Visa policy of Myanmar


Any foreign national who wishes to enter Myanmar must obtain a visa unless they are a citizen of one of the designated visa-exempt countries.
All visitors to Myanmar must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months.

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

;Restricted visa-free access
Nationals of the following eight countries do not require a visa to enter Myanmar for tourism visits 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:

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:
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 changes

Visa exemption
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, India
  • 11 March 2025: Hong Kong
  • 21 October 2025: Japan, Macao, South Korea
Cancelled
  • 1 February 2020: China
  • 1 October 2020: Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, South Korea

Visa on arrival

China

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 or 70 days. 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:
Nationals of the following countries are eligible:
1 - Countries eligible for business / tourist e-visa along with visa-free privilege.

2 - Countries and jurisdictions eligible for business / tourist e-Visa.

3 - 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.

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Myanmar on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:
RankCountry201620152014201320122011
1Thailand