Has the visa exemption for US passport holders change to 60 days yet?
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As of July 2024, the proposed extension of the visa exemption for US passport holders to 60 days has not been officially implemented. Discussions and proposals have been made, but there has been no confirmation or publication in the Royal Gazette, which is required for any legal change to take effect. Comments suggest hope for an update in July, yet there is skepticism about accuracy and timelines, with many suggesting to apply for a 60-day tourist visa as a practical alternative.
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Apparently on another site, they have reportedly wrote that , it will be on July 15 , as the latest updates were that , it was awaiting the PM 's signature. It could be just another rumour...
so, the last published expectation was end of June or early July, which they've by now both missed. Without an official update on the ETA, common sense would dictate that if the aforementioned window was projected but missed, a neighboring window would be a likely candidate for implemention. Then we talk mid July.
I'm willing to speculate however that it may also be later, e.g., end of July, or even August.
hopefully, I'm switching from a boi non B visa to a tourist visa. Ive left the country. I was just being hopeful on return that the visa exemption would be extended to give me more time to get my affairs in order. That's ok though. 2 months should be fine!
we can speculate all we want, but if there's decisions involved, what's often the best approach when dealing with uncertainty is going for a solution that works with both outcomes. Getting a tourist visa is exactly that.
only one thing I can't stand and that's that so many repliers here in threads like this just can't stick with facts. Only because a proposal was approved and not implemented yet, and because it is Thailand and Thailand has a certain record on flip-flopping, any events or facts in this whole discussion suddenly have to be outright denied.
"Nobody knows" --> no, we have ETAs published by official sources. They may be hit or missed but we have them published.
"Nothing decided" --> wrong, it IS decided.
"Maybe nothing happens so don't provide false info" --> no, things have already happened (cabinet decision, publications in official sources, just not the ones that affect actual border procedures), so if it now stays 30 for the foreseeable future, we can't say nothing changed, we're then actually dealing with two changes: an upcoming change to 60 days that reached pre-implementation stage, and a reversal of it. Actually saying that nothing might change is the more speculative answer, at this stage, because you're assuming on a reversal that goes against the latest (officially published) status. It may be true, and I'm not against speculating, but it is more speculative than just presenting the current status. It is more speculative also than providing an ETA based on the facts.
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RUMORS RUMORS RUMORS.
Hasn’t happend yet, and nobody knows when (if ever) or if the Thai Parlament will voted the proposal through.
Until it is publiced in the Royal Gazette, don’t share.
This is actually the latest official announcement about this 🙄
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And late june and early juli has passed, with no meeting in parlament about it yet.
Don’t confuse people, with rumors.
Luckily the solution is easy, ~1300 Baht, and apply for 60 days tourist visa.
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Again this group is called Thailand visa advice. I assumed the experts on this group stay up to date were on here. Hoping to Eliminate the time I have to spend Google researching the correct information. @ Berry and @ steve whorf. appears to upset you that groups like this exist.
There’s no magicians with a crystal ball on this site and this is still the latest update, but i can assure you that the day it eventually will happen, for sure everyone will know.
don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Google. But although Google does many things very well, what it really doesn't, is dealing with recency. It often returns news articles from decades ago if you are googling the current status of something. Here in this case, I've just tried, and didn't even find the most recently published ETA (screenshoted by several contributers here, quoting end of June/early July as the ETA). But even if that's what you find, with Google you can't be sure if that's the most recent update.
In groups like this however, you can actually learn this. You may assume the common crew answering in topics like this is up to date. Hence, unlike with many other things, this group is the place to find your answers, and not Google. Wishing Google implements some recency parameters in their search engine some day, but unfortunately so far we will have to work without.
Not all the answers in the group are as useful, but some are. I'm assuming the TS can filter and reach the conclusion she's after.
it’s all in how you construct the search. Just type in Thai visa and you’ll get all sorts of stuff. Block in certain terms, exclude others and direct it to certain sources and you get much better resilts
I searched "Thailand visa exemption 60 days" hoping to find the latest news on it. Could have further specified it, but I thought this was already quite specific.
yeah the embassies are horrendous on accuracy. Even yesterday I saw the LA embassy posted that land border entries grant only 15 days. That's a decade ago 😥
thank you for this. It's the exact issue I face when trying to reach up to date information. Also due to seo and paid ads those things pop up first and don't have the correct information.
, why are you part of this group then. I mean I'm sure there is a group for " Snarky bitter douchebags in Thailand " somewhere. You "Try Google " people will fit in quite nicely there.
what is more speculative: presenting the facts, or denying them? What is more speculative, providing an ETA based on the facts, or not providing any because of a (falsely stated) nobody knows anything?
We can agree that the guy you replied to speculated. A little. But his reply is at least based on facts. Denying those is not helping anyone and frankly imo is also coming across more speculative, as if cabinet approval not actually happened.