Visa / VOA Info for Myanmar/Burma
 

Most travellers needs visa for Myanmar/Burma. Does anyone know if there is possible to get visa on arrival (Yangon airport)??? Or do I have to apply for this at the embassy in advance?

Thanks:)

Hi, I ve been thru this since I am going to Myanmar in August. There are some online agencies that will arrange a visa on arrival for about $70-$100, but all that I found required you also purchase a tour with them.

There are no government-sponsored on-arrival facilities. Airlines will not board you without a visa or a letter-of-approval obtained from one of the above mentioned tour companies.

I myself, will be sending my application to embassy in Ottawa, I just rang them up and they faxed the forms to me. Cost is $30 plus postage.

The visas issued at embassies are valid for 3 months from issue, with a max 28 days stay

Hi,

You can get a visa on arrival but before you have to send by mail copies of the passaports to the travel agency in Myanmar.
Also this travel agency should send you a letter(by mail or fax) that you will present to the airline which is taking you to the country saying that they are taking care of the visa.

I hope you enjoy the trip. Stayed there with my family last June/July and loved it.

Visa / VOA Info for Myanmar / Burma (consolidated)
 

Does this exist?
flying BKK-RGN on air asia
US citizen

The Visa on Arrival program was suspended about a year ago. My understanding is that it has not been restarted. If you are in Bangkok, you can apply at the Myanmar embassy there. The address is: 132 Sathorn Nua Rd, Silom and is relatively close to the Surasak BTS station

oh how annoying. Will skip Myanmar then
thanks though

If fly MAI from Siem Repp to Yangon then you can get a visa on arrival apart from that as eastnortheast said there is no visa on arrival at the moment. Hopefully it will return soon.

There appears to be a pre-arranged visa on arrival option, similar to Vietnam.

Certain tourist agencies offer it for around $70 where you send them your passport details and they will liaise with the airlines/immigration on your behalf.

http://www.myanmarvisa.com/visaprocedure.htm

Currently looking at this option myself.

I believe they only had it offered for about 8-10 months about a year and a half ago. After being denied a visa twice at the Seoul embassy prior I was able to make a 5 day trip using the VOA.

I'm going to Burma in a couple weeks with an agency who are doing the above for me (hopefully!).

Last April, I went on the BKK-RGN air asia and also a US citizen. Got the visa at the Myanmar embassy in BKK the day before the flight. Dropped forms/photos/passport off in the morning and picked it up in the afternoon. No problems, no passport service.

Myanmar was a great experience and I am glad I went. I might try another trip in 2012.

can anyone advise if its safe to take kids to myanmar?

I guess that safety is in the eyes of the beholder. I would not hesitate to take my grandchildren. I have never felt safer anywhere in the world. I would not travel anywhere with undisciplined children.

It's a bit of a paradox that in Myanmar, with one of the most rigid and mean-spirited governments in the world, is also for visitors one of the safest from a lack of crime/watching out for your welfare perspective. And the people themselves are lovely and would give you the shirt off their back to help you out. And still a fairly scam-free country, like most of SE Asia was 40-50 years ago.

However, Myanmar's health care system is essentially non-functioning, so you have to take extra care to watch what you eat and drink, not to get injured, take certain precautionary vaccinations, etc. I would personally not feel comfortable taking a child under age 4 or 5 to offbeat or remote locations in Myanmar for this reason, as in the event of an illness, a sick infant/toddler/young child could deteriorate into a dangerous situation before you could get them out and back to good care in Bangkok. Sticking around Yangon-Mandalay-Bagan-Inle main tourist centers is probably OK if you watch a young kid like a hawk. For kids school-age and over, most anywhere Myanmar is fine. They will need to exercise some discipline and common sense...or their parent/guardian will.

Make sure sunscreen and good mosquito repellent (preferably DEET-type) is purchased in advance and taken into Myanmar with you. For all travelers, not just those with kids. Myanmar has the same nasty mosquito-borne diseases as the rest of SE Asia, just much less well-controlled.

Myanmar visa in BKK
 

Traveling to Myanmar early March. US visa wait is minimum three weeks, with no guarantee. Has anyone gotten a same day visa in Bangkok for Myanmar?