BREAKING NEWS Thailand Cuts Visa-Free Stay to 30 Days to Combat Abuse

[Bday Prang]

5 hours ago, kwilco said:

I never know when I'm going to Thailand these days or for how long

could be symptomatic of the start of dementia

[thaibreaker]

2 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

 

Vietnam and Malaysia don't issue visa free for Chinese and Indias. Both countries require you to have a VISA AND A HOTEL BOOKING IN YOUR NAME. Thailand asks for nothing. 

Why are you circling out 2 countries out of the numerous others, who get longer visa free stays than Thailand, if they reverse their 60 days back to 30 days. Which was the discussion in the first place, whether they align with their neighbours. They are not. 

These two nations' nationals are probably not even represented on this forum at all, so I couldn't care less. Before they got only 15 days VOA as well, in Thailand, if I'm correct.

[gk10012001]

Well I think it is stupid.  I am semi retiring this year and was definitely planning on heading to Thailand for my 16th trip.  A nice long 89 day vacation was my plan starting in October.  60 days on arrival, then a 30 day extension.  Easy peasy which is why I first went to thailand so many years ago.  Visa exempt on arrival worked great for me as it was very difficult to plan my trips in advance and get visas in advance given the nature of my contract jobs which sometime start and stop unexpectedly

[PETERTHEEATER]

17 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Its a bargain.

I lost my wife there. But is gets worse. I found her again.

[Bday Prang]

8 hours ago, thaibreaker said:

They still have the METV choice yes. You can squeeze 9 months out of that. The old multiple entry tourist visa was indeed cheap, the newer METV has a few more requirements though, and is a little more expensive. You need to show bank statements from previous months as well.

So nothing too onerous, and nothing to stop undesirables obtaining one.

The only ones to be screened out would be those that have come here "too much" 

[Cabradelmar]

15 hours ago, Yolando said:

I'm guessing you are from the US, which gives 90 days visa free to all countries it allow visa free access to.  

 

Quite a lot of tourists visit countries for more than 60 days.  Thailand gets a lot of snowbirds from northern Europe that stay longer than that.

Who cares what the US does or doesn't do. This is Thailand. And if you want to stay more than 60 days you should be required to get a visa. Read the article. TAT has done the research. Tourist (long or short haul) don't stay for more than 30 days. These snowbirds, as you call them, are not tourist, and should have the proper visas.