Business Visa For Burma

Who needs the Burmese business visa for travel from Sri Lanka?

Burmese business visa is issued for a limited time frame of business travel to carry out business activities such as consulting with company affiliates, participate in an academic, professional, scientific or business convention or conference, settle an estate or negotiate a contract with a Burmese company.
A business visa stamp or sticker endorsed by a Burmese visa official on your passport that allows you to go to Burma to undertake business pursuits.
Business visa for Burma are usually obtained by the Burmese consulate in Colombo or in the nearest city to your usual residential address. Whenever making an application for a Burmese business visa, you can be requested to clarify the reasons for travelling to Burma.

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General Burmese business visa requirements for residents of Sri Lanka

• Fully completed visa form for Burma and required declaration
• Passport size photographs
• Valid national passport and one copy
• Original of valid visa when you are citizen of another country and one copy
• Your current bank statement and one copy
• Confirmation letter from your travel health insurance for Burma stating the policy coverage and one copy
• Business references (letter from your employer, invite from company or organization in Burma)
• Proof of group travel/ hotel reservation in Burma / flight ticket reservation for Burma and one copy
• Visa fees for Burmese visa
• Please click on Burmese visa procedures to find out if you need a holiday visa to travel to Burma or the latest travel visa requirements for Burma.

Please notice: In individual circumstances, you will be asked to produce additional documents. Burmese embassy guidelines and regulations can and do, alter over night. We take no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an individual and the Burmese embassy.

Other types of Burmese visas?

• Burmese holiday visa granted for anyone travelling to Burma for holidays, tourism, recreation or to see friends and relations in Burma. For anyone who is a Burmese citizen, you do not have to request a Burmese visa. Find out more
• Burmese business visa is issued to foreigners either to consult with business affiliates, going to a scientific, educational, professional, or business conference or any other type of conference, settle an estate or discuss a contract in Burma. Learn more
• Burmese transit visa permits you to transit via Burma for no more than 24 to 72 hours if either you will need to enter Burma on your way to another country or you are going to join a ship as a member of the crew.

  Normally, you can include dependent children with your visa application when they are visiting together with you on your passport. You may not have to make an application for this particular visa. Find out more

• Burmese student visa is generally granted to study in Burma. Student visas are usually temporary visas which enable people to arrive at Burma for a specified period of time to study at a Burmese educational establishment. Find out more
• Burmese Working Visa is typically provided to work in Burma. For the most part, you need to have a appropriate Burmese visa with work rights. Various non permanent and permanent work visas are available for Burma. Find out more about Burmese work visas.

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Please note: Be sure you get the right Burmese visas where required which is your duty to get hold of them. For the most part countries mandate passports to be valid for six months following the expiry of the visa. NB: Having a visa doesn’t guarantee anyone entry on arrival in Burma.

Individuals need to check personally to ensure that information of particular importance for them is appropriate. We are not liable for decisions taken by individuals based on details included in this website.

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Should you wish to get addiitional information about going to Burma from Colombo, Sri Lanka, please go through the appropriate links listed below:

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