On 19 May 2026, the Cabinet approved the revision of Thailand’s visa exemption and VoA schemes. These revised measures include

(1) granting only one visa exemption scheme per country/territory;

(2) revoking the 60-day visa exemption scheme for all 93 countries/territories;

(3) revising the 30-day visa exemption scheme for tourism purpose and reducing the list of eligible countries/territories (from 57) to 54 countries/territories;

(4) introducing the new 15-day visa exemption scheme for tourism purpose for 3 countries/territories; and

(5) revising VoA and reducing the list of eligible countries/territories (from 31) to 4 countries/territories.

Details and criteria can be found in relevant Ministry of Interior announcements, which will be published in the Royal Gazette and will take effect 15 days after publication.

Foreigners who are already in Thailand under the current visa exemption schemes and those plan to travel to Thailand prior to the effective date of this revision may stay until the expiry of their permitted period of stay. Thereafter, they may enter Thailand under (1) the new visa schemes; (2) bilateral visa exemption agreements; or (3) an appropriate visa which can be conveniently applied through Thailand’s e-Visa system.