Discussed: 16 Jul 2024 at 10: 27
Thailand has introduced a boat of fresh visa requirements, including:
- The number of countries eligible for visa-free entry has risen from 57 to 93, and the entry stamp has changed from 30 to 60 days ( effective immediately )
- The number of countries eligible for visa-on-arrival has risen from 19 to 31 ( effective immediately )
- A new” Destination Thailand” 5-year card will help remains for up to 180 time, retractable for another 180 days. The requirement is 500, 000 baht in a Thai bank account, the visa fee is 10, 000 baht, and working ( except for overseas companies ) is prohibited ( effective immediately )
- Instead of being required to leave the country immediately after finishing their studies, and apply for jobs in their fields ( effective immediately ), a new” Non-Ed Plus” visa will allow the roughly 40, 000 foreign students studying master’s degrees or higher to stay in Thailand for a year after graduation.
- Starting in the coming months of this year, the least amount of medical insurance coverage will be reduced from 3 million to 400 000 ringgit.
Next year, my host on the Bangkok Post’s Deeper Dive vodcast , will be one of the main engineers of the new card system: Naruchai Ninnad, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs at Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. What question do you want me to question him? Please read your questions in the comments area, or if you’d like to document the issue, please send an mp3 to:  , [email protected].  ,