Myanmar: Officials ease COVID-19 test requirements for international travelers Dec. 5 /update 59

Event

Officials in Myanmar no longer require fully vaccinated foreign travelers arriving on commercial flights to present a pre-departure rapid antigen test (RAT) result as of Dec. 5. Partially or unvaccinated travelers and Myanmar citizens must continue to show a negative PCR test result taken within 48 hours before departure.

Domestic Measures
Public gatherings remain capped at 400 people. Individuals must wear facemasks in public, practice personal hygiene, and maintain a physical distance of 2 meters (6.5 feet). Most parts of the country remain under a 20:00-04:00 or a 22:00-04:00 nightly curfew amid ongoing anti-Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) government unrest. Enforcement of COVID-19 and curfew measures varies. Officials may impose stricter measures, including entry and exit restrictions, in areas with increased COVID-19 activity or a high risk of outbreaks at short notice.

International Travel Restrictions
Partially or unvaccinated travelers and passengers on repatriation flights must quarantine for five days at designated facilities upon arrival. Foreigners are not allowed to board repatriation flights. Affected passengers must also undergo a RAT and a RT-PCR test on the first and third days of quarantine, respectively, and can leave the quarantine premises only after obtaining a negative result from the RT-PCR test.

Entrants must submit a health declaration form and officials may require passengers who display COVID-19 symptoms to undergo testing on arrival. Individuals that test positive must undergo isolation and medical treatment at designated facilities. Most foreign nationals must also have a visa, if applicable, and purchase COVID-19 medical insurance from Myanma Insurance; resident diplomats, UN officials, and their families can use health insurance from their own countries. Authorities have resumed accepting applications for e-visas for international tourists. Officials allow travelers holding passports of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam to enter without needing to apply for entry visas. The rule also applies to diplomats from the eight countries.

Officials require entrants by land and sea to show a negative RAT result taken within 48 hours before travel and take a COVID-19 test on arrival. Partially or unvaccinated travelers by land and sea must quarantine for five days upon arrival.

Foreigners cannot transit through Myanmar; foreign flight crew members are exempt but must self-isolate when in the country. Some border checkpoints are operational.

Advice

Follow all official immigration and health screening instructions. Allow additional time for immigration and health screenings at all ports of entry. Consider delaying traveling if experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19, as they may prompt increased scrutiny and delays. Avoid any demonstration as a precaution.

Resources

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Burmese)
Myanma Insurance
E-Visa Application Online Portal