Srettha Proposes Visa-Free Entry For Both Thais And Chinese

[webfact]

 

THE THAI government website said today (Oct.. 20) that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin had proposed to China during his visit there this week that negotiations be held on visa exemption for citizens of both countries, Sanook.com said.

 

Currently Chinese passport holders may enter Thailand without the necessity of applying for a visa with this running from Sept. 25, 2023 to  Feb. 29, 2023. The temporary visa waiver scheme also applies to Kazakhstan.

 

However it is uncertain whether visa-free entry for Chinese visitors aimed at boosting tourism will be extended.

 

According to the Thai government website, Srettha sees that boosting tourism can bring quick benefits and that is why the temporary visa waiver for Chinese citizens was implemented.

 

by TNR Staff

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their talks yesterday. Photo: Thai Rath

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2023-10-21

 

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[scorecard]

"Currently Chinese passport holders may enter Thailand without the necessity of applying for a visa with this running from Sept. 25, 2023 to  Feb. 29, 2023."

 

Perhaps that should be to  Feb. 29, 2024?

 

[MurakamiX]

Nice look, shaking Putin's hand and now Ping 👍

[spidermike007]

This guy is really turning out to be quite a genius. Shortly, he will solve every problem the nation faces. 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

According to the Thai government website, Srettha sees that boosting tourism can bring quick benefits and that is why the temporary visa waiver for Chinese citizens was implemented

It was implemented because Thailand is in the mire and needs funds to help fulfill its campaign promises.

However giving free visas to China who are slowly going broke may not solve Sretthas woes.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, MurakamiX said:

Nice look, shaking Putin's hand and now Ping 👍

Thailand has and always will do business with anyone.

[2baht]

1 hour ago, MurakamiX said:

Nice look, shaking Putin's hand and now Ping 👍

Nice friends, the Czar and the Emperor! 😏

 

 

Edited October 20, 2023 by 2baht

[waders123]

Say it isn't so...he's friends with Pooh Bear too!?!?   555 Just Kidding....Everyone loves Pooh Bear....You know,  A.A.Milne's Pooh Bear.

[dxrdxr]

Highly unlikely that China will give Thais visa free entry, only 10 countries have it now.

[Sharp]

3 hours ago, MurakamiX said:

Nice look, shaking Putin's hand and now Ping 👍

Indeed someone with his head screwed on 

[jippytum]

Really.. They are so desperate  to attract the Chinese the only incentive left  will be paying them to come. 

[mfd101]

No Western country with a government that knows its business would give Thais visa-free entry. Just asking for trouble.

 

(How do you get rid of them later?)

[neeray]

Just now, jippytum said:

Really.. They are so desperate  to attract the Chinese the only incentive left  will be paying them to come. 

"paying them to come". Isn't there already a lot of that happening with tourists in Thailand?

[Nickcage49]

HOW ABOUT FOR EVERYONE???

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, dxrdxr said:

Highly unlikely that China will give Thais visa free entry, only 10 countries have it now.

Singapore, Brunei and Japan......  who are the others?

[2baht]

59 minutes ago, Nickcage49 said:

HOW ABOUT FOR EVERYONE???

Xenophobes have priorities!

[Captain Monday]

1 hour ago, mfd101 said:

No Western country with a government that knows its business would give Thais visa-free entry. Just asking for trouble.

 

(How do you get rid of them later?)

Why would we need to get rid of them if they do nothing wrong?

[Bangkok Barry]

Nice company the unelected by the people PM keeps. Has he booked his flight to Pyongyang yet?

[Alixqay]

I don't understand why Thailand don't give 90 day Visa exception to European countries?  We use a lot of money in Thailand, and don't understand why it is so expensive and problematic to stay 60 days? 

[Irish star]

6 hours ago, MurakamiX said:

Nice look, shaking Putin's hand and now Ping 👍

Did Putin and Xi do the only votes for Thailand in last election 

[shackleton]

I think the Chinese tourists will always come to Thailand in droves plenty of Chinese descendants living in Thailand with businesses family ties ect 

Chinese New year very big in Thailand 🥳

[Guderian]

Thailand is soon to join Cambodia as another pseudo-province of Greater China.

[Sydebolle]

If Srettha is so welcoming to non-Thais, why not clear out immigration, fire 80% of the staff poking noses, not being able to speak English and enjoying private phone calls and noodle soups during working hours?

A lot of those non-Thais who left because they just had it with all this bureaucracy with TM6, TM28, TM30, TM47 and God-only-knows-what-other-TM-forms, might come back. Those retirees are guaranteed and steady income, looking after themselves and need much less human resources (which are literally impossible to find these days) than all those belching, burping and wind-breaking rude tourists from the far North! 

[dirtybirty]

1 hour ago, Alixqay said:

I don't understand why Thailand don't give 90 day Visa exception to European countries?  We use a lot of money in Thailand, and don't understand why it is so expensive and problematic to stay 60 days? 

because the westerners are allowed free thinking and would soon see what a shòwer of poo thailand really is. 3rd world country dressed in western clothes

[Dogmatix]

8 hours ago, 2baht said:

Nice friends, the Czar and the Emperor! 😏

 

 

Don’t forget Mohammed Bone Saw.

[PETERTHEEATER]

10 hours ago, scorecard said:

"Currently Chinese passport holders may enter Thailand without the necessity of applying for a visa with this running from Sept. 25, 2023 to  Feb. 29, 2023."

 

Perhaps that should be to  Feb. 29, 2024?

 

Tut tut! It's back-dated to cover TAT predictions. You know unnerstan?

[Bim Smith]

10 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Thailand has and always will do business with anyone.

Including North Korea. Anyone remember the NK restaurant in Bangkok. Not sure of it's still there

[PingRoundTheWorld]

Can we please get the military government back? anything is better at this point.

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Tut tut! It's back-dated to cover TAT predictions. You know unnerstan?

OIC, anything is possible of course.

[StayinThailand2much]

12 hours ago, dxrdxr said:

Highly unlikely that China will give Thais visa free entry, only 10 countries have it now.

If he wanted that, he should have asked for a bilateral agreement before giving free entries to the Chinese. Why should China reciprocate now?