Myanmar ( Burma) Entry Requirements

Dive boat operators from Thailand make special arrangements to enter the Mergui Archipelago, which is a part of Myanmar or *Burma*. We do not use the same procedures as you would if you actually entered Burma by plane or overland.

A Burmese Visa is *not* required.

Burma entry fees are currently $250 US per person, per entry (*not per day*) This fee is required in US cash only, new bills please (*no checks, credit cards, or other currencies are accepted for this fee*). This is the policy of the Burmese, *not* our policy. When we don't dive Black Rock, we'll refund 50$.

Please buy the US dollars before you arrive in Thailand. * Foreign currencies are difficult if not impossible to buy here without a lot of work and wasted holiday time. *

If your country of citizenship requires you to have a Thai visa, please make sure you get a double entry visa as in most cases you will be leaving Thailand. So, please check with the Royal Thai Consulate in your country for further information.

They also require:
• Full name as written in your passport
• Passport number, nationality, and place of issue
• Date of issue and date of expiry
• Date of birth
• Gender

These must be emailed or faxed to us at least one week before the trip departs.

In addition, the following must be brought with you:
• FOUR copies of the front page of your passport.
• FOUR copies of the Thai entry stamp and immigration card (received upon arrival into Thailand).
• FOUR recent color passport-size photographs (Polaroid's are fine).

Note: These rules change from time to time. Most of the time we can sort it out upon your arrival, but please have the above paperwork ready in a clean envelope separate from your other travel documents.

Please have the US cash in this envelope as well, *exact change and new bills*. This makes our entry and exit procedures much quicker and easier.