Myanmar to Waive Visas for Japanese Tourists

October 1, 2018

Bangkok- Myanmar's government launched a one-year visa-free program for Japanese and South Korean tourists Monday, in a bid to attract more visitors.

The visa exemption is available for entry at airports in Naypyitaw, the capital of the Southeast Asian country, Yangon, the country's biggest city, and Mandalay, the second-biggest city, as well as the Yangon port and four checkpoints at borders with Thailand.

Under the program, visitors are allowed to stay for up to 30 days. No extension is permitted.

The government previously planned to make it mandatory for applicants of the exemption to show 1,000 dollars in cash and a return plane ticket.

But the government scrapped the plan apparently because tourists include those who enter and leave the country by surface and credit card users who do not carry much cash. Jiji Press