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Can I enter Thailand through the Phuket Sandbox with a visa on arrival if I hold a French passport?

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Dec 25, 2021

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Hi All,

I applied for a multiple entry tourist visa but still awaiting approval. I may want to come to TH earlier, can I come via Phuket Sandbox with visa on arrival given I hold a French passport?

Thanks!

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The user inquires about entering Thailand via the Phuket Sandbox while waiting for a multiple entry tourist visa approval. Commenters clarify that as a French passport holder, the user can enter Thailand using the 30-day visa exemption rather than a visa on arrival, which applies to different nationalities.

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Cool, thanks for the clarification!

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Pui *****

Yes, but it isn't visa on arrival, it's actually 30 day visa exempt entry, for French nationals. Visa on arrival is a different program granting 15 day entry for some other nationalities. They aren't the same thing.

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Henrik ****

You can always arrive on visa exemption as a French passport holder.

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