🇷🇼→🇲🇲Rwanda→Myanmar

Short-term leisure and tourism visits to Myanmar.

• Available as e-Visa (USD 50, 28 days, valid 90 days from issuance) for approximately 100 nationalities.
• Also available via Visa on Arrival at Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw International Airports for China, India, Japan, South Korea, Macau SAR, and Hong Kong SAR nationals (pilot programs).
• Embassy/consulate tourist visa fee is USD 40.
• Entry at designated international airports and Kawthaung land border.

Visits for business meetings, negotiations, and commercial activities in Myanmar.

• Available as e-Visa (USD 70) for 54 nationalities; requires invitation from registered Myanmar company or Chamber of Commerce.
• Also available as Visa on Arrival (USD 50, 70 days) at Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw International Airports for eligible nationalities.
• Multiple-entry options available at embassy (3 months USD 200, 6 months USD 400, 1 year USD 600).

Long-validity multiple-entry visa for eligible business personnel (and accompanying spouse/children) travelling under the ASEAN-China and Lancang-Mekong Cooperation frameworks.

• Special multiple-entry business visa issued under the ASEAN-China and Lancang-Mekong Cooperation frameworks: USD 600, up to 180 days stay per visit, valid 5 years.
• Restricted to eligible business personnel and accompanying spouse/children.
• Embassy/consulate-issued (not e-Visa or visa on arrival).
• Fee and terms per the official Myanmar Consulate General (Los Angeles) visa fee schedule; this is a reciprocal regional-cooperation facilitation category (member states of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area and the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation issue equivalent visas to each other's business travellers).
• Distinct from the standard Business Visa, whose multiple-entry option maxes out at 1 year validity.

Short-term transit through Myanmar en route to another destination.

Allows 24-hour transit. Available on arrival at Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw International Airports for eligible nationalities including most Western countries, ASEAN, and major Asian nations.

Entry for foreign nationals taking up employment in Myanmar.

• Initial single-entry Employment Visa (USD 50, 70 days) is obtained from Myanmar embassy abroad.
• After arrival, a Stay Permit must be obtained from the Ministry of Immigration.
• Multiple-entry versions available for extended validity.
• Work permit from Ministry of Labour is required separately.

Entry for foreign nationals enrolled in educational or training programs in Myanmar.

• Single-entry Education Visa (USD 50, 90 days).
• Multiple-entry: 1 year for USD 160 (per official Myanmar Consulate General Los Angeles and Embassy of Myanmar Riyadh fee schedules).
• Requires acceptance letter from an accredited Myanmar educational institution.
• Extensions possible with appropriate documentation.

Entry for foreign nationals visiting family members or for social/humanitarian purposes in Myanmar.

• Single-entry Social Visa (USD 50, 70 days).
• Multiple-entry options: 3 months USD 150, 6 months USD 300, 1 year USD 450 (per official Myanmar Consulate General Los Angeles fee schedule).
• Covers family visits and social activities.

Entry for foreign nationals engaging in religious activities, missionary work, or pilgrimages in Myanmar.

• Single-entry Religious Visa (USD 50, 70 days).
• Multiple-entry options: 3 months USD 150, 6 months USD 300, 1 year USD 450.
• Requires documentation from a recognized religious organization (missionary/clergy work).

Entry for foreign nationals attending meditation retreats or undertaking monastic/religious training at a Myanmar meditation centre, monastery, or under a Sayadaw.

• Myanmar is the only country that issues a dedicated Meditation Visa.
• Single-entry USD 50, 70 days stay, valid 3 months from issue; multiple-entry options USD 150 (3 months), USD 300 (6 months), USD 450 (1 year).
• Requires a sponsorship/invitation letter from a recognized Myanmar meditation centre, monastery, or Sayadaw plus approval from the Ministry of Religious Affairs (approval can take 2-4 months); embassy processing thereafter is roughly 5-7 business days.
• Extendable in-country at the Immigration Department (up to 1 year per extension).
• Distinct from the Religious Visa, which covers missionary/clergy work.
• Confirmed as a separate category by Myanmar Consulate Hong Kong and the Embassy of Myanmar, Ottawa.

Entry for foreign journalists and media personnel covering events in Myanmar.

• Single-entry Journalist Visa (USD 40, 28 days).
• Requires press credentials and assignment documentation.
• Must apply at Myanmar embassy abroad.
• Note: Myanmar has heavily restricted press access since the February 2021 coup; approvals are rare in practice.

Entry for foreign nationals attending or presenting at official workshops, seminars, conferences, or conducting research in Myanmar.

• Single-entry, 28 days, USD 40.
• Available via embassy and also as Visa on Arrival at Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyidaw International Airports for eligible nationalities.
• Research visa holders may apply for extensions.
• Invitation/approval letter from Myanmar institution or government agency required.

Entry for air crew and maritime crew members transiting or working in Myanmar.

• Visa on Arrival Crew Visa: USD 40, 28 days (Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyidaw International Airports for eligible nationalities).
• Embassy/consulate Crew Visa: single-entry USD 50 (90 days), multiple-entry USD 160 valid 2 years (per official Myanmar Consulate General Los Angeles and Embassy of Myanmar Riyadh fee schedules).
• Requires crew member documentation.

Entry for holders of diplomatic, official, or service passports traveling on government business.

• Diplomatic/Courtesy Visa is issued free of charge.
• Official Visa for non-diplomatic government travelers: single-entry USD 50, multiple-entry options USD 200-600.
• Separate from bilateral diplomatic visa exemption agreements.
• Duration determined case-by-case.