Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has announced that he will sign the visa-free scheme for visitors from 93 countries on Monday. Visitors covered by this scheme can stay in Thailand for a maximum of 60 days. The Prime Minister hopes that the scheme will be implemented without any problems.
The Ministry of the Interior has submitted the extension of the visa-free scheme to the Prime Minister for approval. Prime Minister Srettha indicated that the government has already made preparations to receive visitors under this arrangement, especially visitors from China, India and Kazakhstan.
“The immigration police and security authorities have taken efficient measures and these are being well implemented. I think the measures will work well in the long term,” said the Prime Minister.
The new law will not be valid until it is published in the Royal Gazette.
The visa-free scheme previously applied to 57 countries:
1. Andorra
2. Australia
3. Austria
4. Belgium
5. Bahrain
6. Brazil
7. Brunei
8. Canada
9. Czech
10. Denmark
11. Estonia
12. finland
13. France
14. Germany
15. Greece
16. Hungary
17. Iceland
18. Indonesia
19. Ireland
20. Israel
21. Italy
22. Japan
23. Kuwait
24. Latvia
25. Liechtenstein
26. Lithuania
27. Luxembourg
28. Malaysia
29. the Maldives
30. Mauritius
31. Monaco
32. Netherlands
33. New Zealand
34. Norway
35.Oman
36. the Philippines
37. Poland
38. Portugal
39 Qatar
40.San Marino
41. Singapore
42. Slovak
43. Slovenia
44. Spain
45. South Africa
46. South Korea
47. Sweden
48. Switzerland
49. Turkey
50. Ukraine
51. the United Arab Emirates
52. Great Britain and Northern Ireland
53. the United States
54. Peru
55. Hong Kong
56 Vietnam
57. Saudi Arabia
The 36 newly added countries are:
1. Bhutan
2. Bulgaria
3. Cyprus
4. Fiji Islands
5. Georgia
6 India
7. Kazakhstan
8 malt
9. mexico
10. Papua New Guinea
11. Romania
12. Uzbekistan
13. Taiwan
14. China
15.Laos
16. Macao
17. Mongolia
18. Russia
19. Cambodia
20. Albania
21. Colombia
22. Croatia
23. Cuba
24. Dominica
25. Dominican Republic
26. Ecuador
27. Guatemala
28 Jamaica
29. Jordan
30. Kosovar
31. Morocco
32. Panama
33. Sri Lanka
34. Trinidad and Tobago
35.Tong
36 Uruguay
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Very good of the government.
And now to fulfill the promise.
To save myself some visa questions when the 60 day Visa exemption comes into effect:
– Only applies to new arrivals, i.e. if you are already in Thailand on the basis of Visa Exemption you are not allowed to stay for 60 days at once. The end date you received upon entry remains effective.
– Its extension will normally be one-time, as before, for 30 days (1900 Baht)
– Entry via a border post by land is normally also limited to twice per calendar year.
– Entries via air are in principle unlimited, although there may be more strict supervision if you do this several times and especially then “back-to-back”.
And as already mentioned, we are awaiting publication in the Royal Gazette. It will either state a date when it comes into effect, or it will say that it is effective immediately upon publication.
And now we can only hope that the airlines will quickly pick up on this and stop this nonsense (onward flight ticket, etc.) if someone leaves for Thailand without a visa.
You can still extend the one-off extension by 60 days if you are married to a Thai person or if you have Thai children with a visa exemption. I read in your response of September 13, 2023.
Yes that's right, 60 days for married and/or Thai children is also added. I forgot.
Tomorrow will be nice if people who land now or tomorrow or later let us know how many days they get in Passport 30 or 60 visa free
Those who arrive tomorrow will still be too late to apply for a visa.
If it is 30 days, you can easily extend it by 30 days.
If it is 60 days then that is not necessary. And you can still extend it if you want to.
Don't see the problem.
According to the latest reports, it would already be applied.
I arrived in Thailand yesterday without an onward flight ticket. Haven't had any problems. I also didn't have to show a return ticket or anything
Yes, that “I don't, I do” is well known…..
As I have written …..twelve times, it depends on your airline and especially on those who man the check-in and make it difficult.
Immigration itself very rarely looks at this.
