THe new 60 day visa exempt and other measures are meant to start today - has anyone personal or hard evidence that they have started?

Edited July 14, 20241 yr by kwilco

At 00:00 I thought in 5 minutes we will know, and in a couple of hours it will be posted on AN. How wrong I was.

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3 hours ago, kwilco said:

THe new 60 day visa exempt and other measures are meant to start today - has anyone personal or hard evidence that they have started?

The silence is deafening!

Sadly, I can confirm that people are only getting 30 days entering by land or by air and that the 60-day Visa exempt entry program has not started.

 

Here's one from Don Mueang Airportand three land border entry stamps from the Cambodian border

Edited July 15, 20241 yr by Tod Daniels

Its still just media double speak to gain readers. The PM said he endorses it for today but I believe it still has to be published in the Gazette. Everyone loves to jump the gun so to speak any time there's any type of change discussed the media is the worse at putting out completely factual info. 

 

Why don't they copy Vietnam? Just DO IT! And talk later.... Is anyone in charge?

 

"According to Resolution 128/NQ-CP, effective from August 15, 2023, Vietnam officially grants a 45-day visa exemption from the date of entry, regardless of passport type or entry purpose, to citizens of 13 countries: South Korea, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain ..."

 

Tim Newton reports today on his YT channel that some have told him they got 60 days already

Just now, proton said:

Tim Newton reports today on his YT channel that some have told him they got 60 days already

 

Probably Russians, who got it all along.

 

For all the others: any day now!

5 hours ago, Lorry said:

At 00:00 I thought in 5 minutes we will know, and in a couple of hours it will be posted on AN. How wrong I was.

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Bangkok Post reports that the PM said he will sign off on Monday so until he does that and an announcement is gazetted it will still be 30 days. Been reported that Gazette announcements are done daily so maybe 60 days can still be effected 15/7 "sometime" but more likely a day or two later......TIT style.    

6 minutes ago, Bvor said:

Bangkok Post reports that the PM said he will sign off on Monday so until he does that and an announcement is gazetted it will still be 30 days. Been reported that Gazette announcements are done daily so maybe 60 days can still be effected 15/7 "sometime" but more likely a day or two later......TIT style.    

TAT saw to it that the date 15 July was publicized all over the world in the international media (eg Bloomberg yesterday), and in many national media of Thailand's tourist markets (eg China, Taiwan, European countries).

 

No loss of face whatsoever

17 minutes ago, Lorry said:

No loss of face whatsoever

Yeah, amazing thailand.

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on Monday a message on his X social media account to inform about Thailand new visa measures, as follows:

"To complement the recent ranking by World of Statistics as the fourth most beautiful country in the world, we will soon be granting 60-day visa exemption for nationals from 93 countries and territories and visa-on-arrival for nationals from 31 countries and territories. Apart from that, under the Ignite Thailand vision, we are granting a 180-day visa for digital nomads and those traveling to Thailand to take courses in Muay Thai and Thai cuisine, as well for seminar, organizing music festival and art exhibition, and medical treatment purposes."

NOTE  the NOTE below

 

2 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on Monday a message on his X social media account to inform about Thailand new visa measures, as follows:

"To complement the recent ranking by World of Statistics as the fourth most beautiful country in the world, we will soon be granting 60-day visa exemption for nationals from 93 countries and territories and visa-on-arrival for nationals from 31 countries and territories. Apart from that, under the Ignite Thailand vision, we are granting a 180-day visa for digital nomads and those traveling to Thailand to take courses in Muay Thai and Thai cuisine, as well for seminar, organizing music festival and art exhibition, and medical treatment purposes."

NOTE  the NOTE below

 

Aha.

"Soon".

Edited July 15, 20241 yr by Lorry

3 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on Monday a message on his X social media account to inform about Thailand new visa measures, as follows:

"To complement the recent ranking by World of Statistics as the fourth most beautiful country in the world, we will soon be granting 60-day visa exemption for nationals from 93 countries and territories and visa-on-arrival for nationals from 31 countries and territories. Apart from that, under the Ignite Thailand vision, we are granting a 180-day visa for digital nomads and those traveling to Thailand to take courses in Muay Thai and Thai cuisine, as well for seminar, organizing music festival and art exhibition, and medical treatment purposes."

NOTE  the NOTE below

 

The 2 lists of countries are overlapping.

Russia, Saudi, Taiwan are on both lists. 

Mai pen rai, can get a visa exemption on arrival,  VEoA, form TM555

 

16 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on Monday a message on his X social media account to inform about Thailand new visa measures, as follows:

"To complement the recent ranking by World of Statistics as the fourth most beautiful country in the world, we will soon be granting 60-day visa exemption for nationals from 93 countries and territories and visa-on-arrival for nationals from 31 countries and territories. Apart from that, under the Ignite Thailand vision, we are granting a 180-day visa for digital nomads and those traveling to Thailand to take courses in Muay Thai and Thai cuisine, as well for seminar, organizing music festival and art exhibition, and medical treatment purposes."

NOTE  the NOTE below

 

 

What you've posted there with that NOTE is the original MFA announcement from May 29th (as you can see at the bottom).

 

They've gone through those "legal procedures"; the Minister of the Interior signed off on the new measures on Friday and the Prime Minister said he'll do the same today. Then they will be published and implemented.

If this happens my winters will be easy w/o visas; 2x60 days in Th and 2x45 in Vn. 210 days total 🙂

 

T.I.T. for TAT

52 minutes ago, Lorry said:

Russia, Saudi, Taiwan are on both lists. 

Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Uzbekistan are on both lists!

 

Just came from DMK. I am on á re-entry but gf is on exempt. 30 days.

I'll bet they don't get the dates for the implementation of new tax rules messed up like this 🤣

33 minutes ago,  someone in a German forum posted a screenshot where @Tod Danielsuploaded a pic with a 60 day stamp,  supposedly from "the airport"

Edited July 15, 20241 yr by Lorry

2 hours ago, zzzzz said:

we will soon be granting 60-day visa exemption

NB - there is no date!!!

Just found the following on X

https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/1812785008261890492/photo/1

 

 

Edited July 15, 20241 yr by FARANG KIWI

THis just appeared on Facebook - could be fake.......

 

 

I have removed some off topic posts about the DTV.

 

Information on DTVs can be found in this thread here

 

Land borders are now stamping 60 days. Ban Pakard/Ban Laem said they're stamping 60 days now too (thanks Tod Daniels for the stamp!)

20 minutes ago, george said:

Land borders are now stamping 60 days. Ban Pakard/Ban Laem said they're stamping 60 days now too (thanks Tod Daniels for the stamp!)

Good news for me, for my upcoming border run!

21 minutes ago, george said:

Land borders are now stamping 60 days. Ban Pakard/Ban Laem said they're stamping 60 days now too (thanks Toid Daniels for the stamp!)

 

Great news. That's a stamp from DMK though. 

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

THis just appeared on Facebook - could be fake.......

 

 

Noticed this..

'Admitted ผ.60 ม.17'

ผ.60 is referred to a Tourist Visa Exemption Scheme, period of stay 60 days (unlike ผผ.14/30/90 which is referred to bilateral agreement 14/30/90 days) and ม.17 is referred to IMMIGRATION ACT, B.E. 2522 (1979), Section 17: In a special case, the Minister, by the approval of the Council of Ministers, may permit any alien or any group of aliens to enter and remain in the Kingdom under certain conditions, or may grant exemption from complying with this Act in any case.

This new expansion of the visa-free scheme (93 countries) is enforeced by IMMIGRATION ACT, B.E. 2522 (1979), Section 17.