Affected by the epidemic recently, many epidemics have broken out in various countries. Repeated outbreaks have also restricted travel across countries. Myanmar has also introduced the latest entry regulations under the influence of the epidemic. See below for details.

1. Apply for a visa

There are currently two ways [(1. Apply for approval first and then apply for a visa; (2. Direct visa application]], 3 ways to apply for a Myanmar visa (special during the epidemic) Business visa

1. How to apply for a visa: first apply for "approval" and then apply for a visa

1 Please ask the Myanmar Enterprise China Chamber of Commerce to help member units and Chinese-funded enterprises working in Myanmar. Chinese employees apply for visa approval "approval documents".

2 After obtaining the "approval documents", go to the Myanmar embassy or consulate in China to apply for a visa.

3 Features: The visa has an "entry approval number" issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar. The inbound flight has been declared when applying, and you can enter directly according to the declaration time.

2. The second way to apply for a visa: apply for "approval" first. , and then apply for a visa.

1 Apply for the “approval” of the visa permit corresponding to your own business through the Military Industrial Commission or the competent authority of the Myanmar government,

2 After obtaining the “approval document” , go to the Myanmar embassy or consulate in China with the "approval document"

3 You can apply by yourself, or you can ask a local agent in Myanmar to help you apply.

4 Features: Visa. With the "Entry Approval Number" issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, you can directly enter the country by reporting the entry flight information.

3. The third way to apply for a visa: directly to the Myanmar embassy or consulate in China. Apply for a special visa.

1 Apply for a special visa at the Myanmar embassy or consulate in China.

2 You can apply by yourself or ask a local agent in Myanmar to assist you.

< p>3 Features: It is fast and can be approved in about 1 week; under special circumstances, you can apply for special approval; but the visa does not have an "entry approval number" issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar. After the visa is approved, it needs to be based on the travel itinerary of the air ticket. , visa page and passport information page, declare entry information to the relevant immigration bureau of Myanmar, and then go to Myanmar after approval.

4 Visa office information:

Basic information: passport, photo, Copy of ID card.

Information: Myanmar company invitation letter, Myanmar company business license, Chinese company certification letter, etc.

According to Myanmar media (Mirror), the Myanmar government announced that it will. International commercial flights will resume in the first quarter of 2022, and visa policies will be relaxed. Foreigners can apply for business visas in January 2022. (The specific situation needs to wait for further notice from the Myanmar government.

< p>The above information was collected before November 15, 2021. It is not ruled out that there will be updates and changes to the information later.

For more information, please also consult the Myanmar Embassy in China.

< p>: 2. Purchase air tickets

1. How to purchase air tickets

1 Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines tickets can be purchased through 3 channels:

A. Purchase on the websites, customer service platforms, and mobile apps of the three airlines.

B. Purchase on the travel ticketing website.

C. Ask an air ticket agent and visa agent to help purchase.

2 If you have an international ticket for a Myanmar Airlines flight, you can contact the editor.

2. Report outbound flight information

Send the passport home page, visa page, and air ticket and travel itinerary (the content must be written in English, not Chinese) to the Myanmar Embassy or Consulate in China. Please help the embassy or consulate to report the entry information to the relevant authorities in Myanmar for filing. 1. Departure flight information must be submitted 5 working days in advance. If there is not enough time, the information may not be available. Airlines and the Myanmar Immigration Bureau may not be able to register or enter Myanmar.

2 The above process is only applicable to "special visas" without approval numbers. < /p>

3. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the Myanmar Embassy in China directly.

:3. Boarding and leaving the country

1. Prepare the certificates and documents to be carried

5. International travel health certificate (can shorten the quarantine time after entry< /p>

Nucleic acid test report instructions

The test report must be done within 72 hours before arriving in Yangon. The nucleic acid test can be done at the testing institution at the place of flight departure, or at the place where you live. The organization does it, but the following points should be noted:

1 The content of the test report should be in English or Chinese and English (Myanmar officials cannot understand Chinese, so they do not recognize test reports that are only in Chinese. You can choose to report in English

2 The test report must have my English name and passport number.

3 The test report must be printed as a paper document with the red seal of the testing agency; no. It may be an electronic version or a photo on a mobile phone.

4 Calculate the time for testing and reporting. The test cannot be too early, but it must be within 72 hours before arriving in Yangon. Some inspection agencies can. The report is issued on the same day, and some can only be issued on the next day. It is necessary to calculate whether the time of issuance of the inspection report matches the time of flight departure.

About obtaining the "International Travel Health Certificate". p>After November, the Myanmar government introduced new entry control measures for foreigners, stipulating that foreigners who have been vaccinated and hold an "International Travel Health Certificate" can be quarantined for 7 days, while foreigners without this certificate are still Requires 10 days of quarantine.

2. Registration process

Go through check-in at the airline counter, change your boarding pass, enter the international departure port, check customs luggage, and check the border. and exit, check the security check, wait for the plane, and take off.

1 The airline recommends: arrive 4.5 hours before departure for check-in and check-in procedures, because under the epidemic prevention and control, the security check before international flights take off. Exit procedures and epidemic prevention and control inspections will take more time.

2 When changing your boarding pass, you need to show your passport, visa, nucleic acid test certificate and other documents to the airline, then check your luggage and print your boarding pass. .

3 Enter the international departure port, scan the QR code, complete the "Entry and Exit Health Declaration", and register and fill in your personal exit information.

4 Arrive at the "Customs Inspection Counter" and carry your luggage with you. After the baggage passes through the baggage security inspection machine, the customs will check whether there are any items that need to be declared or are prohibited from leaving the country.

