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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 15, 2017, 7:05 pm
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Applied for visa last Wednesday afternoon in-person at consulate in Los Angeles. You don't have to include self-addressed envelope if dropping it off, you can pick it up in person at the designated time.
I got the impression that it was not busy at all. I was able to pick up the finished visa at 3 PM on Friday (less than 48 hour turnaround).
Nothing was checked except to ensure that all of the blanks were filled in and a copy of the itinerary was printed (while I was still standing at the window, which took about 3 minutes to ensure it was all in order). I had a held (not confirmed) reservation for exiting the country and it was accepted as valid for the visa.
Pickup was very simple, about two minutes for the consulate worker to go to a back room to retrieve it.
My 2" x 2" visa photo was squished (not retaining aspect ratio) to the dimensions of the metric photo, then printed out on what appeared to be a laser mailing label and affixed in my passport.
I got the impression that it was not busy at all. I was able to pick up the finished visa at 3 PM on Friday (less than 48 hour turnaround).
Nothing was checked except to ensure that all of the blanks were filled in and a copy of the itinerary was printed (while I was still standing at the window, which took about 3 minutes to ensure it was all in order). I had a held (not confirmed) reservation for exiting the country and it was accepted as valid for the visa.
Pickup was very simple, about two minutes for the consulate worker to go to a back room to retrieve it.
My 2" x 2" visa photo was squished (not retaining aspect ratio) to the dimensions of the metric photo, then printed out on what appeared to be a laser mailing label and affixed in my passport.
Nov 16, 2017, 5:57 am
#212
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I'm leaving for a trip to Burma tomorrow--and like an idiot, I just realized that I needed an eVisa. I just applied (Friday at 6:30 PM EST, early morning Saturday Burma time). Fortunately, we have a one-day stopover in Hong Kong on the way there, so we won't actually need our eVisa letter until around noon on Monday. Any chance--at all--that our eVisa application could be processed by then?
I see some posts of eVisa letters coming in fast, but I'm assuming this isn't on a weekend.
I see some posts of eVisa letters coming in fast, but I'm assuming this isn't on a weekend.
Explain the situation, include your reference number and attach your passport copy. They will respond on Monday morning - they are VERY quick and VERY helpful
EDIT - just realised that was an old post - but the info above is still relevant for anyone needing to rush a Myanmar evisa application.
Make the online application FIRST, and then follow up with the email listed above
It is the direct email address for the processing office in Naypyitaw, and I have used this to rush visas previously
Nov 16, 2017, 2:31 pm
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The only thing that the agent marked was the inbound flight to RGN (which I had booked in May of this year, but needed to wait to apply for the visa so that it would be valid for my trip). I had two separate reservations -- one going in, another leaving it. There's a spot on the visa app where it asks for inbound/outbound flight date and flight number.
Nov 19, 2017, 2:42 pm
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Questions re visa
I'm plan to travel to Myanmar in about 12 days and need a business visa. I know most of the details (including supplying the letter of invitation and the registration forms) from seeing the relevant information here and perusing the online application for an e-visa. (I'm a U.S. citizen residing in the U.S.) But I still have a few questions, particularly because right now the official site is down for maintenance:
1. Most generally, are there any pitfalls I should be aware of?
2. I vaguely recall the official site saying the photo must be in PDF or one other format it mentioned. Is there a problem with including a JPEG photo?
3. Just in case something goes wrong with the application, is it possible to obtain a visa on arrival, even if it's only a tourist visa?
Thanks for any help.
1. Most generally, are there any pitfalls I should be aware of?
2. I vaguely recall the official site saying the photo must be in PDF or one other format it mentioned. Is there a problem with including a JPEG photo?
3. Just in case something goes wrong with the application, is it possible to obtain a visa on arrival, even if it's only a tourist visa?
Thanks for any help.