A friend of mine is going for a diving holiday to Burma in November.

He's a little concerned that his passport will be held by by immigration whilst he's there. I've said to him that this will possibly will be the case to stop him travelling inland - he has no intention of doing so, BTW.

Is this normal?

A friend of mine is going for a diving holiday to Burma in November.

He's a little concerned that his passport will be held by by immigration whilst he's there. I've said to him that this will possibly will be the case to stop him travelling inland - he has no intention of doing so, BTW.

Is this normal?

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Thanks for that. I'll pass the info along.

My friend has been living in Thailand for 6 years, so is fairly up to date with the "way of life" there.

It's just that the tour company has said that imm will hold his passport. Personally, I don't see a problem with that. A fact of life there if you want to go and visit, especially as I don't think he'll be getting off the diving boat for 6-7 days but will be within Burmese coastal waters.