Myanmar passport
The Myanmar passport is the passport issued to citizens of Myanmar, formerly Burma, for the purpose of international travel.
Offices
In 2014, authorities opened new passport issuing centres in Myanmar in addition to the existing two offices in Yangon and Mandalay. The new offices were opened in each seven states and seven regions of Myanmar, and also in the country’s capital Naypyidaw.In 2022, a new QR code system was introduced as a new requirement for applicants. The system was taken offline in December 2022. Many passport applicants now rely on brokers who charge different prices for faster appointment dates. Overseas embassies often require applicants to visit in-person to schedule appointments, placing burdens on applicants in foreign cities without an embassy.
Types
In April 2010 the Myanmar passport was upgraded from hand-written to machine readable passport. The red passport is valid for 5 years and the green passport for three.In 2016, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that nine types of passports in different colours would be issued to Myanmar citizens. The nine types are:
- PB – Business Passport;
- PT – Dependent Passport;
- PJ – Job Passport;
- PR – Religious Passport;
- PS – Seaman Passport;
- PE – Student Passport;
- PV – Visit Passport;
- PD – Diplomatic Passport and
- PO – Official Passport.
Passport Information
Identity Information Page
The Myanmar passport includes the following data:- Photo of Passport Holder
- Type
- Country Code
- Passport No.
- Name
- Nationality
- Date of Birth
- Sex
- Place of Birth
- Date of Issue
- Date of Expiry
- Authority
- Holder's Signature
The passport does not include a Given or Last Name section as Burmese names do not typically have a serial structure nor patronymic/matronymic names.
Languages
The data page/information page is printed in English.The passport is printed in English and Burmese.
Visa requirements
From onwards 1 October 2025, Myanmar ordinary passport holders can travel to ASEAN members countries without a visa by tourism purposes.They are permitted to enter and remain in those countries for not more than 14 days without visa except the Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, which permits a stay of up to 30 days. There are some central asian countries and african countries which permits a stay without a visa.
Visa on Arrival for Myanmar citizens is available in Maldives and Macau while eVisa is available to enter India and some others countries. The Transit Without Visa is applicable at KLIA and KLIA2 airport for Myanmar citizens holding ordinary passport for a maximum of 120 hours stop-over in Malaysia.