Free myanmar 14 days for Thailand Citizens

According to the mutual agreement of the Burmese and Thailand foreign ministries, from September 2015, Thailand citizens can travel to Myanmar in 2 weeks without visa.

“There are many visitors are going each way through the four border check points,” said Sein Oo, deputy director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “That’s why we expected Thailand to waive visa for these land crossing points as well—but the Thai government said commercial airports should be the first step.”

Under the agreement, ordinary passport holders from both countries will be permitted 14 days of visa-free travel on passing through 23 Thai airports and Burma’s three international airports in Naypyidaw, Rangoon and Mandalay. There are currently seven airlines running services between the two countries.

The agreement is expected to eventually encompass land crossings from Myawaddy, Tachileik, Htee Khee and Kawthaung, the four most frequently patronized checkpoints along the border of the two countries.

The news has been welcomed by Burma’s hotel and tourism sectors. Thai nationals have for years comprised the highest proportion of foreign travelers, including during last year’s record 3 million tourist arrivals.
Dr Aung Myat Kyaw, chairman of the Union of Myanmar Travel Association, expects that the deal will see Thai visitor numbers return to the top of the list.

“This is an initial step for freedom of movement between Myanmar and Thai visitors,” he said. “We don’t need to spend hours in the embassy now, so the numbers of travelers between both countries will definitely increase.”

As Burmese authorities prepare for a forecast 5 million tourist arrivals in 2015, the government is planning to open up more coastal areas and frontier destinations for travel, in addition to providing more infrastructure for historically popular destinations.

According to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, nearly 70,000 Thai tourists arrived in Burma between January and May this year, followed by nearly 45,000 from China. Following last year’s Asean conference in Naypyidaw, Burma has pledged to finalize agreements with regional countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei and the Philippines, to move towards visa exemptions for ordinary passport holders by the end of 2015.

Note: for those who travel more than 14 days, a valid visa is a must ! you still need to apply for Myanmar visa if your travel time is over 2 weeks.
Either you have visa exemption or not, you still need a passport with at least 6 month validity.