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🇲🇲 Myanmar

Myanmar sets its own visa rules: most passports can get a 28-day tourist eVisa and a few ASEAN nationalities are visa-free. The UK FCDO advises against all travel to large parts of the country. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

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Explore Myanmar: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on UNESCO's World Heritage listings, because the official tourism site couldn't be checked.

Places to visit

  • Bagan

    Mandalay Region

    A sacred landscape on a bend of the Ayeyarwady River, full of temples, stupas and monasteries from the 11th to 13th centuries.

    Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Bagan

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Myanmar, in our own words.

  1. Gem and gold scams

    How it works: Merchants offer gems, gold or semi-precious stones; you could lose your money or be drawn into illegal activity.

    How to avoid it: Don't buy gems or minerals from an unlicensed source.

  2. Fake job offers and scam centres

    How it works: Cyber scam centres in Myawaddy (Kayin) and Tachileik (Shan) traffic victims lured by job offers.

    How to avoid it: Be cautious of job offers that seem too good to be true in Myanmar and neighbouring countries.

  3. Bag snatching, pickpocketing and theft

    How it works: Crimes of opportunity include bag snatching, pickpocketing and theft of unattended items in public places or hotel rooms.

    How to avoid it: Keep belongings with you and valuables out of sight.

Areas flagged in official advice

  • Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine and northern Shan States, Sagaing and Magway regions and other areas (all travel)
  • Mandalay Region, the rest of Bago and other areas (all but essential travel)

Official advice: FCDO advises against all travel to large parts of Myanmar.

Emergency numbers in Myanmar

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 4 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Myanmar.

Myanmar Customs (Myanmar National Trade Portal, Ministry of Commerce)

Bringing cash in
Foreign visitors must declare foreign currency exceeding US$10,000 on the passenger customs declaration (CUSDEC-CR); Myanmar citizens must declare all foreign currency.
Taking cash out
Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page
Local currency (MMK) in
Not stated on the official page.
Local currency (MMK) out
Not stated on the official page.
Foreign currency
Declare foreign currency over US$10,000 on arrival.
  • Use the red "something to declare" channel when declaring.

Official source: myanmartradeportal.gov.mm · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Myanmar visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free8 passports
eVisa95 passports
Embassy visa95 passports

Verified rules for Myanmar: 103 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 95; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 96 rules for Myanmar are not from an official Myanmar government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Plan your trip to Myanmar

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.