Visa exemptions to be extended for Japan and South Korea

04 September 2019
Visa exemptions to be extended for Japan and South Korea
Foreigners and local passengers arrive to the domestic terminal at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA

Myanmar government will extend preliminary schemes of visa exemption for visitors from Japan and South Korea, and visa-on-arrival for those from China and India for one more year to Sept. 30, 2020, to attract more tourists to the country, Xinhua reported.

Visa exemption was initially allowed for visitors from Japan and South Korea and visa-on-arrival for those from China from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019.

Meanwhile, visa-on-arrival, granted for Indian tourists for one year from Dec. 1, 2018, will also be extended to Nov. 30, 2020, the announcement added.