Unanswered7 months ago
Is the 60-day visa exemption in Thailand being reduced to 30 days?
Any more news or talk about the 60 day visa exempt being cut to 30 please.
Summary so far
The community is currently discussing the potential change from a 60-day visa exemption to a 30-day exemption in Thailand. There are mixed opinions with some insisting that the current visa rules remain unchanged, while others speculate about future changes possibly influenced by tourism trends and government decisions. Some users feel the ongoing discussions are unproductive and repetitive, with calls for checking official sources for updates.
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Stephen *****************
N...O...P...E...!
Pat *******
Stop 🛑 This topic is boring, repetitive and hypothetical. It's complete 100% speculation and could possibly drag on for years because that's how Thailand operates. The topic has less relevance than talking about the weather. Admin please direct these questions to the search bar option in the group for previous endless and meaningless answers. Enough is enough. 🙏🇹🇭🙏
John ********
No work to last order. Genuine tourists no issue
Ian *****
Rumour rumour rumour
Liam ***********
Not heard anything
James ********
Yea lots of talk but not be people who matter 🤷♂️
Nigel **************
NO
Fred **********
according an interview with the president, it is starting around July
Graham ******
Fred Wijnands the new government will have been sitting for for about 3 months by then so it is possible that thing will be moving then
Fred **********
Graham Seal yeah that. an always happen of course.... but as I saw the elections. I doubt.
Steve **********
Yawn 🥱
Ivan *********
All BS it's still 60 days
Karl *******
Can we just park this? If there's an official announcement of some kind at some point, then it's worthy of discussion. But there isn't.
Robert *********
Karl Keyte exactly, I’m a little over hearing about this. Check offical websites first before asking a forum on Facebook as well.
Rob *********
was still 60 days an hour ago 🇹🇭
David *********
Just come and enjoy, bro, no worries, if you have a clean history.
Ralph *******
David Beltrán If you stay 60 days regularly, they notice. Sooner or later they will tell you to get a visa.
Graham ******
Ralph Tyson hence the "clean history"
David *********
Ralph Tyson I have been living here since September 1st/2024: 2 visa exemptions, 1 year ED visa, and 1 border run, so far so good.. obviously at some point I will get my first warning I guess but everything has been smoothly until now.
Ralph *******
Graham Seal The crazy thing is that it is a clean history, within the law. But they don’t like it any more.
Richard ***********
Probs increase it to 90 way things are going
Arnold **********
They won’t do it because the tourists are way down because of the war
Graham ******
Arnold Johnston how was it then that the peak tourism numbers for Thailand was 2019 when Visa Exempt entry was 30 days?
Eric *********
Graham Seal I know the 60 day visa exemption + 30 day extension encourages farang/Thai snow bird couples to spend a lot more time and money in the provinces.
Yes they can get visas but it’s even easier to cut trips shorter.
Yes they can get visas but it’s even easier to cut trips shorter.
Bob **********
Arnold Johnston the majority of the tourists stay less than 30 days it’s coming look at May
Robert ***********
The legal situation remains as 2025.
However, Thai media is full of stories related to this (and other issues about foreigner behavior).
You can expect rigorous scrutiny on entry (not applied to every passenger), particularly if you have significant history of extensions and staying in Thailand for long periods.
This is a pretty good summary of what immigration is concerned by:
However, Thai media is full of stories related to this (and other issues about foreigner behavior).
You can expect rigorous scrutiny on entry (not applied to every passenger), particularly if you have significant history of extensions and staying in Thailand for long periods.
This is a pretty good summary of what immigration is concerned by:
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