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Has the reduction from 60 to 30 days for visa exemption in Thailand taken effect yet?

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Has the reduction from 60 to 30 days visa exempt taken hold yet?

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The reduction of the visa-exempt stay from 60 days to 30 days has not yet taken effect. It must first be officially published in the Thai Royal Gazette, after which the new rules will take effect 15 days later.
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It first must be published in the Thai Royal Gazette...

The new rules take effect 15 days after it's published.
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