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Myanmar Tourist Visa on an Indian Passport

The Indian passport is not the most travel-friendly, but we’re lucky to have exceptions – and the Myanmar tourist visa is one of them.



The Indian passport is not the most travel-friendly, but we’re lucky to have exceptions – and the Myanmar tourist visa is one of them.

The Myanmar evisa is easy to apply for, quick to score, and allows hassle-free entry into Myanmar. Behold, a quick and easy guide on how to get a Myanmar tourist visa on an Indian passport, including a Myanmar visa on arrival for Indian citizens.



In January 2019, when I travelled overland from Thailand to India via Myanmar, I was relieved to learn that Myanmar offers Indian citizens both, eVisa and visa on arrival. Not wanting to risk showing up at a land border to get a Myanmar visa on arrival on my Indian passport, I decided to apply online for a Myanmar eVisa – and was delighted to receive a confirmed visa by email within 24 hours!

If you plan to travel to Myanmar soon, here’s what you need to know to score a Myanmar tourist visa on an Indian passport.
You need to print out your Myanmar eVisa to show it before you board your flight, and at the port of entry in Myanmar. The eVisa remains valid for 90 days from the date of issue, of which you can stay for 28 days in Myanmar. At the time of writing this, there were no provisions to extend this eVisa for a longer stay.
According to the Embassy of Myanmar in India, the Myanmar visa on arrival is available for Indian passport holders landing at international airports – before November 2019. The fee and duration of stay is the same as that for the eVisa.
If you want to get a longer tourist visa, or save a little bit of money, you could apply for the Myanmar tourist visa at the Embassy of Myanmar in New Delhi. The processing fee is INR 2800, and the processing time is usually 2 days. Besides the visa application form and two recent photos, you also need to show confirmed hotel and flight bookings.
The Myanmar visa is among the easiest we can get on the Indian passport. Reason enough to plan a trip to this incredible country? I think so.






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