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KUALA LUMPUR, 17 September 2004 - Although Myanmar is a developing country and a newer member of ASEAN, it is increasingly becoming an IT-savvy nation. By launching the e-Visa today, Myanmar is now one of the very few countries in the world to offer online visa application. In a landmark ceremony, Mr. Thein Swe, Chairman of e-Application Working Committee, e-National Taskforce launched the Myanmar e-Visa, a fully integrated online service from visa application, payment and approval. With this online e-visa service, Myanmar becomes the first ASEAN nation that permits traveler to submit their visa application online and obtain their visa within hours via e-mail acknowledgement. "Since going online in January this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has alreayd processed over 2,000 applications from all over the world through the e-Visa system, with a turnaround time of 24 working-hours," said Mr. Thein Swe. To apply, travelers need to access http://www.visa.gov.mm, which contains instructions in four languages; English, German, Chinese and Japanese to accommodate the majority of traveler arrivals from these countries to Myanmar. After completing the application form, applicant will proceed to make payment for the visa fees of USD 30 with a creadit card. The approved application will be returned via e-mail. Travelers need only to show the print out of the e-mail acknowledgement at the Immigration counter upon arrival in Myanmar
"The e-visa system is conceptualized and brought to fruition by the e-Application Working Committee of the e-National Task Force using products and services offerings of Malaysian companies such as MSC Trustgate Sdn Bhd providing online security, CAMTECH Asia IT & T Sdn Bhd which integrates the payment gateway and Maybank Berhad as a Merchant Bank," explained Mr. Thein Swe. "The comprehensive support and solution of Malaysian companies towards the overall success of the Myanmar e-visa system is as a result of the close relationship between the e-National Task Force and the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDec) on ICT collaborations."
