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Myanmar's Ministry of Immigration and Population e-visa program began September, 2014. The process is available online to visitors from 101 countries, incurs a cost of USD $50 (as opposed to $40 at an embassy) charged to a secure Visa card and takes three (business) days for an approval e-mail. Print the e-mail for airport use and present it on arrival at Yangon, Mandalay or Nay Pyi Taw airports. The cost for a business visa is US$70 and requires an invitation letter from host company.
Ordinary passport holders from the following countries are giving [given?] visa exemption for 14 days-
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Philippines
Thailand (Three International Airports Only)
Viet Nam
Website: http://evisa.moip.gov.mm/
Updated September 9th, 2015
For a US citizen, a regular visa can be obtained before leaving the USA. You can download the form from the website, http://www.mewashingtondc.com/visa_en.php
You must mail your passport, completed form and payment to the embassy in Washington DC. As of December 2016, the fee for a tourist visa has been increased to $40.
Updated January 30th, 2017
(lower right wiki corner)Myanmar's Ministry of Immigration and Population e-visa program began September, 2014. The process is available online to visitors from 101 countries, incurs a cost of USD $50 (as opposed to $40 at an embassy) charged to a secure Visa card and takes three (business) days for an approval e-mail. Print the e-mail for airport use and present it on arrival at Yangon, Mandalay or Nay Pyi Taw airports. The cost for a business visa is US$70 and requires an invitation letter from host company.
Ordinary passport holders from the following countries are giving [given?] visa exemption for 14 days-
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Philippines
Thailand (Three International Airports Only)
Viet Nam
Website: http://evisa.moip.gov.mm/
Updated September 9th, 2015
For a US citizen, a regular visa can be obtained before leaving the USA. You can download the form from the website, http://www.mewashingtondc.com/visa_en.php
You must mail your passport, completed form and payment to the embassy in Washington DC. As of December 2016, the fee for a tourist visa has been increased to $40.
Updated January 30th, 2017
Visa / VOA Info for Myanmar/Burma
Nov 8, 2015, 5:20 pm
#182
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The website states you can enter at Mandalay in addition to Yangon with a eVisa. Does anyone have any experience doing this?
Also - the visa is a 28 day visa that is good for 90 days from approval, correct?
Also they seem particular re the size of a photo. How did you upload? Did you take a picture of a passport photo? A selfie? Resize a photo on your computer?
Also - the visa is a 28 day visa that is good for 90 days from approval, correct?
Also they seem particular re the size of a photo. How did you upload? Did you take a picture of a passport photo? A selfie? Resize a photo on your computer?
Nov 9, 2015, 7:22 pm
#183
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The website states you can enter at Mandalay in addition to Yangon with a eVisa. Does anyone have any experience doing this?
Also - the visa is a 28 day visa that is good for 90 days from approval, correct?
Also they seem particular re the size of a photo. How did you upload? Did you take a picture of a passport photo? A selfie? Resize a photo on your computer?
Also - the visa is a 28 day visa that is good for 90 days from approval, correct?
Also they seem particular re the size of a photo. How did you upload? Did you take a picture of a passport photo? A selfie? Resize a photo on your computer?
I just uploaded a selfie from my computer which I previously used for another visa application (passport picture size). When I took it initially I used the us government passport tool so I did not need to resize it.
I am sure picture of passport photo would work, I tried to scan mine but could not get it to work correctly.
My evisa was issued on the same day that I applied for it.
Nov 10, 2015, 9:34 am
#184
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Dec 9, 2015, 1:42 pm
#185
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I applied for a family of 5 over the course of about 20 minutes on Monday, man is it tedious to not be able to do a family all on one screen. Anyway, my wife and 3 kids were approved last night, mine still shows processing. Very odd... hoping I haven't done something in a past life to offend the country, as I have never even been there before!
BTW- we snap pics of extra passport photos (scanner isnt working) and then uploaded them and used the website they recommend for resizing. The images were far from stellar after all that processing but seem to have worked ok.
BTW- we snap pics of extra passport photos (scanner isnt working) and then uploaded them and used the website they recommend for resizing. The images were far from stellar after all that processing but seem to have worked ok.
Dec 9, 2015, 9:23 pm
#186
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I applied yesterday and paid the $50 using this cropping tool http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/...IG_cropper.swf
Still waiting to hear back (supposed to take 3 days).
Still waiting to hear back (supposed to take 3 days).
Dec 10, 2015, 9:10 am
#187
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Even with a visa; E-visa or otherwise, one still has to clear internal immigration when landing/departing Sittwe or Thande near Ngapali, Myanmar's popular beach resort.
Apparently this also applies to Burmese. I was stuck in a 'scrum' of four dozen passengers when I landed at Sittwe. Immigration officers there laboriously hand wrote each foreigner's passport information down then cross checked each other's work. It took a half hour to get through this check point.
Burmese internal immigration; no computers here
Apparently this also applies to Burmese. I was stuck in a 'scrum' of four dozen passengers when I landed at Sittwe. Immigration officers there laboriously hand wrote each foreigner's passport information down then cross checked each other's work. It took a half hour to get through this check point.
Burmese internal immigration; no computers here
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Dec 10, 2015, 10:41 am
#188
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Not peculiar to Myanmar - there are many countries in the world that have internal immigration procedures within the country, eg Indonesia comes to mind
Dec 10, 2015, 7:08 pm
#189
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Visa / VOA Info for Myanmar/Burma [consolidated]
I was approved and received an email with evisa approval letter.
My friend was approved (logged into the website to see) but did not receive the email with attachment. the website has no link to download. How can she obtain the letter?
My friend was approved (logged into the website to see) but did not receive the email with attachment. the website has no link to download. How can she obtain the letter?
Feb 4, 2016, 7:43 pm
#194
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MDL has them for outgoing flights
HEH has controls for outbound (don't remember if it had inbound but I am pretty sure it did).
Didn't get off the plane at THL but I wouldn't be surprised if there are controls there.
What's more, the staff at some museums and archeological sites where tickets have to be purchased usually go to the visa page to crib down all your info.
Mar 9, 2016, 8:50 pm
#195
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Does anyone have any experience using the 24hr transit VOA? I'm planning on doing a day trip from/to BKK. I won't be transiting to a third country so just wondering if this VOA would be granted. It does not clearly state a third country requirement on the website.
Thanks!
Thanks!