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Thai passport ranks 99th with mobility score of 93

August 25, 2026

Passport Reports gives Thailand a mobility score of 93, covering 40 visa-free destinations, 48 facilitated entries and five eTAs

Thailand updates visa-free rules after scrapping 60-day scheme

May 21, 2026

Thailand has updated its visa-free entry rules after cancelling the 60-day exemption for 93 countries and territories.

Why Indians Need Travel Insurance for Visa on Arrival

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2026

Traveling abroad features high on every traveler’s wish list. Visa on Arrival has changed how Indians travel abroad. With fewer formalities and faster approvals, international trips are no longer a dream.

Visa waiver extension affecting 93 nations to be signed Monday

SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2024

Signing on a waiver extension that allows citizens of 93 nations to enter Thailand without a visa or obtain a visa on arrival and stay for up to 60 days will be conducted on Monday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Sunday.

PM asked to clarify what he means by ‘free visas’

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2023

The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) has called on Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to clarify his policy of providing “free visas” to Chinese tourists in a bid to boost tourism.

Immigration Bureau to tighten screening of tourists entering with visa on arrival

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 05, 2023

Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has been told to tighten screening of tourists using visa on arrival, following a gruesome murder allegedly committed by three Chinese nationals.

Duration of visitors' visas to be extended to boost tourism

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved an Interior Ministry draft granting longer-duration visas for foreign visitors from October 1 this year until March 31, 2023, in a bid to boost tourism and accelerate economic recovery.

Thai tourism industry recovering with extra push from visa leniency

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Hotel occupation nationwide rose to 47.5 per cent in August, up from 45.1 per cent in July, and is expected to continue rising this month as Thailand lifts all restrictions.

Thailand to grant longer visas from October to March in bid to boost tourism

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved longer stays for tourists from October 1 to March 31, CCSA spokesman Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin said on Friday.

PM not happy with proposed freeze of VOA for Chinese tourists

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the Council of Economic Ministers should consider the proposal to suspend Visa On Arrival (VOA) for Chinese tourists carefully, said government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat on Friday (January 31).

Logistics of withholding visas for Chinese under discussion