Business Visas

Member since 21 July 2015

nipper22Member03 August 2015 14:48:47

Hi All
I am just wondering if anyone out there can unravel this problem for me.
I have just been to the Myanmar Consulate in Bangkok in the hope of getting a 6 month multi entry Business visa. My understanding is that I would have to exit and re-enter Myanmar every ten weeks or less. I have read that I was eligible for the 6 month visa after having had three previous 10 week Business visas.
The visa section down the side street of the Consulate told me that I needed to go to the Consulate proper on the main street as my Business visas were obtained on arrival at Yangon Airport and not from the Consulate visa section. The difference between a Business visa on arrival and one obtained from the Consulate is an unknown to me still.
Of course when I tried twice to talk to someone in the main consulate area about this specifically, they weren't listening and of course being a foreigner, they just think you are lost and send you back regardless.
There were questions I wanted to ask such as:
With a 6 month Business visa can I enter Myanmar by land at the usual crossings?
Can I exit and re-enter as many times as I like?
Does the 6 month clock stop when I leave Myanmar and start again when I re-enter?
I settled for a 10 week Business Visa in the end as even if I was able to get to the bottom of the 6 month issue it was going to cost about 7,400 Baht.
I had tried to find this information online but maybe it is one of those time when you have to use an agent to get it right, I don't know.
Let me know if you have any experience with this issue, I would love to know for the next time around.
Malcolm

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shini4 New member

Member since 11 January 2014

shini4New member04 August 2015 02:20:25

Hi, I haven't heard about 6 months visa.

I normally enter Yangon with Business Visa (valid 70 days), as far as i know this is the longest duration a visa can get (compared to tourist visa). Since cannot extend / renew the visa while i am inside the country -- i have to get out the country every 70 days (normally to Bangkok).
Overstay is $3 per day, paid in airport (no need to report before going to airport).

Now we can apply business visa online (instead of only visa on arrival): http://evisa.moip.gov.mm/.
Only certain cities are the port of entries, check the website to get the updated info.

Another website http://www.mip.gov.mm/detail-informatio … extension/ is not uptodate (i think).

Thuong Thuong New member

Member since 05 August 2015

Thuong ThuongNew member05 August 2015 14:34:10

Hi,

I am working in Yangon, luckily i ussually apply visa for our staff.

Yes, with 6 months visa, they called it is a Multiple business visa. In this 6 months, you can re-entry to Myanmar as much as you waint. If you are living in Myanmar, as a foreigner, you need a stay permit (FRC).
Befor extention day (1 month) i will apply for extention visa for next 6 month.

If you apply multiple visa out of Myanmar, your passport need at least 1 or 1 times with business visa.
But if you alredy in Myanmar with Business visa, you can write the letter to ask for stay permit and multiple visa for 6 months.

Because we work with Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. We write letter to This office and MOHT write letter to immigriation to issuse the stay permit (multiple visa 6 months) for us.

It a but complicated, but if you need more detail information, you can call me viva : 0925 25 92 818. I will help you if i can.