5 Go to the "border inspection" channel and present your passport and visa. At the same time, the border inspection staff may go through the exit procedures. It is required to present an invitation letter from Myanmar, a certification letter from China, and relevant information on outbound work.

6 After completing the above procedures, finally pass the "security check" and enter the terminal to wait and prepare to board.

IV. Entry and Quarantine

General entry process

——Airplane arrival,——Go through entry formalities,——Go to hotel for quarantine. End, release!

1. Entry preparation on the plane: Flight attendants will issue "Arrival Card" and "Health Declaration Card" on the plane for passengers to fill out.

1All content must be filled in English. This is the reference text for both cards.

2 Special reminder: Please remember to bring your signature or ballpoint pen before boarding. Of course, you can also ask someone to borrow your pen, but you will generally not be refused.

2. After arriving at Yangon Airport and getting off the plane, follow the airport staff into the arrival hall from the corridor bridge. Don’t worry if you don’t know where to find the process. The arrival hall is not big and all the immigration processes can be seen within your field of vision. Just follow the crowd and move forward.

3. The entry process after walking from the flight arrival hall on the second floor to the entry hall on the first floor includes:

Passing health and epidemic prevention inspection -, police entry information inspection, immigration inspection, Pick up your luggage, get on the bus - and check into the isolation hotel.

1 Queue first for the "health and epidemic prevention" inspection: non-contact temperature measurement, "Health Declaration Card", "Nucleic Acid Test Report", "7-day Quarantine Certificate", after showing the seal of the "International Travel Health Certificate" Get it back;

2 Then go with the team and show your passport, Myanmar invitation letter, Myanmar company business card or other information about the Myanmar company to the inspection police at the police counter;

3 Go to the exit again At the immigration counter, show your passport (visa), hand over the "Immigration Card", and stamp the entry stamp.

4 After the above I

After arriving at Yangon Airport, except for staff from various airport departments, all passengers are not allowed to have contact with outsiders, and relatives and friends are not allowed to pick them up. After completing the entry formalities, the quarantine hotel staff arranged by the airport epidemic prevention department will directly conduct quarantine. Only when the quarantine is over and you leave the quarantine hotel can you see your relatives and friends.

Isolated hotels

1. In principle, quarantine hotels are arranged on a rotating basis among hotels approved by the Myanmar government that can accept quarantined personnel.

2. If you want to stay in your designated hotel for quarantine, you must first check whether the hotel has been accepted by the Myanmar government and is qualified for quarantine; secondly, you must submit a request to the Yangon Epidemic Prevention Committee at least 7 days in advance. Application (The hotel where you plan to stay can apply. After obtaining consent, the hotel can arrange a car to pick you up at the airport and send you to the hotel for quarantine.

The cost of isolation

1. Hotel room rate per It costs US$70-100 per person per day (including three meals (the room rate varies slightly depending on the hotel level and room type), and the ticket price from the airport to the hotel is US$5-10 per person (different hotels charge different prices). The Myanmar government announced that the cost of two nucleic acid tests is 200,000 kyat per person per time, but most hotels charge in US dollars

2. Within a few days after checking into the hotel, the hotel service staff will notify the guest of payment and provide details. You can also pay at the hotel. The front desk requires others to pay.

3. In addition, it should be noted that the hotel may leave the guest's passport at the front desk and return it to the guest when checking out.

Nucleic acid test

After check-in, the hotel service staff will call the guests to inform them when to take the nucleic acid test. Generally, guests will go to a lobby of the hotel to line up for the test. At this time, please pay attention to wearing masks and other epidemic prevention items. During the quarantine, you need to do two tests

Language exchange

The quarantine hotel will arrange for at least one Myanmar employee who can speak Chinese to pick up the airport and guide the pick-up bus. , explain how to check into the hotel, convey various announcements, etc., and also help with translation and communication during the quarantine. If you know English, you can also communicate with the Myanmar service staff in the hotel directly without waiting for translation.

Food

During the quarantine, three meals a day are included in the hotel fee, usually fast food boxes, fruits and soups. The dishes will be changed every day to avoid repetition. Hotels run by Burmese people are mainly Burmese-style. Chinese food. If you are lucky enough to be isolated in a hotel owned by Chinese people, you can also eat more authentic Chinese box lunches.

Communication with WIFI

The WIFI signal in the hotel is not very good. , the mobile phone card signal is relatively good. You can ask your local friends to buy you a mobile phone card and data package, and forward it to your room through the hotel.

There are currently four mobile communication companies in Myanmar, MPT and Ooredo. , Telenor, Mytel. The communication fees and mobile data fees of each company are similar, but the basic fee of each card is 1,500 kyat. There is no upper limit for recharge. Can't make calls. It's better to buy a mobile data package in advance to save money. Otherwise, the stored value will be lost faster than the money will be lost.

People who have been to Myanmar know that the slow pace is common. , but it does not apply to Myanmar’s traffic. Although the local network only has 4G, it is not the 5G that has been popularized in the country. From this perspective, domestic mobile companies are all conscientious. enterprise!

Leave

After the quarantine is over, you can notify the hotel to send a luggage cart to the room to help pick up your luggage.

Check out at the front desk and get your passport back. The front desk will give you detailed receipts for room fees, transportation fees, inspection fees, and a letter proving the completion of quarantine.

Be especially careful not to be so excited about being released from quarantine that you forget to bring your passport.

Note: The isolation certificate and test report must be kept properly and may be required to be produced under certain circumstances.

The above information was collected before November 15, 2021, and it is not ruled out that there will be updates and changes to the information later.