Hi there,

I could use some help clarifying the situation for Peruvian and Chilean passport holders entering or re-entering Thailand.

I, as a U.S. passport holder, am familiar with the 30-days airport/ 15-days overland "visa" (run) policy, but I've unsure of these other nationalities (as my girlfriend holds both, and our infant son holds all three). Can anyone provide some insight?

Edited December 9, 200817 yr by travelvice

Yes I'm wondering about this myself, what about Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia Brazil, Argentinia and Russia, which have bilateral visa exempt agreements with Thailand

Check out this page. I don't really understand it but it SEEMS like people from both Peru and Chile get 90 days without a visa, even on a normal passport (!!??!!)

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/2482.php?id=2495

Persons with recent Peru (but not Chile) travel need a yellow fever certificate. I am guessing a Peruvian passport would also trigger that requirement.

The Ministry of Public Health has issued regulations that applicants who have travelled from or through the countries which have been declared Yellow Fever Infected Areas must provide an International Health Certificate proving that they have received a Yellow Fever vaccination.

- The International Health Certificate must be submitted together with the visa application form. The traveller will also have to present the said certificate to the Immigration Officer upon arrival at the port of entry in the Kingdom. As for those nationals of the countries listed below but who have not travelled from/through those countries, such a certificate is not required. However, they should possess concrete evidence showing that their domicile is not in an infected area so as to prevent unnecessary inconvenience.

Edited December 9, 200817 yr by Jingthing

All Citizens from both countries will get always 90days.

Thailand has to honor bilateral visa exempt agreements .

Russian, Laos,Vietnamese will always get 30days.

See this list of countries.

The 15 or 30 rule only applies to those on visa exemption from the 40 countries that are not covered by a treaty or agreement.

http://www.mfa.go.th/internet/document/ChartVisa.pdf

Thanks guys, that's what I thought, but needed confirmation that this doesn't included bilateral exempts.

Agreed, thank you all for your clarifications.

Just a quick follow-up question:

So with the retirement of the 90 days/6 months law, does that mean a bilateral visa exempt passport holder could stay in Thailand for a year or more, leaving only every 90 days to jump across the border?

Edited December 12, 200817 yr by travelvice

Probably, but you would need to try it, and then let us know.

Just a quick follow-up question:

So with the retirement of the 90 days/6 months law, does that mean a bilateral visa exempt passport holder could stay in Thailand for a year or more, leaving only every 90 days to jump across the border?

Yes they could do this also when the 90 days/6 months law was in place, as they were exempted from that law as well. So in fact nothing has changed for them at all.