VisaMyanmar business eVisa applicants need current host company records as well as an invitation
The official upload list includes an extract and valid annual-return evidence, while visa fees and registry charges are separate.
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Ask the host for the full business document package
Myanmar business eVisa applicants should obtain their host company’s current registry evidence before starting the online file. The official eVisa FAQ lists five business documents: an invitation, a Business eVisa Requisition Letter, company registration, a company extract and proof of a valid annual return. It also says the inviting company must have registered status in Myanmar Companies Online, known as MyCO.
The applicant separately needs a recent digital photograph, the passport’s biographical page and an accepted payment card. An invitation alone therefore does not meet the published upload list. Ask the host to supply each named item and explain any mismatch between its trading name and registered company name before submission. Check the business-nationality list on the official portal for the passport being used.
Check annual return compliance with the company
DICA’s official annual return form explains why an old incorporation certificate is not the same as current annual-return evidence. Under the Companies Law, companies covered by that form file within two months of incorporation and at least annually thereafter, no later than one month after the incorporation anniversary. The form warns that failure can lead to suspension and removal from the register.
The return asks the company to confirm that the registry particulars are accurate and up to date. Where its name has changed, the form directs a separate name-change notification before completion. This compliance duty belongs to the company: a visitor should ask the authorised host contact for the valid filing evidence, rather than inventing a declaration or editing an old certificate. Overseas corporations have their own return category, so confirm the correct corporate form with the host if its Myanmar operation is a foreign branch.
Let an authorised company user resolve registry issues
The MyCO how-to guide says company searches do not require an account, while ordering documents and handling filings use an account. Company management tools allow authorised users to view filing history and details, order documents and print certificates. Most change filings and annual returns can only be lodged by a user who has authority to manage the company.
That distinction helps divide the work. A traveller can check the host’s registered identity, while the company’s authorised administrator obtains or corrects its own official evidence. Account creation and an email confirmation are not themselves authority to submit a company’s annual return. If the host cannot locate its current return or extract, ask its administrator to use the relevant MyCO guide. The visitor’s visa deadline does not replace the registry’s authorisation process, and a pending corporate correction should not be presented as an already completed filing.
Separate visa charges from company document charges
The Singapore embassy’s business eVisa information gives a US$70 electronic visa fee. The foreign ministry’s general visa table instead lists US$50 for a single business visa and separate multiple-entry prices. These describe different application products; do not assume the lower general-table amount is the electronic checkout price, or that a single-entry eVisa provides the rights of a multiple-entry visa.
MyCO’s official prescribed-fee table lists an ordinary company extract at 10,000 kyat and a historical extract at 20,000 kyat. It separately lists corporate filing charges. Those registry costs are not the traveller’s visa fee and should be handled with the host supplying the documents. The embassy information also states that eVisa transaction fees are non-refundable. Check the live payment screen and the selected visa product before paying; neither a paid registry request nor a paid visa application guarantees entry.
Allow time for checks and keep the approval letter
The current eVisa user guide describes account registration, the online form, confirmation and payment, and an approval letter sent by email. It says approval can take a minimum of three working days. Older embassy material uses “up to three working days”, so a traveller should allow for the current guide’s minimum rather than treating three days as an assured maximum.
After approval, download and print the letter and carry it with the passport for presentation to immigration on arrival. A payment acknowledgement or application reference is an earlier stage, not the approval letter. The embassy’s business guidance describes a 90-day approval-letter validity and a 70-day stay from arrival, which are different clocks. Confirm the currently permitted entry checkpoint and any changed travel dates on the official business notice. No reviewed material establishes an automatic extension of either the letter’s validity or lawful stay merely because a new application has been submitted.
