Visitors to Myanmar must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who are eligible for a visa on arrival or an e-Visa.
All visitors to Myanmar must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption Ordinary passports Citizens of Singapore may enter Myanmar without a visa for both tourist and business purposes for a maximum stay of 30 days. They may enter and leave Myanmar through any port of entry.
Citizens of the following countries may enter Myanmar without a visa for tourist purposes 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
30 days
14 days # - May also enter Myanmar without a visa for business purposes.
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:
ASEAN member states2 (except Brunei, Indonesia and Timor-Leste) 2 1 2 3 2 1 13 1 1 D 1 2 1 12 1 1 1 2
D - Diplomatic passports only. 1 – 90 days 2 – 30 days 3 – 14 days
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 changesVisa exemption 20 November 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, Macau, Japan, South Korea 1 January 2020: Vietnam (extension from 14 to 30 days) 1 July 2022: Russia (temporary regime, extended) 1 October 2025: Malaysia 27 January 2026: Russia 8 July 2026: Belarus
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 11 March 2025: Hong Kong 21 October 2025: Japan, Macau, South Korea
Cancelled: 1 February 2020: China (visa on arrival) 1 October 2020: Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, South Korea (visa-free)
Visa on arrival Citizens of following countries and territories 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. A T1 A T2 T1T3 A T3 T3 A - For Chinese citizens with People's Republic of China passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports or Macau Special Administrative Region passports only. T1 - From 30 August 2026 to 29 August 2027. T2 - From 11 March 2026 to 10 March 2027. T3 - From 21 October 2025 to 21 October 2026.
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
Citizens of the following countries and territories are eligible: ASEAN member states (except Timor-Leste)A B All European Union member statesB B
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A - Countries and jurisdictions with visa-free or visa on arrival privilege. B - Countries and jurisdictions eligible for business / tourist e-Visa. 1 - For Chinese citizens with People's Republic of China passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports or Macau Special Administrative Region passports only. 2 - British citizens are eligible for business / tourist e-Visa. All other classes of British nationality are eligible for tourist e-Visa only. No mark - Countries eligible for tourist e-Visa only.
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.
Visitor statistics Most visitors arriving in Myanmar on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:
RankCountry 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 1 243,443 204,539 198,229 139,770 94,342 61,696 2 183,886 147,977 125,609 90,550 70,805 62,018 3 100,084 90,312 83,434 68,671 47,690 21,321 4 76,502 69,015 62,631 53,653 37,589 21,680 5 64,397 63,715 58,472 54,934 34,805 22,524 6 52,304 47,235 41,453 35,462 30,064 19,414 7 51,051 45,120 40,921 33,203 24,296 11,056 8 50,198 45,125 47,692 39,140 26,296 15,391 9 48,869 10 43,931 40,852 46,534 39,758 30,499 23,287 11 39,044 35,727 32,265 27,712 23,063 14,006 12 38,537 34,638 32,306 21,042 16,868 12,318 13 36,118 31,735 32,664 30,699 22,060 15,542 14 34,010 30,820 29,175 11,728 18,261 10,415 15 17,969 14,821 12,613 11,728 10,830 9,710 16 16,421 17 15,024 14,051 12,268 8,975 6,485 3,685
See also
Visa requirements for Myanmar citizens Foreign relations of Myanmar
References
External links
Myanmar eVisa, Ministry of Immigration and Population