Passport for visit (PV) holders will not be allowed to travel abroad if they do not have sufficient documentation, sources said.

“They asked the place we planned to stay in the country and when we will come back. And they asked us to show the amount of money in our bank account. If they are satisfied about the evidence, we are allowed to go. If it's not, they won't let us go,” said a person.

There are people who returned from Yangon airport because the evidence is not sufficient. There are those who are allowed to go.

"If the examiner is suspicious, they will not be allowed to go. There are people who have to turn back," said a person who arrived at Yangon Airport on August 23.

Currently, there are people who are going to work abroad with PV, so those who are going to work will have to go with passport for job (PJ). In addition, according to the Ministry of Labour's statement, the workers must register as foreign workers and apply for an overseas worker identification card (OWIC) in accordance with the procedures of the ministry.

The types of passports that must be applied for in order to visit foreign countries for various reasons are (a) passport for visit, (b) passport for job, (c) passport for education, (d) passport for business, (e) religious passport, (f) passport for dependent and (g) passport for seaman. For those who are going to work abroad, they are required to apply for PJ and must be registered with the Ministry of Labour to go to work abroad.

The Ministry of Labour stated that the PV holders, who are issued in order to visit foreign countries with a visa, are not allowed to work but they are working abroad by applying for employment visas and if they are facing difficulties in abroad, the ministry cannot help to solve problems they faced.

For this reason, PV holders who apply for employment visas and have intention to work abroad, they must apply for a PJ in order to avoid unnecessary losses if you are screened at the international airport and the border gates, announced the Ministry of Labour.

There are many people who go to work abroad from Myanmar to work in neighboring Thailand, and ASEAN countries such as Malaysia and Singapore and Laos.

In addition, they are also working in Middle East countries such as the UAE and Jordan and other countries such as Japan and South Korea.