On May 19, 2026, the government approved the revision of Thailand’s visa exemption and visa on arrival schemes, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
These revised measures include
- Granting only one visa exemption scheme per country;
- Revoking the 60-day visa exemption scheme for all 93 countries;
- Revising the 30-day visa exemption scheme for tourism purposes and reducing the list of eligible countries (from 57) to 54 countries;
- Introducing the new 15-day visa exemption scheme for tourism purposes for three countries; and
- Revising visa on arrival and reducing the list of eligible countries (from 31) to four countries.
The 60-day visa exemption scheme was introduced in July 2024.
Further details and criteria will be published in the Royal Gazette and will take effect 15 days after publication. Meanwhile, the existing visa exemption and visa on arrival rules continue to apply.
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