What the Myanmar visa rules mean for Belarus travellers
Belarus citizens can enter Myanmar without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. You only need a valid Belarus passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 30-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Myanmar applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Myanmar's eVisa notice says your passport validity must have at least 6 months. The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals their passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the day they arrive.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK Foreign Office says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate to enter Myanmar if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Myanmar: the tourist eVisa notice asks for proof of a return ticket and a hotel booking, not insurance.
- Return or onward ticket: Myanmar's eVisa notice says a proof of return ticket from Myanmar must be attached to the tourist eVisa application (or a trip plan if you will enter from the Kawthaung land border checkpoint), as well as a proof of hot…
Myanmar entry rules compared
Myanmar lets 11 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 92 and requires an embassy visa from 95. Belarus citizens are treated the same way as Russia. Overall the Belarus passport ranks #115 in the world with 43 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Belarus passport you can also visit 15 countries in the region without a visa, including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Laos and Mongolia.
In the other direction, Myanmar citizens can visit Belarus visa-free for up to 30 days.