Immigration grants new visa types

Entry into Myanmar by foreign visitors, including businesspeople, tourists and students, will get easier starting today.

The Ministry of Immigration is now offering six new types of entry visa and three types of re-entry visa to international visitors effective January 11.

The move reflects a proliferation in the ways that foreign visitors can now enter the country, whether by air, by sea or via border gateways, said U Aung Thiha, deputy director of the Immigration and National Registration Department under the Ministry of Immigration.

“That’s why we need new entry and re-entry visa types that make the process easier,” he told The Myanmar Times.

According to the immigration ministry’s website, foreign visitors can now apply for one of 12 types of entry visa and three types of re-entry visa as of today.

“We granted the new visa types because of the various kinds of visitors who come to Myanmar, whether for work, study, meditation or holiday,” he said. (Courtesy of Myanmar Times)