Myanmar e-Visa
Everything you need to apply for your Myanmar e-Visa: the requirements, the documents, and the steps from start to approval.
Official Myanmar government portalOverview
The Myanmar tourist e-Visa is the country's online travel authorisation for leisure visits, issued through the official Ministry of Immigration and Population portal at evisa.moip.gov.mm. It replaces the need to queue at an embassy: you apply online and receive an approval letter by email. It is available to nationals of more than 100 countries, including travellers from the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada and Australia, who hold a passport valid for the trip.
The approval letter is valid for 90 days from the date it is issued, which is your window to enter the country, and it permits a single entry with a stay of up to 28 days. It helps to read those two figures separately: the 90 days is how long you have to arrive, while the 28 days is how long you may remain once admitted. Re-entry after you leave needs a new e-Visa.
The tourist e-Visa covers tourism only: sightseeing, cultural visits and short leisure trips. It does not cover paid work, study toward a degree, journalism for a Myanmar outlet, business dealings with local entities, or residence, which follow separate visa procedures this service does not handle. Each traveller, including children and infants, needs their own e-Visa linked to their own passport.
Requirements in detail
Gather everything below before you open the Myanmar tourist e-Visa form, so the application goes through on the first attempt. You need a passport valid for at least six months beyond your arrival date, with one blank page, plus a clear copy of its photo page, because the e-Visa is tied to that exact document; keep its number and its issue and expiry dates beside you. A recent digital passport-style photograph is required, taken against a plain light background with your full face visible and no head covering except for religious reasons; a blurred scan or a photo that crops the face is the item travellers most often get wrong, so take both in good light.
Have your accommodation address in Myanmar and a return or onward flight booking ready. A working email address receives the approval letter, and a payment card covers the single all-inclusive price, which includes the government fee, itemised on your receipt. Every traveller, including each child and infant, needs their own e-Visa linked to their own passport, so prepare one set of documents for each applicant.
What you'll need
Have these ready before you begin your application. Requirements can vary by nationality and trip purpose.
- Passport with at least six months validity and one blank page
- Recent digital passport photograph
- Confirmed accommodation in Myanmar
- Return or onward flight booking
- Email address for e-Visa delivery
- Payment method (one all-inclusive price)
How to apply
Applying for the Myanmar tourist e-Visa is done entirely online, step by step. First, confirm the e-Visa applies to you: it is available to nationals of more than 100 countries, and each traveller, including children, needs their own. Second, gather your passport, photograph and trip details as listed above.
Third, complete the online application form, entering your name and passport number exactly as they appear in the passport, since a single mismatched character is the usual reason an application is delayed. Fourth, review the single all-inclusive price and pay; the application is checked for completeness before it reaches the Ministry of Immigration and Population. Finally, the approved e-Visa approval letter arrives by email.
Myanmar expects a printed copy at the border, where the airline and immigration officers ask to see it, so carry a printed copy as well as a digital one, and travel on the same passport you applied with.
On arrival
Carry a printed copy of your approved Myanmar e-Visa approval letter together with your passport. The airline checks it before you board, and immigration officers at the border ask to see it on arrival, so a digital copy alone is not enough. Travel on the exact passport you applied with, since the e-Visa is linked to it electronically.
Enter through one of the listed international airports or authorised land checkpoints named on your approval. The e-Visa lets you request entry, but the final admission decision rests with the immigration officer at the port of entry, who may ask about the purpose and length of your trip, so keep your accommodation details and your return or onward ticket within reach.
Government processing time
What the issuing authority typically takes once the application is submitted.
Government processing: Myanmar Ministry of Immigration decides in 1 to 5 business days. VisitPass review: Standard under 24h; Priority under 6h; Urgent under 30 min. The application is checked for completeness, submitted to the authority, and the confirmation issued.
When to apply: Myanmar's stated minimum is about three working days and many tourist e-Visas come back within a day or two, but timings shift around peak season and public holidays. Apply a week or more before your departure rather than the night before, and an approval is never issued the moment you pay.
At a glance
- Validity
- 90 days
- Maximum stay
- 28 days
- Entry type
- Single
Who can apply
Available to nationals of more than 100 countries through the official Ministry of Immigration portal (evisa.moip.gov.mm). The TOURIST e-Visa is valid 90 days from issuance with single-entry use up to 28 days. Each traveller including children needs their own e-Visa.
Business and other visa categories follow separate procedures and are NOT covered by this service.
Is this the official application?
VisitPass is an independent travel-document service, not a government website and not affiliated with the Ministry of Immigration and Population. Your application is submitted to the official Myanmar e-Visa system, and the government fee is paid in full to the issuing authority and itemised on your receipt; the service fee covers preparing the application, reviewing it for completeness before submission, and email support. You can always apply directly on the government portal yourself; many travellers choose a guided form to complete it in their own language and have it checked before it is sent.
The decision to grant the e-Visa rests solely with the Myanmar government.
Myanmar help desk
Have questions about your e-Visa? Email the Myanmar desk and we reply within 24 hours.
myanmar@visitpass-online.comVisitPass is an independent visa-application service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by any government. Government fees go directly to the issuing authority and are listed separately in your receipt.