Vital Notice: According to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 regulations and rules, the online electronic visa services for visa applications for tourist and business purposes will be restarted on April 1, 2022. The authorized eVisa for Myanmar streamlines the application procedure for the Visa. Candidates can obtain their visas for Myanmar entirely online without visiting an embassy.

What is a Myanmar Visa?

If you want to visit Myanmar, you will need a visa. Citizens of most countries will need a visa to enter the country. However, there are few countries whose citizens can get visas on arrival or online.In addition, few countries do not need to hold a visa to enter Myanmar if they wish to visit the country for tourism or business.

Citizens of 100 countries can obtain e-Visa online for Myanmar through a simple application process. Myanmar visa is normal processed in 7 working days or Super Rush Processing (3 Working Days).

The visa is valid for 90 days after it is issued. People traveling for tourism with Myanmar tourists can have an eVisa for up to 28 days. Individuals traveling for business with a Myanmar Business eVisa can stay for up to 70 days.

Myanmar offers different types of visas, and depending on your purpose in the country, you can apply for that type of Visa, i.e., Business Visa and Tourist Visa. To apply for a visa, you will need to meet some of the requirements set by the Myanmar government.

Different Types of Visas for Myanmar

Depending on the purpose of travel, you will need a Visa to gain access to the country. Myanmar offers different types of visas depending on why you wish to visit the country. You can apply via the e-Visa service, which is an online and easy service, or if you are not from the eligible country, you will need to contact the Myanmar Consulate or embassy.

Myanmar Business Visa

If you wish to enter the country for business purposes, you will need a Business visa. These visas are issued to stay in the country for 70 days max. In addition, they have the validity for entry into the country from the issue date to three months. Once you arrive in Myanmar, your stay count will start. The Business eVisa is only valid for a single entry. Re-entry will require a new visa.

Myanmar Tourist Visa

If your travel purpose to the country is travel or leisure, you should look for a Myanmar Tourist visa or a tourist eVisa. With eVisa, you have the ease to sit at home and apply for a visa, which you will receive via email once everything is processed. Citizens of different countries can apply for a tourist visa, with which you can stay in the country for 28 days, and it is not a multiple-entry visa.

To get a tourist visa for Myanmar, you must fill out the application form online. To ensure the visa processing goes smoothly, you will need to check if you are eligible for the tourist visa for Myanmar.

Express Myanmar Tourist Visa

The express Myanmar Tourist visa is for anyone who wants to visit Myanmar in an emergency or if you want to travel to the country urgently. Then this type of visa has got you covered. Similarly, if you have any emergency business meeting or an event, this can be the best visa. The best thing about this type of visa is its processing time. The processing takes 3 working days from day you apply; you have to pay a bit more than you would for a standard/normal visa, which takes about 7 working days to process.

When you fill out your application, you can select express or normal visas.

Documents Required for Myanmar Visa

Before applying you will need the following:

  • Traveler must be a citizen of one of the eligible countries
  • An original passport valid for at least 6 months with 2 blank pages
  • Passport size and biometric photos recently taken
  • Vaccine Certificate (if applicable)
  • Insurance Certificate
  • Debit / Credit cards for online VISA payments.

Additional documents required for tourist visa:

  • Proof of hotel booking
  • Proof of return ticket from Myanmar must be attached to the application.

Additional documents required for business visa:

  • An invitation letter from the company you will be visiting in Myanmar.
  • Company Registration of inviting company.
    • Certificate of Incorporation (For Local Companies) or
    • Certificate of Registration of Branch Office (For Foreign Investment Company)
  • Company Extract of inviting company

Information that is needed for the Application Form

  • Travel Details
  • Personal Details
  • Passport Information
  • Security Questions

Photo Requirement

There are specific photo requirements you should look for

  • The size must not exceed 3 MB
  • The photo must be in one of these formats while uploading (JPG, PDF, PNG)
  • The quality of the picture should be good enough that your face can be seen without any issues
  • The image must not be black and white and should be colored.
  • Avoid any shadows, glare in the background, or on the image
  • You should focus on your posture as well, do not smile, frown, squint, or any expression
  • Keep your mouth closed and eyes opened while taking a picture
  • While printing, please ensure that you print your image in a good quality
  • You must ensure that the paper does not tear, crinkle, or crease.
  • Keep the backside of the printed image unglazed and white.

How to Get an e-Visa for Myanmar

  • Fill out the form with the required information; please keep in mind not to leave out anything.
  • Rechecking all of the details would be a great idea as sometimes people make mistakes, which can lead to the rejection of your visa.
  • Pay the processing fee, which depends on which type of visa are you applying for
  • The processing time for a Myanmar visa can vary depending on the type of visa you are applying for.
  • You will get your visa in an email, which you can print.
  • You should have a photocopy just in case.
  • Take the Myanmar e-Visa for stamps at the immigration department.

Apply for Myanmar Visa Online in just three steps

Gone are the days when you have to visit the Embassy or consulate to obtain a visa; you can now obtain a visa online by sitting at your home. You have to visit this website and get a visa. These are the three easy steps to obtaining a visa to enjoy your time in the country:

Step 1

Fill in the Application form

Fill the online application form with all the correct information to process your Myanmar eVisa.

Step 2

Submit Form and Make Payment

Double check your information entered to make sure that all are correct. Proceed to the next step of payment for the visa fee.

Step 3

Get e-Visa on mail

Please check your email from us for the confirmation. Your Myanmar eVisa will be processed and sent to you via email.

Complete Partially Filled Form

Please remember that you should answer all the answers correctly, as false or incorrect information can lead to rejecting your visa, and you will have to apply again.

Complete Partially Filled Form

e-Visa Application Status Enquiry

All you need to do is visit the visa application link, provide the application number or passport number and security verification, and you can find out about the status of your evisa.

e-Visa Application Status Enquiry

Myanmar Embassies

More than 36 countries globally are hosting diplomatic missions or embassies for Myanmar, and you can visit those embassies to apply for visas. If you live in a country with a Myanmar embassy, you can benefit from the consulate's services.

Embassy of Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Fees and Port of Entries

Depending on the type of visa, there are different fees for different kinds of visas. For all details please visit:

Myanmar Visa Fees
  • If you want to apply for a tourist visa online, then you will have to pay Government fee $50.00 and e-Visa Service Fee $39.00, which has the validity of 28 days
  • If you wish to apply for a Tourist Visa as a rush/super rush online, the Government fee for it is $50.00 and the e-Visa Service Fee and Additional Fee $78/$118 with a validity of 28 days.
  • If you wish to apply for a Business Visa online, the Government fee is $70.00 and e-Visa Service Fee $39.00 with 70 days of validity.

You will be granted entry to the country with any of these ports

  • Yangon - RGN - Yangon
  • Mandalay - MDL - Mandalay

Why Should You Choose Us?

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FAQs

You must enter the name that you have on your passport, and please keep in mind that the given name is your first name, while your surname is your last name

With e-Visa, you can apply for Business or Tourist Visas. You can also use the express tourist visa service as it's much faster than the traditional e-visa processing. You will receive your express visa within 3 Working Days.

If you travel in a group, your group can apply for an e-visa online. All the group members would require to submit a separate visa application and process payments individually.

No, it is impossible to change the validity dates on your e-Visa. It would be best if you apply again for another visa

You can only apply for tourist and business visas online with an e-visa service. You can stay for 70 days with a business and 28 days with a tourist visa.