Arriving in Mandalay
I arrived back in MDL yesterday after a 5-week-trip to Germany. But MAI (Myanmar Airways Int'l) asked for proof of vaccinations and an insurance certificate during check-in for Mandalay at Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok, yesterday. My insurance certificate was on my smartphone and not accepted that way. I had to have it printed out at the airport police station (10 baht). Nice
helpful people. When entering Mandalay, insurance and vaccination certificates were checked immediately after arrival. After immigration straight to the testing station. Nurses in hazmat suits. A stick was rammed into my nose. An unpleasant waiting time followed: Maybe I'm positive and I have to go into quarantine...? But I wasn’t worried. After all, I was 'insured' - with a Burmese insurance company. Only $50 to $75 for 14 days ... Names were called out over loudspeakers. I wasn't able to identify mine until the third call... Atmosphere like in a 1984 movie... I was glad when I got my passport and was given permission to leave …
Regarding visa: I applied for social visa at the Burmese embassy in Berlin. They told me that at the time being they don't issue tourist visa. You can do that online. Proof? I've met two Hungarian travellers at Mandalay airport and they told me that they've got their tourist visa online ...
