Thailand approves reducing visa exemption stay from 60 to 30 days
Thailand's government news service reported Cabinet approval of a shorter visa-exemption stay, but the effective date is not final until the official publication step clears.
Methodology
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- Sources
- Thailand Public Relations Department; Official embassy, consulate and government visa pages where linked; Local VisaGlance verification log; Passport-validity and transit-rule notes maintained in the dataset Source ↗
- Last reviewed
- Author
- William W.
- Reviewer
- William W. Same person as the author; this is not an independent review.
Announced
2026-05-19
Effective
Pending Royal Gazette publication; expected 15 days after publication
Last checked
2026-07-01
Before
Eligible tourists could receive a 60-day visa exemption stay under the expanded 2024 policy.
After
The Thai Cabinet approved reducing the visa exemption stay to 30 days, but the final effective date still depends on official publication.
Traveler action
Treat 30 days as a pending rule change, avoid booking a stay that relies on 60 days unless the official Thai eVisa or immigration source still confirms it for the travel date.
Official PRD source confirms Cabinet approval, but not a final Royal Gazette effective date; keep the page noindex and pending. Visa rules change without notice. Always confirm with the embassy, consulate or the official government source linked above before you book or travel.
Related checks
Official sources
- Thailand Public Relations Department - primary source, checked 2026-07-01
- Thai eVisa official portal