At the latest parliamentary session, it was announced that there are plans to increase the validity length of stay permits for foreigners working and living in Myanmar to six months or one year, reports the Yangon Times.
“Foreign investors, skilled laborers, and academics who enter the country with business visas will be able to stay in the country for six months or one year, given that they have a work permit and their companies provide the necessary documentation,” said U Thein Swe, the Union Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
According to immigration policy, individuals with a business visa need to leave and return to Myanmar every 70 days. However, the Stay Permit essentially removes this 70-day exit requirement.
Under the current system, the first time that a foreigner applies for a stay permit, the permit will be valid for three months. Once they renew it, the permit will be valid for six months, and any future renewals will allow you to stay for up to a year.
In order to obtain a stay permit, a foreigner must be employed by a company established in Myanmar and be travelling to or working in Myanmar with a valid business visa.
No exact timeframe has been given as to when the new Stay Permits will be implemented.
