pepi2005

Something essential I forgot to ask before:

since my Thai partner will accompany me and need a visa too (we'll travel before June),
would it be possible for her to bring my application to the embassy as well or do I have to show up there in person? If anyone could tell me, this would be of great help.

thanks, p.

@tombkk: simply take a look at the other myanmar visa threads.

They will have to get a visa first for $40,- at the embassy or online, after that they can receive Visa on Arrivals for 40 USD.

http://www.thaivisa....lax-visa-rules/

For what I have found out,...

- free Visa on Arrival for citizens of ASEAN member countries will start on June 1, 2012

- visa on arrival for non-ASEAN for citizen of non-ASEAN countries have been suspended before the Burma elections in 2010 and not been reinstated since then UNLESS a travel agency is putting up a special request for you. For the rest of us, the options are either to visit the Burma embassy in Bangkok for 2 times (first time for application, office hours 09-12:00 am; 2nd time to pick up visa 2-3 days later), fee is 30 USD (I'd bet: 1000 Baht).

or the 'visa application online' scam copied from Vietnam, where you are charged 20-40 USD for a few photocopied 'letters' and then still have to pay the visa fee on arrival. The first and only site that offers this now is myanmarvisa.com but I bet 100 Baht that more will follow as soon as a few other smart businessmen arrange a deal with top-government officials. Fees are 70 USD (already including govt. fees). The processing can take up to 3 (!) weeks.

First step: get your brother to do his jailtime.

If it weren't so tragic, it is kindda funny how all these 'kwais' are following their master,
doing exactly what he wants. They don't even realize what he was doing to this country -
and what he would continue to do just as before.