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.[1][2][3]

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Nationals of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Myanmar for tourism visits up to the duration listed below.[1][3] However, to qualify for visa-free entry, they must enter and leave Myanmar through one of the following ports of entry unless otherwise noted:[1][2][3][4][5]

30 days

14 days

1 - May enter and exit through any port for business or tourism purpose.

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:[8]

  • ASEAN member states2 (except Brunei, Indonesia and Timor-Leste)

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.[10][11][12] They were permitted to enter by and depart from any port of entry in Myanmar.[2][3]

Date of visa changes

Visa exemption

  • 20 November 2009: Laos[13][14]
  • 26 October 2013: Vietnam[15]
  • 18 December 2013: Cambodia[16][17]
  • 4 January 2014: Philippines[18][19]
  • 10 May 2014: Indonesia[20]
  • 1 September 2014: Brunei[21]
  • 11 August 2015: Thailand[22]
  • 1 December 2016: Singapore[14][5][23]
  • 1 October 2018: Hong Kong,[11] Macao,[11] Japan,[10] South Korea[10]
  • 1 January 2020: Vietnam (extension from 14 to 30 days)[24]
  • 1 July 2022: Russia (temporary regime, extended) [25][26][6]
  • 1 October 2025: Malaysia[27]

Visa on arrival

  • 1 October 2018: China[28][29]
  • 1 December 2018: India[30]
  • 1 October 2019: Australia, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland[31]
  • 19 December 2019: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, New Zealand[32]
  • 30 August 2023: China (resumed), India[33][34]
  • 11 March 2025: Hong Kong[35]
  • 21 October 2025: Japan, Macao, South Korea[36]

Cancelled

  • 1 February 2020: China (visa on arrival)[37]
  • 1 October 2020: Hong Kong, Macao, Japan, South Korea (visa free)[10][11]

Visa on arrival

National of following countries 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.[35][38][36]

1 - From 30 August 2025 to 30 August 2026
2 - From 11 March 2025 to 10 March 2026
3 - 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.[3][39] Visas are issued free of charge to children under 7.[40]

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:[3][2][39]

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.[41]

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.[42][43][44]

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.[45]

In August 2017, an expansion of the visa on arrival system was announced.[46]

In October 2018, an expansion of the visa-free system was announced for early 2019.[47]

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Myanmar on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:[48]

Rank Country 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
1 Thailand 243,443 204,539 198,229 139,770 94,342 61,696
2 China 183,886 147,977 125,609 90,550 70,805 62,018
3 Japan 100,084 90,312 83,434 68,671 47,690 21,321
4 United States 76,502 69,015 62,631 53,653 37,589 21,680
5 South Korea 64,397 63,715 58,472 54,934 34,805 22,524
6 France 52,304 47,235 41,453 35,462 30,064 19,414
7 United Kingdom 51,051 45,120 40,921 33,203 24,296 11,056
8 Singapore 50,198 45,125 47,692 39,140 26,296 15,391
9 Vietnam 48,869 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a
10 Malaysia 43,931 40,852 46,534 39,758 30,499 23,287
11 Germany 39,044 35,727 32,265 27,712 23,063 14,006
12 India 38,537 34,638 32,306 21,042 16,868 12,318
13 Taiwan 36,118 31,735 32,664 30,699 22,060 15,542
14 Australia 34,010 30,820 29,175 11,728 18,261 10,415
15 Italy 17,969 14,821 12,613 11,728 10,830 9,710
16 Philippines 16,421 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a
17 Canada 15,024 14,051 12,268 8,975 6,485 3,685

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Myanmar.

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