Myanmar Relocation Index

How Myanmar scores

No single nationwide collapse of services is evidenced, but deterioration is uneven by area.

• Peace and conflict safety56
• Immigrant safety54
• Visa accessibility56
• Residence permit realism59
• Labor market access55
• Healthcare61
• Civil rights52
• Discrimination safety53
• Status security60
• Infrastructure reliability58
• Cost of living sustainability64

Recent news impact

No single, clearly enacted short-term policy or security/legal development in the last ~45 days was identified that would materially and directionally shift Myanmar’s near-term relocation outlook. However, the most recent high-signal items available relate to (a) continued EU restrictive measures and (b) ongoing Myanmar MFA statements about repatriation/verification of displaced persons from Rakhine State—signals that increase uncertainty and humanitarian/legal risk exposure, but do not constitute a clearly new, enacted change that deterministically improves or worsens relocation access in the immediate short term.

• Sanctions

  EU extended/updated Myanmar/Burma restrictive measures through 30 April 2027, sustaining compliance constraints and reputational/legal risk for financial and labor-related activity that can indirectly affect migrant/relocation conditions.

• Residence Policy Change

  Myanmar MFA reported ongoing verification and repatriation efforts for displaced persons from Rakhine State; while framed as repatriation progress, such processes can also heighten near-term risks for returnees (documentation/eligibility uncertainty and potential coercion concerns), creating mixed effects for relocation expectations.

Sources

• Myanmar: Freedom in the World 2025 | Freedom HouseFreedom House
• World Report 2025: Myanmar | Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch
• Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) Annual Report (1 July 2024–30 June 2025) | UNUnited Nations Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
• Myanmar Economic Monitor June 2024: Livelihoods under threat | World Bank (PDF)World Bank
• In the Dark: Power Sector Challenges in Myanmar | World BankWorld Bank
• Analysis of Access to Essential Health Services in Myanmar 2021-2023 | World Bank (documents.worldbank.org)World Bank
• Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/927 of 27 April 2026 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/BurmaEUR-Lex (Official Journal of the European Union)
• Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/926 of 27 April 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/BurmaEUR-Lex (Official Journal of the European Union)