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Meeting Visa

MyanmarShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A Workshop/Seminar/Meeting/Research Visa is a visa type; passport holders from the countries on the MOFA permitted list and Chinese Taiwan are eligible to apply for it as a Visa On Arrival.

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Limits of the record
  • Source gives the visa-on-arrival nationality list only; it does not state that all other nationalities must obtain the visa in advance.
  • Page carries no date; a reference to 01 January 2020 elsewhere on it suggests it may be old.
  • https://www.mofa.gov.mm/consular-information/on-arrival-visa-information/
    Permitted List of Countries Passport holder from the following countries and Chinese Taiwan are eligible to apply Visa On Arrival for Business Visa, Workshop/Seminar/Meeting/Research Visa, Transit Visa and Crew Visa:
  • https://www.mofa.gov.mm/consular-information/on-arrival-visa-information/
    Australia Croatia Italy Norway South Africa Ukraine Austria Denmark Ireland New Zealand Spain Vietnam Belgium DPRK Israel Netherland Sweden Brazil Estonia Japan Nepal Slovakia Brunei France Korea Philippines Slovenia Bulgaria Finland Laos Poland Thailand China Germany Latvia Portugal USA Canada Greece Lithuania Romania UK Cambodia Hungary Luxembourg Russia Vietnam Czech India Malaysia Switzerland Ukraine Cyprus Indonesia Malta Singapore

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Length of stay is 28 days (visa fee 40 USD). A stay extension can be applied for according to the rules and regulations only for the Research purpose; the other types cannot apply. The official source does not state visa validity or the number of entries.

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  • Visa validity period and number of entries are not stated.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

For the visa on arrival the applicant must have a valid passport not expiring for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Myanmar, bring two recent (4cm x 6cm) colour photos taken within the past six months, produce a letter of invitation by the ministries concerned when attending meetings, workshops, events and ceremonies, and stay at hotels, motels and guest houses holding legal licences issued by the Myanmar Government (or legally permitted factories and workshops, or human dwellings), stating exactly the address of stay.

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Limits of the record
  • These are the stated terms for the visa on arrival; embassy-issued visa evidence requirements were not read.
  • Page carries no date.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Eligible passport holders can obtain the visa on arrival, entering through Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport or Nay Pyi Taw International Airport. The stay can be extended according to the rules and regulations only for the Research purpose; the other types (workshop, seminar, meeting) cannot apply for extension.

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Limits of the record
  • Application through Myanmar embassies/consulates is not described in these sources.
  • Changing to another status is not addressed.

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

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