Myanmar passport issuing board made a statement that migrant workers and seamen must bring tax clearance certificates to renew PJ and PS passports.

In renewing the PJ (passports for jobs) and PS (passports for seamen), tax clearance certificates issued by the internal revenue department must submit.  Then only, passport renewing process will be continued according to Myanmar passport issuing board.

The statement is for those working in abroad and seamen. Passports for visit are not in the statement till now, said a man close to the Myanmar passport issuing board.

“Documents needed to submit are NRC card, household list, job invitation letter and contract for the work. For seamen, document that show the amount of salary is also needed. They must fill in the application issued by the internal revenue department. In applying tax clearance certificate, they must show advance income tax. Based on the minimum wage of the country they are going, six months (1-10-2023 to 31-3-2024) will be calculated and 2 percent must be paid. The minimum wages can be inquired from the respective offices. The amount will be calculated by the official exchange rate issued by Central Bank of Myanmar and must be paid in Myanmar kyats,” said a man from the Internal Revenue Department.