More visitors using visas on arrival
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A total of 95,713 foreign visitors obtained visas on arrival at Yangon International Airport during the first ten months of this year, according to the Immigration Department.
“Most are Chinese nationals among the visitors. From January to October , Chinese nationals topped the list with Japanese coming second,” an immigration officer from the Yangon International Airport said.
Myanmar began issuing business visas on arrival for nationals from 26 countries on June 1, 2012, and expanded the list to include nationals from another 22 countries – mostly European countries – on February 1, 2013.
From June 1, 2013 to August 31 of this year, at least 130,000 visitors obtained visas on arrival, immigration data shows.
Myanmar also introduced an e-visa scheme on September 1.
