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Thailand to scrap 60-day visa-free scheme for 93 countries in a visa policy overhaul
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Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a sweeping overhaul of the country’s visa policy, including the cancellation of the 60-day visa-free tourism scheme for 93 countries and territories, officials said on Tuesday.
Key facts
- Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said the government had agreed to revoke the 60-day visa-free measure and return affected travellers to previous entry rules, under which most visitors are expected to receive stays of
- Further details released later by the Foreign Ministry showed the Cabinet had also ordered a review of other visa privileges, including reducing the number of countries eligible for 30-day visa-free entry from 57 to 54 and cutting
- Consular Affairs Department director-general Mungkorn Pratoomkaew said the government would also introduce a new 15-day visa-free scheme for three countries or territories.
- The measures, proposed by the Foreign Ministry, will take effect 15 days after three related Interior Ministry announcements are published in the Royal Gazette.
Summary
Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said the government had agreed to revoke the 60-day visa-free measure and return affected travellers to previous entry rules, under which most visitors are expected to receive stays of around 30 days.
Further details released later by the Foreign Ministry showed the Cabinet had also ordered a review of other visa privileges, including reducing the number of countries eligible for 30-day visa-free entry from 57 to 54 and cutting countries eligible for Visa on Arrival (VOA) from 31 to four.