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Business Visa - Single Entry

MyanmarStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the business profile this route is for.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what business substance must exist or be demonstrated.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the investment, capital, income or funding evidence required.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The applicant must abide by Myanmar law and not interfere in Myanmar's internal affairs, and declares that they will not engage in any activities irrelevant to the purpose of entry stated in the application. The official source does not state the permitted business activities or the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • The form does not state which business activities are permitted.
  • The family position is not stated.
  • Recorded source · mewashingtondc.org
    (a) Applicant shall abide by the Laws of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and shall not interfere in the internal affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
  • Recorded source · mewashingtondc.org
    I hereby declare that I fully understand the above mentioned conditions, that the particulars given above are true and correct and that I will not engage in any activities irrelevant to the purpose of entry stated herein.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The single-entry Business Visa gives a stay of 70 days, and a stay extension can be applied for according to the rules and regulations. A holder of an entry Business Visa obtained from evisa.moip.gov.mm can apply online at estay.moip.gov.mm for a stay extension of 3/6/12 months and for a single or multiple re-entry visa; 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, both listed in the Myanmar Companies Online (MyCO) directory. No longer-term residence direction is stated.

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Limits of the record
  • No longer-term residence direction (e.g. permanent residence) is stated for this visa.
  • The initial approval/application sequence for the visa itself is not described in these sources.
  • Whether the eStay route (stated for Business Visas obtained from the eVisa site) also covers embassy-issued Business Visas is not stated.
  • Recorded source · www.mofa.gov.mm
    Business Visa (Single) 50 USD – (70) Days – Can apply stay extension according to the rules and regulations.
  • Recorded source · estay.moip.gov.mm
    2. Who is eligible to apply for a stay extension and re-entry visa? A foreigner who is in possession of an entry visa (Business Visa obtained from https://evisa.moip.gov.mm).
  • Recorded source · estay.moip.gov.mm
    5. What are the new services? Stay Extension for 3/6/12 months and Re-entry Visa for a Single Re-entry or Multiple Re-entry.
  • Recorded source · estay.moip.gov.mm
    10. How do I submit a stay extension/ re-entry visa application online? Applications can be submitted online at https://estay.moip.gov.mm.
  • Recorded source · estay.moip.gov.mm
    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. The company and the director must be registered and listed in the Myanmar Companies Online (MyCO) directory.

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

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