Travel is always interesting, exciting and informative. But often tourists face practical difficulties and problems, especially when preparing documents. Before planning a vacation in any country in the world, find out in advance what the conditions for entry into its territory.
So, do I need a visa to Myanmar? Unfortunately, this state refers to those that require a domestic tourist visa. However, it's quite easy to get it - you just need to know how. So, let's find out what the rules for issuing a visa to such an exotic country as Myanmar (Burma).
How to apply for a visa to Myanmar?
You can do this in one of four ways:
- To issue a visa online is very simple on the website of the Myanmar Visa Portal. There you need to fill out an application form in English and attach the photo electronically. Preliminary it is necessary to book a flight and hotel in one of the cities of Myanmar . Payment ($ 30 visa fee and $ 45 for processing documents) is also made online, with a credit card. Consideration of your application will take up to 10 working days, and confirmation of a positive response will be a document that will be sent to your e-mail address. Visa confirmation will need to be printed out to show during check-in for the flight and upon arrival at one of the airports in the country .
- You can also obtain a visa to Myanmar at the consular section of the embassy of this country. You will need a valid passport for at least 6 more months, two standard 3x4 cm photographs and a completed questionnaire signed personally. Babies are required to provide a birth certificate, and children who have reached the age of 7, also photos. It is noteworthy that documents for obtaining a visa do not necessarily have to be submitted by yourself. A person can leave the group of people. The whole procedure will take 3-4 working days. When issuing a visa at the consulate, you should not mention that you work in the media (even if you are really a journalist, photographer or videographer) - as practice shows, the authorities of Myanmar do not like this. Although the country has become available for tourist trips not so long ago, it is still wary of visitors.
- And, at last, one more variant is registration of the visa upon arrival to the country. Citizens who flew to Yangon International Airport from Guangzhou or Siem Reap are entitled to do this, and only by the Myanmar Airlines plane. This method is especially convenient for those who do not have the Embassy of Myanmar in the country (for example, Ukrainians). The package of documents is standard, the visa fee is minimal.
- If you travel to Myanmar through Bangkok, you know: you can apply for a visa. To do this, you need to contact the visa department in Bangkok, at the corner of the streets
Pan and Thanon Salton Nuea are next to the Sursak metro station. The package of documents includes a completed application form with an attached photo and a passport. The visa fee is paid in Thai baht - for non-urgent registration (3 days) it is 810 baht, for urgent (1 day) - 1290 baht, and on hands it is necessary to have the air ticket as proof that the visa is really needed to you on the same day.
The cost of issuing a visa in the second, third and fourth cases will be only $ 20, while in the first - in total 75 cu As for the time spent in the country, it is limited to 28 days, but even during this time you can fully enjoy the local sights , taste the national cuisine and relax on the snow-white Burmese beaches of the resorts of Ngapali and Ngve-Saung .