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Revision as of 13:01, 4 July 2023

Myanmar passport
The front cover of a contemporary Myanmar passport.
Bio data page
TypePassport
Issued by{{flag Ministry of Home Affairs }}
First issued1948 (first version)
April 2010 (machine-readable passport)
2023 (current version)
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityMyanmar citizenship
Expiration5 years
CostKs 35,000

The Myanmar passport is the passport issued to citizens of Myanmar, formerly Burma, for the purpose of international travel.

Offices

In 2014, authorities opened new passport issuing centres in Myanmar in addition to the existing two offices in Yangon and Mandalay. The new offices were opened in each seven states and seven regions of Myanmar, and also in the country’s capital Naypyidaw. [1]

Types

In April 2010 the Myanmar passport was upgraded from hand-written to machine readable passport.

Previously, three types of passport were issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Government officials were issued with a green passport. Diplomats were issued with a blue passport. All other citizens receive a red passport.

In 2016, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that nine types of passports in different colours would be issued to Myanmar citizens.

The nine types are:

  • PB – Business Passport;
  • PT – Dependent Passport;
  • PJ – Job Passport;
  • PR – Religious Passport;
  • PS – Seaman Passport;
  • PE – Student Passport;
  • PV – Visit Passport;
  • PD – Diplomatic Passport and
  • PO – Official Passport.

A red passport will be issued for citizens, a blue passport for diplomats and a green passport for governmental officials. [2] The red passport is valid for 5 years and the green passport for three.

Identity Information Page

The Myanmar passport includes the following data:

  • Photo of Passport Holder
  • Type (PV)
  • Code (MMR)
  • Passport No.
  • Given Names
  • Nationality
  • Date of Birth
  • Sex
  • Place of Birth
  • Date of Issue
  • Date of Expiry
  • Authority

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

Languages

The data page/information page is printed in English.

Passport Requirements

Passport requirements were changed by the Myanmar government in 2020.[3]

  • Appointment Letter and Application Form
  • Original and copy of Passport (Bio data page and Observations Pages)
  • National Identification Card (Original and Copy)
  • Household Member List (Copy) CDC (Original and Copy)

Steps to apply for Myanmar Passport

1. Get Online Appointment on official website.[4]

2. After filled complete your Personal information Payment 35,000 MMK for a passport book at the official website.

3. After the payment online, you can get the Appointment Letter form from their website.

4. Those who lost their Myanmar passports will be charged a fine of 45,000 kyats in addition to 35,000 MMK for a new passport.

5. The citizenship confirmation card and the list of households (original) will be checked at the immigration counter for citizenship.

6. Those who have lost their Myanmar passports abroad can receive the bank receipt by paying 35,000 MMK for a passport book and a 75 USD fine for losing the passport abroad at the Myanma Economic Bank counter.

7. After filling out the form, take a photo in the photo department.

8. After taking a photo, fill out the application form correctly, check it at the application counter and receive a receipt.

9. When you receive your receipt, include your name and address on the receipt.

Visa requirements

Main article: Visa requirements for Myanmar citizens
Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Myanmar passports In 2019, Myanmar citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 46 countries and territories, ranking the Myanmar passport 95th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.
  Myanmar
  Visa free access
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required

As of January 2018, Myanmar ordinary passport holders can travel to Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam without a visa. They are permitted to enter and remain in those countries for not more than 14 days without visa except the Philippines and Singapore, which permits a stay of up to 30 days. [5]

Visa on Arrival for Myanmar citizens is available in Maldives and Macau while eVisa is available to enter India.[6][7] The Transit Without Visa (TWOV) is applicable at KLIA and KLIA2 airport for Myanmar citizens holding ordinary passport for a maximum of 120 hours stop-over in Malaysia.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Former passports

The front cover of a British Indian passport.

Prior to Burmese independence in 1948, British Indian passports were issued to residents of Burma when it was a part of the British Raj.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar Govt Opens 15 New Passport Issuing Offices". 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ "9 types of passports to be issued for Myanmar citizens".
  3. ^ "Embassy of The Republic of The Union of Myanmar » Consular". Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. ^ "https://www.passport.gov.mm/". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ "List of Countries Having Bilateral Visa Exemption Agreements with Myanmar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  6. ^ "A thirty day free visa is issued on arrival for all Nationalities". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  7. ^ "e-Visa Facility is available for nationals of following countries/territories".
  8. ^ "Transit Without Visa (TWOV), Malaysia".
  9. ^ "Transit Without Visa (TWOV), Malaysia". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  10. ^ "Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar Get Visa-Free Entry to Indonesia - News - PATA". pata.org. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Vietnam Waives Visa Requirement for Burmese Travelers". irrawaddy.org. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Visa-free deal signed with Cambodia". mmtimes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Myanmar, Indonesia hammer out visa-free agreement". ttgasia.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  14. ^ "PHL-Myanmar agreement on visa exemption takes effect on January 4, 2014". gov.ph. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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