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That's all well and fine, but I contacted the embassy in the US and they said not to use it. The US government agencies I went to meet with in Yangon last week also strongly advised against relying on the Visa on Arrival. Yes, it is POSSIBLE, but there have been too many reports to them of people being turned away. In fact, a fellow traveler, there with an official document to attend an education fair, was nearly turned away, despite phone calls to the inviting authority (after hours - fortunately the traveler had a personal cell number or that would have been the end of the trip). Even in that case, the inviting American official had to find the personal cell of a Burmese co-worker in order to convince the immigration officer at the Yangon airport. Why would one even take the risk when the visa is so easy to get in Bangkok? I'm a nervous traveler - leaving this to the whim of someone at an airport seems unwise to me. Give the program more time to get established and reliable. I posted in greater detail <URL to weblog removed>
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Myanmar Expands Visa On Arrival List
in Myanmar Visa and Immigration
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removed web link - against forum rules.
That's all well and fine, but I contacted the embassy in the US and they said not to use it. The US government agencies I went to meet with in Yangon last week also strongly advised against relying on the Visa on Arrival. Yes, it is POSSIBLE, but there have been too many reports to them of people being turned away. In fact, a fellow traveler, there with an official document to attend an education fair, was nearly turned away, despite phone calls to the inviting authority (after hours - fortunately the traveler had a personal cell number or that would have been the end of the trip). Even in that case, the inviting American official had to find the personal cell of a Burmese co-worker in order to convince the immigration officer at the Yangon airport. Why would one even take the risk when the visa is so easy to get in Bangkok? I'm a nervous traveler - leaving this to the whim of someone at an airport seems unwise to me. Give the program more time to get established and reliable. I posted in greater detail <URL to weblog removed>