Because I want to stay in Thailand for 36 days later this year, my question is: How much time is there between the signing by the Prime Minister (today) and its publication in the Royal Gazette. Will it save me having to complete and pay for the E-visa application circuit? . Thank you in advance.
It's in my response anyway
“It will either state a date when it comes into effect, or it will say that it is effective immediately upon publication.”
Afternoon just read on Asean Now that people already received a 15-day Visa in Bangkok today 07-2024-60
(and also saw a stamp) will it be real and not a Visa application?
Yes, I read that too.
If this is already applied without having been published in the Royal Gazette, then this is unjustified.
But who cares about that in Thailand?
I've seen that photo too, but it doesn't really provide a definitive answer.
Those 60 days could just as well have been obtained with a Tourist Visa. Normally the stamp should say VE but I don't see anything. Only something above that which then looks like a Tourist Visa on TV.
Is this indefinitely or just like 2 years ago for a certain period of time and reversed after six months/year?
Regards Jan.
Currently this has no end date and you can let it last for as long as you want, or stop whenever you want
I had also done some "research" myself, from which various sources show that the "visa on arrival" will actually be extended from 15 to 30 days for residents of now 60 countries with effect from today (July 93). For longer periods it remains necessary to apply for a visa. It is mentioned, among other things, on the website “Visanews.com (French)”, and it also appears when you go to the website where E-visas for Thailand can be applied for that this extension has already taken effect. The reason is to give the tourism industry (accounting for almost 10 percent of Thailand's GDP) an additional push.
Then you better do your homework, it is not a Visa at Arrival, but a Visa Exemption and that is completely different.
That is of course good news, as it saves many people the expense of arranging a visa. What I don't read is whether it is a permanent arrangement or temporary. As long as permanent is a concept in Thailand of course
Currently without end date. Can be used for as long as desired or stopped at any time.
The official website of the Thai Embassy in the Netherlands states: for example, if you want to stay for 45 days
You can travel to Thailand for a maximum of 60 days without a visa
So without a Visa
I don't see anything else on the website of the Thai embassy in The Hague
I don't think they have changed it yet either
I still read the same thing
Dutch passport holders can visit Thailand for up to 30 days without a visa under a Tourist Visa Exemption scheme.
https://hague.thaiembassy.org/th/publicservice/e-visa-categories-required-documents
https://hague.thaiembassy.org/th/publicservice/clarification-on-tourist-visa-exemption-scheme-dutch-passports
It will come tomorrow or so, or you have to show it to me and I have read about it.
The e-visa site https://www.thaievisa.go.th/ has already adjusted that, but that is separate from the Thai embassy in the Netherlands. That is used by every embassy anywhere in the world for applying for e-visas. By the way, they are now updating that
It has now also been adjusted on the website of the Thai embassy in Brussels and so you can say that it is also officially in effect.
“Belgian and Luxembourgish passport holders are eligible to travel to Thailand without a visa and stay no more than 60 days under the visa exemption scheme. (possible to extend 30 days more at the Thai Immigration) ***”
https://brussels.thaiembassy.org/en/page/visa-exemption
“….a round-trip or onward air ticket within 60 days after arrival….”
They have kept that...
I suspect that the website of the Thai Embassy will also be adjusted shortly
“I suspect that the website of the Thai Embassy in The Hague will also be adjusted shortly,” I mean
I wonder whether those who use those 2 months + 2 days twice a year and then perhaps an extra 30 days will also be regarded as residents and therefore liable to pay taxes because more than 14 days???
I believe that they only talk about the duration of a stay in Thailand to be considered as taxable, not how that stay came about.
But please ask such questions in the future on tax topics, otherwise this will soon be about taxes instead of visa. Enough tax articles on that I think.
Thanks Ronny!!!
Still a lot of questions answered
Have a great day
Tomorrow : It's now officially in the Royal Gazette
So 60 days Visa free for Dutch people, among others
It's already been there since yesterday... otherwise it wouldn't be on the embassy's website, as I've said several times.
Otherwise I wouldn't write an information letter about it if it is not official
I can also tell you where it is
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https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/
https://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/documents/37563.pdf
I believe that people only talk about the duration of a stay in Thailand in order to be considered a taxpayer, not how that stay came about.
But please ask such questions in the future on tax topics, otherwise this will be about taxes instead of visa in no time. Tax articles enough about that I think.