmar.
* Date of visa changes
* Visa exemption
* 2009: Laos
* 26 October 2013: Vietnam
* 18 December 2013: Cambodia
* 4 January 2014: Philippines
* 10 May 2014: Indonesia
* 1 September 2014: Brunei
* 11 August 2015: Thailand
* 1 December 2016: Singapore
* 1 October 2018: Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, South Korea
* 1 January 2020: Vietnam (extension from 14 to 30 days)
* 1 July 2022: Russia
* Visa on arrival
* 1 October 2018: China
* 1 December 2018: India
* 1 October 2019: Australia, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland
* 19 December 2019: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, New Zealand
* 30 August 2023: China (resumed), India
* Cancelled
* 1 February 2020: China (visa on arrival)
* 1 October 2020: Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, South Korea (visa free)

## Visa on arrival

| China  India | From 30 August 2023 to 29 August 2025, 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. |

## 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. Visas are issued free of charge to children under 7.
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:
* Yangon International Airport
* Nay Pyi Taw International Airport
* Mandalay International Airport
* Kawthaung Land Border Checkpoint with Thailand
Nationals of the following countries are eligible:
| Albania  Algeria  Argentina  Australia$^2$  Bangladesh  Belarus  Bhutan  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Brazil$^2$  Cameroon  Canada$^2$  Chile  China$^2$  Colombia  Costa Rica  Côte d’Ivoire | Ecuador  Egypt  Eritrea  Fiji  Georgia  Ghana  Guatemala  Guinea  Hong Kong$^2$  Iceland  India$^2$  Israel$^2$  Jamaica  Japan$^2$  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kenya | North Korea$^2$  Kuwait  Kyrgyzstan  Maldives  Macau$^2$  Malaysia$^2$  Mauritius  Mexico  Monaco  Mongolia  Morocco  Nepal$^2$  New Zealand$^2$  Norway$^2$  Pakistan  Panama  Peru | Qatar  Russia$^1$  Saudi Arabia  Serbia  South Africa$^2$  South Korea$^2$  Sri Lanka  Switzerland$^2$  Taiwan$^2$  Turkey  Uganda  Ukraine$^2$  United Kingdom$^3$  United States$^2$  Uruguay  Uzbekistan  Venezuela |
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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.

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

## Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Myanmar on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:
| Rank | Country | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| 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 |