CNI News
19 February 2024
The number of youths who wanted to go abroad increased because they were worried after the People's Military Service Law approved, agency community and those performing QR service told CNI News.
Among those who come and enquire to apply for passport, some have to go abroad soon and others believe to hold passports compulsorily due to the current political situation, according to those who perform QR service.
Moreover, if a person wanted to get a passport quickly, he or she had to pay from 16 to 19 lakh kyats. As brokers raised service charges, market prices went up like that, a person who performs QR service told CNI News.
While seeing those who are waiting in line to apply for visa at the Thai Embassy
" If an office staff asked 13 lakh kyats, the broker would ask 16 lakh kyats. If the first broker ask 16 lakh kyats, the second broker ask 19 lakh kyats. In this way, the price goes up. For the time being, you can't get it quickly in Yangon. But if you can pull wire, you can get it. Currently, you can get it quickly at the offices in Naypyidaw, Pathein, Pha-an and Tachileik. But most people can't afford to get it quickly." he said.
In the past, if a person wanted to get a passport quickly, he or she could carry out at the market price through a broker. However, as there were cases of corruption
recently, the passport office does not dare to serve quickly, according to those who perform QR service.
Although it was not easy to apply for passport quickly, it was still easy to apply quickly in other towns, Ko Nay Oo Ko, from an overseas employment agency that sends workers to Japan, told CNI News.
While seeing those who are waiting in line to apply for visa at the Thai Embassy
" You can't apply for passport quickly in Yangon. You have to do it according to the serial number as shown in the QR code. The people in Yangon want to get passports quickly, they have to go to Naypyidaw. If you go to Naypyidaw and apply passports quickly, you have to pay about 16 lakh kyats, I heard. Those who want to get passports ASAP, they have gone to other towns." he said.
At present, QR code appointments for passports have reached 20th July 2024. After the People's Military Service Law was approved by Sr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the chairman of the SAC, youths are worried and have decided to go abroad.
When making preparations, the youths firstly think about going to Thailand and because the number of Myanmar citizens who apply for Thai visa is so many, only 400 people who can apply would be accepted, Thai Embassy has stated.
