Myanmar's Ministry of Immigration and Population (MOIP) allows business travelers to apply for e-Visa online

Business travellers to Myanmar from now will be able to apply for e-Visa online, according to the Ministry of Immigration and Population (MOIP).

Myanmar government introduced an online visa (e-Visa) system last September in a bid to boost tourism as part of its $500-million Tourism Master Plan. However, only tourists were allowed to apply for e-Visa prior to the new move.

“We have introduced this system to make it more convenient for businesspeople and investors to come into our country. We hope this move will attract more investors and eventually boost the country’s FDI,” a deputy director at the Immigration and National Registration Department under MOIP told Myanmar Business Today.

To apply for a business e-Visa, an applicant will need a valid passport, and upload one colour photo (4.8cmX3.8cm), company registration (Certificate of Incorporation) and a letter of invitation.   

The visa costs $70 and can be paid via Visa, MasterCard, American Express and JCB credit cards. Myanmar also gives business visas on arrival and it costs only $50.

The validity of e-Visa approval letter will be 90 days from the issue date. If it is expired, entry will be denied. Length of stay for an e-Visa will be 70 days from the date of arrival in Myanmar.

The MOIP said that an applicant will receive an email acknowledgement within one hour after successful payment. The processing time is up to three working days.

An e-Visa will be valid for a single entry and re-entry will require a new visa. However, with relevant Ministry recommendation letter, a traveller may extend the business visa, MOIP said.

Passengers with e-Visa will be permitted to enter only through the international airports in Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw.

The business e-Visa is now available for citizens of 50 countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, the US and the UK

Source: http://www.mmbiztoday.com/articles/moip-allows-business-travellers-apply-visas-online

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