An online visa service, introduced on September 1 in 2014, is currently only available to visitors entering Myanmar through the Rangoon International Airport. But this is going to change: Myanmars’s Ministry of Immigration and Population will begin issuing electronic visas for tourists at six additional locations, a ministry official told The Irrawaddy. The service will be extended to Mandalay, Naypyidaw and four overland crossings along Myanmars border with Thailand at Myawaddy, Tachilek, Kawthaung and Htee Khee.
Right now e-visa applications can be made on the government website of the ministry of immigration and population for arrivals in Yangon.
Applicants must complete an online visa form and make a credit card payment for fees (US Dollars 50 per person). Those approved will receive an emailed document that they can print out and present to immigration officers upon arrival. After approval, travelers have 90 days to enter Burma, where they can stay for up to 28 days. Eligibility has expanded to a total of 67 countries at present.
Other possibilities to get visa:
Apply at the embassy at home. Or: In Bangkok the Embassy of Myanmar offers a one-day-service for Visa. Read the tipps by yomadic.com and by www.myanmarvisa.com/bangkok.htm.
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Myanmar opens border with Thailand:
Overland travel from all entrances is now possible
Picture by Jonathan PioThe bridge from Mae Sot in Thailand to Tachilek in Myanmar: Now open for overland travels in Myanmar.
In another move to promote tourism Myanmar has opened four border crossings: Starting from August 28 the following border points are open:
. Mae Sai / Tachilek
. Mae Sot / Myawaddy
. Ban Phu Nam Ron / Htee Kee
. Ranong / Kawthoung
As the Ministry of Immigration writes, it will be possible to travel overland from these border points and leave Myanmar by all the other border points like Nay Pyi Taw International Airport, Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport and the points mentioned above. The Visitors are permitted to travel everywhere except the restricted areas designated by the Ministry of Home Affair. The list of restricted areas is available at the border entrances and exits. Visa ar still not available at the border and have to be applied for in advance. Until now at the mentioned checkpoints you could only enter for staying in nearby cities.
Picture by Tom Spender
The border crossing towards Thailand in Myawaddy
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