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Visa-Free Tourist Entry

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?

Since 1 September 2022, ordinary passport holders of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam do not need a visa for tourist visits within their exemption period (14 days; 30 days for Vietnam) when entering and departing through Yangon, Mandalay or Naypyidaw International Airports. Ordinary passport holders of Singapore do not need a visa for tourist visits of up to 30 days and can use all International Checkpoints. Travellers who want to stay longer than the exemption period must apply for the appropriate eVisa. The official source does not give a full nationality list for other travellers.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Tourist visits: effective from 01 September 2022, ordinary passport holders of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and of Singapore, do not require a visa for tourist visits of up to the exemption period.

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  • The MOFA bilateral visa-exemption list (as of 8 July 2026) also gives ordinary-passport stays for Belarus, Malaysia and Russia, but states no purpose; those are not covered by this answer.
  • Permitted or excluded activities beyond tourist visits are not listed.
  • https://evisa.moip.gov.mm/notice/tourist
    Effective from 01 September 2022, ordinary passport holders from the following countries do not require a visa for tourist visits of up to Exemption Period if entering and departing from Yangon, Mandalay, or Naypyidaw International Airports. If you would like to stay in Myanmar over Exemption Period, please apply for the appropriate e-Visa.
  • https://evisa.moip.gov.mm/notice/tourist
    No. Country Exemption Period 1 Brunei 14 days 2 Cambodia 14 days 3 Indonesia 14 days 4 Laos 14 days 5 Philippines 14 days 6 Thailand 14 days 7 Vietnam 30 days
  • https://evisa.moip.gov.mm/notice/tourist
    Effective from 01 September 2022, ordinary passport holders of Singapore citizens do not require a visa for tourist visits of up to 30 days and you can enter and depart from all International Checkpoints.

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

Durations of stay listed for ordinary passport holders under the bilateral visa exemption agreements: Belarus 30 days; Brunei Darussalam 14 days; Cambodia 14 days; Indonesia 14 days; Laos 14 days; Malaysia 14 days; Philippines 14 days; Russia 30 days; Singapore 30 days; Thailand 14 days; Vietnam 30 days. The official source does not state entry count, validity or rolling-period rules.

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  • Entry count, validity and rolling-period rules are not stated.
  • Purpose (tourism) covered by each agreement is not stated.
  • https://www.mofa.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/List-of-Countries-Having-Bilateral-Visa-Exemption-Agreements-with-Myanmar-AS-of-8-7-2026-1-1.pdf
    2. Belarus  30 days  30 days  30 days 3. Brazil  30 days  30 days  4. Brunei  14 days  14 days  14 days Darussalam * 5. Cambodia *  30 days  30 days  14 days 6. China(P.R.C)  30 days  30 days  7. India  90 days  90 days  8. Indonesia *  14 days  14 days  14days 9. Japan  90 days   10. Korea  90 days  9 0 days  (Republic of Korea) 11. Laos *  30 days  30 days  14 days 12. Malaysia *  30 days  30 days  14 days 13. Mongolia  30 days  30 days  14. Morocco  90 days  90 days  15. Nepal  90 days  90 days  16. Philippines *  30 days  30 days  14 days 17. Russia  90 days  90 days  30 days 18. Singapore *  30 days  30 days  30 days 19. Thailand *  30 days  30 days  14 days 20. Vietnam *  30 days  30 days  30 days 21.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel and passport evidence.

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  • The consulted official sources do not state this route-specific fact.

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

No visa is needed within the exemption period. Ordinary passport holders of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam must enter and depart from Yangon, Mandalay or Naypyidaw International Airports; ordinary passport holders of Singapore can enter and depart from all International Checkpoints. Those who would like to stay in Myanmar over the exemption period are told to apply for the appropriate e-Visa.

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  • The notice does not say whether a visa-exempt stay can be extended in-country or changed to another status; it only points to applying for an e-Visa for a longer stay.
  • https://evisa.moip.gov.mm/notice/tourist
    Effective from 01 September 2022, ordinary passport holders from the following countries do not require a visa for tourist visits of up to Exemption Period if entering and departing from Yangon, Mandalay, or Naypyidaw International Airports. If you would like to stay in Myanmar over Exemption Period, please apply for the appropriate e-Visa.
  • https://evisa.moip.gov.mm/notice/tourist
    No. Country Exemption Period 1 Brunei 14 days 2 Cambodia 14 days 3 Indonesia 14 days 4 Laos 14 days 5 Philippines 14 days 6 Thailand 14 days 7 Vietnam 30 days
  • https://evisa.moip.gov.mm/notice/tourist
    Effective from 01 September 2022, ordinary passport holders of Singapore citizens do not require a visa for tourist visits of up to 30 days and you can enter and depart from all International Checkpoints.

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

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