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Business Visa eStay Extension

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The extension is for a foreigner working in a company or engaging in the businesses associated with a company; the application must be submitted by an existing company duly incorporated and registered at the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) and a director of that company. The latest Entry Visa must be a Business Visa, and applicants who have overstayed for more than ten days are ineligible to apply through this system.

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    1. A stay extension/ re-entry visa application for a foreigner working in a company or engaging in the businesses associated with a company must be submitted by an existing company duly incorporated and registered at the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) and a Director of that company.
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    6. The latest Entry Visa must be a Business Visa.
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    7. Applicants who have overstayed for more than ten (10) days are ineligible to apply through this system.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The company and the director must be registered and listed in the Myanmar Companies Online (MyCO) directory, otherwise the application is rejected. An extension requisition letter on company letterhead signed by a director listed on MyCO must be attached. Companies related to ministries must attach a recommendation letter from the relevant ministries. Small and medium enterprises (SME) must submit a business licence and a letter of recommendation from State/Region officers.

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    The company and the director must be registered and listed in the Myanmar Companies Online (MyCO) directory.
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    2. If the company’s status in the Myanmar Companies Online (MyCO) directory is not registered, the application will be rejected.
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    3. An extension requisition letter with the company letterhead shall be signed by one of the directors of the company as listed on MyCO and the said letter must be attached to the application.
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    4. For companies related to the ministries, a recommendation letter from the relevant ministries stating “The ministry concerned has recommended for the Business Visa eStay Extension” must be attached to the application.
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    5. Applications for businesses classified as small and medium enterprises (SME), must be submitted with a business license and a letter of recommendation from State/Region officers.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

For SME cases, the State/Region recommendation is based on a field inspection by the responsible officials to determine whether the inviting company is presently functioning on the ground and whether the applicant is employed by that company. The official source does not state occupation, qualification, experience or salary criteria.

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  • The notice does not address occupation, qualification, experience or salary criteria.
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    The recommendation letter is based on a field inspection conducted by the responsible officials to determine whether or not the inviting company is presently functioning on the ground and the applicant is employed by that company.
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    8. Those who have originally obtained a Business Visa but have since changed to a different visa type and obtained a stay extension/re-entry visa will not be able to apply.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the work allowed, any tie to employer or sector and family accompaniment.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched the eStay notice for permitted work, employer tie and family accompaniment; it covers extension/re-entry procedure, passport validity and presence during processing only. Item 16 exempts children under 7 from fees but does not establish a family right.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Stay permits are issued for 3 months, 6 months or 1 year, and single or multiple re-entry visas are available. Stay extension beyond the validity of the passport is not allowed. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • No longer-term residence direction is stated in the notice.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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