由于近来缅甸政策变化无常,在帕奥禅林的许多外国禅修者都遇到了签证延期的麻烦。为了有志前来的禅修者不再重蹈覆辙,今特修书告知:
目前持观光签证和入境签证入境缅甸的外国人都难以申请签证延期，建议来帕奥禅林打算居留一个月以上者应办理禅修签证。
中国公民可在缅甸驻中国北京大使馆或昆明领事馆办理为期三个月的禅修签证。办理禅修签证须提前三个月申请，同时须出具《帕奥禅修担保信》。具体事项可先致电使领馆了解清楚。
有意者可来函帕奥禅林求取《帕奥禅修担保信》。来信请寄：
Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar
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特此告知
以下是来自缅甸帕奥禅林网站的消息：
If you plan to stay at Pa-Auk Forest Monastery for more than one month, you will need to apply for a Myanmar three-month meditation visa, as a 28-day tourist visa and a 28-day entry visa can no longer be extended. Check with the Myanmar Embassy in your home country to see if they will issue a three-month meditation visa to you. If this is not possible, you may wish to check with another Myanmar Embassy - for example, the Embassy in Singapore - to see what type of visa they will issue to you. To apply for a meditation visa, you will need a Pa-Auk Sponsorship Letter, which can be obtained through a Pa-Auk Contact Person (see the Travel tips page or by writing to the monastery, attention: U Kundadhana or U Candima.
For the latest news on visa applications and extensions, please contact Daw Amy at
Contact information for the Myanmar Embassy in Singapore is listed below:
Singapore
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar
15 St Martin's Drive, Singapore
Tel: (65) 67350209 o Fax: (65) 67356236
Open: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, Monday - Friday
