Myanmar Public Holidays in 2016

Myanmar National/Public Holidays in 2016

No	2016 Myanmar Public Holidays	Date	Day	Remark
1	Independence Day	January 04	Monday
2	Kayin New Year	January 10	Sunday
3	Union Day	February 12	Friday
4	Peasant’s Day	March 2	Wednesday
5	Full Moon Day Of Tabaung	March 23	Wednesday
6	Armed Forces Day	March 27	Sunday
7	Thingyun (Water Festival and Myanmar New Year)	April 11-20
8	Worker’s Day (May Day)	May 1	Sunday
9	Festival Day of Pouring water on the Bodhi Tree	May 21	Saturday	Full moon day of Kason
10	Martyrs’s Day	July 19	Tuesday
11	Dhama Sakyar Day (Waso Festival)	July 19	Tuesday	Full moon day of Waso
12	Ahbi Dhamar Day (Thadingyut Light Festival)	October 16	Sunday	Full moon day of Thadingyut
13	Tazaungdaing Light Festival Day	November 14	Monday	Full moon day of Tazaungmone
14	National Day	November 24	Thursday
15	Christmas Day	December 25	Sunday
16	Kayin New Year	December 29	Thursday
17	Bakri Eid Day	The date will be notified separately
18	Depavali Festival	The date will be notified separately

Note: If the Public Holiday is on Saturday or Sunday, it will not replace to another working day.

Myanmar Entry Visa

Effective from Jan 11, 2016, there will be 12 types of Myanmar Entry Visa & 3 types of Myanmar Re-entry Visa.

For Tourist Visa, Visa Fees is 20 US$, 28 Days allowed for those under below condition.

i. Vacation, visit and temporary stay only

ii. Return air ticket

iii. Address of the Hotel to stay at or the tour/ travel agent

iv. The Details the itinerary of the package tour and undertaking by the tour/ travel agent

Entry visa of (12) types

·         Visas shall be applied for at respective Myanmar Embassies and Consulates

·         As for Visa On Arrival, the Business visa, Workshop/Seminar/Meeting/Research Visas, Crew Visa and Transit Visa applications will be permitted by Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport and Nay Pyi Taw International airport.

·         As for e-Visa, applications shall be submitted to http://evisa.moip.gov.mm

All 12 types of visa can be finding Myanmar Entry Visa or by below link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7rzLNA9DGqkTVpNNXhLZUJEQ1E/view?usp=sharing

Re-entry Visa of (3) Types

Application shall be submitted to stay permit section, Foreigners Affair Branch at No-122, Ground Floor, Pansodan Street, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar.