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Coolgreen

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Mar 18, 2012 10:42 PM
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MYANMAR E visa

Hi guys!
I don't know if someone already talked about this or not.
I heard that Myanmar E visa is going to start on April.
Visa will valid for 30 days, tourist visa, for who will stay in hotels during travel.
You can get more information at this site but it's still under construction.
http://www.myanmarevisa.gov.mm/index.html
In that site, they say :
"With the introduction of e-visa, foreign nationals who wish to travel to Myanmar no longer have to spend extra time and money for the visa application process. All the applicant has to do is to get online and submit the visa application in a few simple steps via user-friendly website."
I wish everything goes well.

Cheers!

montyman

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Mar 19, 2012 1:11 AM
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sounds just like a new & also untested, ordinary limited private company, doing the same internet visa applications as always available through other agents, check their prices and I personally suggest you get your visa direct through an embassy

nextplease

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Mar 19, 2012 3:08 AM
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Erm montyman - how would a private company get a website address on the Government (.gov.mm) domain? Or does that sort of thing happen in Myanmar?...

montyman

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Mar 19, 2012 5:53 AM
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private company run as all are by some generals lackie or other the one you show is run by acompany called called easenet ltd
heres another one http://www.myanmarvisa.com/ for all intents and purposes looks like an official govt online visa
since becoming a democracy the leopard is changing its spots

CAILLOU

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Mar 19, 2012 7:59 AM
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Montyman is right, the charge is $70.00. with email. I have checked out the Myanmar embassy in my country charging only $30.00. Everyone can spend money as they please or make the generals richer. It is a choice.

choudoufu

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Mar 19, 2012 8:09 PM
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the private companies are charging $70 service fee. the email i
received from netease said the official launch will be early april.
fees will be announced at that time. one would hope the official
government site will have reasonable fees. as of today, the
'fees' link on their site is still inactive.

montyman

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Mar 20, 2012 1:04 AM
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Are you sure netease is a govt site? from where I looked it was a private company, as with myanmar visa.com (Link above) UK Embassy charges £14 =$21 approx. Bangkok Embassy 806 thai baht = $26 approx.
hopefully they wil reinstate VOA

nextplease

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Mar 20, 2012 3:14 AM
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The website says organised by Easenet, but it's still got a Government domain so is presumably official??

Mind you the link to Easenet at the bottom of the page only goes to their Facebook page - they're probably not very well resourced...

Let's watch and see.

choudoufu

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Mar 20, 2012 7:01 AM
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i'm not sure of anything, but the site has a gov.mm address. the 'about us' page says "...the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has launched Evisa..." and says
the site "is one and only official government website in processing visa for
visitors to Myanmar." also see here: http://www.myantrade.com/xe/7404 and
here: http://www.enchantingmyanmar.com/2011/12/coming-soone-visa-for-myanmar/
i would bet EaseNet is just a web hosting service contracted by the ministry.

choudoufu

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Mar 20, 2012 7:47 AM
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http://maesaigracechurch.blogspot.com/2012/02/e-visa-for-myanmar-to-issue-in.html

"In the initial period, we intend to issue E-visa for entry into Myanmar at the Yangon International Airport. We have planned to issue E-visa for other entry points into Myanmar at a later date."

could that mean e-visa for land crossings?

roadahead616

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Mar 20, 2012 1:25 PM
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could that mean e-visa for land crossings?

No..

It means other airports.. such as Mandalay... and possibly Bagan

choudoufu

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Mar 20, 2012 9:24 PM
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hehe....not being a burmese official, i could speculate that perhaps
they could be considering opening 2 or 3 of the land border
crossings to tourist traffic -- following the example of cambodia
where e-visas may be used to enter/exit at some crossings.
i could also speculate that 'at a later date' could mean years.

roadahead616

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Mar 21, 2012 1:05 AM
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They have a very long way to go before the land border crossing become anything like the ones between Thailand and Cambodia.... But ultimately this may happen.. f

montyman

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Mar 21, 2012 1:42 AM
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Before you old codgers all get carried away with dreams your unfullfilled, 60's hippy overland aspirations and wishing to get back into your old VW campervans to complete the London -Bangkok overland. And as alzheimers sets in Ha! Ha! just a small reminder that nothing has changed in Myanmar, Tan shwe's democracy rules OK
first lets appreciate what little he has conceded, to enable the generals and their brats, to retire safely with their expropriated $billionsand safe also from any human rights inquisition Ha! Ha!

martin010

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Mar 21, 2012 8:10 PM
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There is even a e visa immigration counter in the domestic area of yangon mingaladon airport... so yes, this is for real and no its not just another travel agent.
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