What the Myanmar visa rules mean for Comoros travellers
Comoros citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Myanmar. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Tourist Visa, which costs 40 USD.
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. Comoros citizens are treated the same way as Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso and Burundi. Overall the Comoros passport ranks #177 in the world with 17 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Comoros passport you can also visit 4 countries in the region without a visa, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.
In the other direction, Myanmar citizens need visa on arrival to visit Comoros.