• • • Click here for a list of Myanmar Embassies
Worldwide
• • • Click here to download a current Visa
application form.
Thai tourists: An "Overland Entry" is permitted
for Thai tourists with a border pass, and for third
party tourists with a Visa at the following
Myanmar-Thai border crossings: Tachilke, Three
Pagoda Pass, Myawaddy, and Kawthaung.
Chinese Tourists: The same applies to Chinese
tourists as Thai tourists at Chinese-Myanmar
crossings: Lweje, Nam Kham, Kyukoke, Kwanlong and
Mong Lar.
CUSTOMS: What to declare: Foreign currency more
that US $2000 Jewelry Electronic items Cameras. It
is strictly forbidden to export the following:
- Antiquities
- Archaeologically valuable items
- Buddha statues more than 6" in height
DUTY FREE: You are allowed:
- Two bottles of liquor
- Two cartons of cigarettes
- 100 Cigars
- 1.5 lbs. of tobacco
- 1 pint bottle of perfune or cologne
CURRENCY: The monetary unit in Myanar is
the Kyat (pronounced 'chat') Visitors are not
allowed to bring in or take out Kyat. Foreign
currency must be exhanged only at authorized money
changers at the airport, hotels, and
banks.International credit cards and travelers
checks are not widely used, except at major hotels
and restaurants.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CERTIFICATE (FEC) : All
travelers arriving into Myanmar (with the exception
of package tours or those with Business Visas) are
required to exchange US $200 for FEC's which have an
exchange rate equal to the U.S. Dollar. SEPTEMBER
2003 UPDATE !!
You no longer need to exchange $200 for FEC's
(Foreign Exchange Currency) Traveling to Myanmar
gets easier and easier!
HEALTH ISSUES : No vaccination certificate
is required to enter Myanmar, unless you are coming
from an infected area. Normal "travel shots" are
advised, contact your local health department, or
visit one of these websites:
www.cdc.gov/travel/destinat.htm
www.healthytraveler.com
AIRPORT TAX : A departure tax of US $10
payable in US Currency or FEC's is required. No
departure tax is required for domestic flights.
ELECTRICAL POWER : 230 Volts AC and also
50 HZ. You can use the 3-prong or the 2-prong
European style plug. In a few hotels you can use the
standard US 2-prong kplug.
ELECTRICAL POWER : 230 Volts AC and also
50 HZ. You can use the 3-prong or the 2-prong
European style plug. In a few hotels you can use the
standard US 2-prong kplug.
DRESS CODE : Remember this is a Buddhist
country and always dress modestly. Shorts and tank
tops for men and women should be avoided. When
entering religious sites and pagodas, it is required
to remove shoes and socks. It is also customary to
remove your shoes when entering someone's home, so
bring along shoes that are easy to slip on adn off.
You will notice that the Burmese generally wear
thong-style sandals as they are very convenient.
HOW TO GET HERE : Yangon International
Airport and Mandalay International Airport are the
main gateways into Myanmar. There are regular
flights to Yangon from Bangkok and Singapore. Also
there are direct flights to Yangon from Doha,
Calcutta, Chiang Mai, Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming,
and Taipei.
Also Cruise Ships call at Yangon Port with Visa
on arrival being gratned with prior arrangement.
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