Finally, in December last year, the 16-km limit for visa-free movement of tribes of India and Myanmar was cut to 10 kms and stricter controls like a mandatory border pass, regulation of entry ...

The pass, intended for single entry, must be surrendered at the same crossing point upon return. India shares a 1,643 km border with Myanmar that run through Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Nagaland ...

Under the FMR, any member of a hill tribe, who is a citizen of either India or Myanmar, and who resides within 16 km of the border on either side, can cross on the production of a border pass ...