15/06/2022
𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐒
ENTERING MYANMAR THROUGH 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 (15-6-2022)
1. Travelers who have fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine approved by Ministry of Health (MOH) or a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result issued at most 48 hours before arrival to Myanmar shall take international commercial flight to Myanmar and shall have the following documents:
(a) a COVID 19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated, at least 14 days before arrival to Myanmar, with one of the following vaccines which has been approved by the Ministry of Health (MOH)-
- CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech Ltd.);
- AstraZeneca or Covishield (AstraZeneca & University of Oxford/SK Bioscience (Korea)/Siam BioScience/ Serum Institute of India (SII));
- Pfizer- BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine or Comirnaty (Pfizer Inc., & BioNTech);
- Janssen or Johnson & Johnson (Janssen Pharmaceuticals Companies of Johnson & Johnson);
- Moderna (ModernaTX, lnc.,);
- Sinopharm or COVILO or BIBP-CorV (Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd);
- Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) (Gamaleya National Research Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology);
- Sputnik Light (Gamaleya National Research Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology)
- Covaxin by Bharat Biotech; and
- Myancopharm by Ministry of Industry, Myanmar.
- Nwaxovid (NVX-Co!2373) vaccine, Novavax Co.Ltd
- Covovax, Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd
- CorBEvaxTM , Biological E Limited
(Children under 12 years old are exempted from this requirement if they travel with fully vaccinated parent(s) or guardian(s). The country, name and date(s) of vaccination must be clearly stated in English and/or Myanmar, with the particulars of the travelers
according to their passport )
(b) Travelers with unvaccinated/incomplete COVID-19 vaccination status or Travelers who cannot present valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate must present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result issued at most 48 hours before arrival to Myanmar.
(Children under 6 years old are exempted from this requirement The negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result and the date of the test taken [or] information regarding COVID-19 recovery must be clearly stated in English, with the particulars of the travelers according to their passport)
(c) (For travelers who are foreigners) a COVID-19 medical insurance purchased from Myanma Insurance.
(Detailed information can be obtained at the Myanma Insurance's website Myanma Insurance (www.mminsurance.gov.mm). Diplomats, UN officials and their families can submit the health insurance from their respective country)
2. Travelers shall present a printed copy of each document mentioned in the paragraph 1 to airline staff upon check-in before boarding the aircraft destined for Myanmar as well as to the respective airport health authorities upon arrival to Myanmar.
3. Travelers shall submit a Health Declaration Form to the respective airport health authorities upon arrival to Myanmar.
(A legal action will be taken against a traveler, if he or she provides any incorrect information in the Health Declaration Form.)
4. Travelers shall be subject to a thermal screening to be conducted by the respective airport health authorities, upon arrival to Myanmar.
5. Travelers shall be tested by RDT on COVID-19 at MOH and airport operators approved COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostics Test (RDT) testing counters at their own costs. Travelers will be charged 15,000 MMK for testing.
6. COVID-19 fully vaccinated travelers may leave the airport after receiving their test results showing negative for COVID-19 from the respective health authorities.
(The test results will take approximately one hour to be conveyed by the respective health authorities.)
7. However, travelers with unvaccinated/incomplete COVID-19 vaccination status or passengers who cannot present valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate will be quarantine and will be tested for COVID-19 by RT-PCR on Day-3 during quarantine period. If the negative result from RT-PCR on Day 3, the travelers will be allowed to leave from quarantine. The foreigners shall bear the cost of quarantine and testing. Diplomats, international staff from UN and their families will be allowed for home quarantine.
8. Travelers shall report to the respective health authorities, if they have developed signs and symptoms of COVID-19 during their stay in Myanmar.
(Contact details of the respective health authorities can be obtained from the designated hotels.(https://tourism.gov.mm/quarantine-hotels/))
9. Travelers shall be immediately isolated and taken to a medical facility or treatment center or hotel designated by the MOH as per health protocols, if they are tested positive for COVID-19 during the test or they are found to be symptomatic of COVID-l9.
10. Before departure from Myanmar, travelers may take COVID-19 tests, as required by the countries they will travel to and transit through, at laboratories designated by the MOH, at their own cost.
11. The travelers shall strictly follow the instructions made by the respective health authorities and airport authorities. A legal action will be taken against the traveler concerned, if there is a breach of COVID-19 control regulations.
12. Foreigners are not allowed to transit through Myanmar.
13. State guests or foreign delegates visiting Myanmar by state flights or special flights may seek exemptions from the above requirements by submitting a request letter to the Central Committee for Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the MOH, at least (5) working days prior to the date of arrival.
14. Foreign air crew who need a layover in Myanmar are subjected to self-isolation at hotels designated by the MOH until their next flight as per respective health protocols.
15. Travelers shall access the website of Ministry of Immigration and population (https://evisa.moip.gov.mm) for their visa requirements or exemptions and other visa-related
matters.
16. Travelers shall enter to Myanmar through airports approved by Department of Civil Aviation.
17. These requirements are subject to changes.
18. These requirements shall take effect from 15 June 2022 (00:00 hours) Myanmar Standard Time, and supersede the Public Health Requirements for Travelers Who Wish to Enter Into Myanmar Through InternationaI Commercial Flights (1-5-2022).
