Latest policy of visa on arrival in Thailand 2023

On August 19, Taweixin, spokesman of Thailand Epidemic Control Center, revealed that in order to stimulate the development of tourism and revive the tourism affected by the epidemic, the meeting of the Epidemic Control Center agreed to extend the stay time of tourists. The meeting reached the following resolutions:

1. Extend the stay period of visa-free tourists in Thailand from no more than 30 days to no more than 45 days;

2. Extend the stay time of landing visa tourists from 15 days to 30 days;

3. The above-mentioned policy of extending the stay of immigrants will take effect from 10 in October 2022 to 3 10 in March 2023.

Cancel the "epidemic sign"

The so-called "epidemic sign" in Thailand means that foreigners who are inconvenient to return to China during the epidemic can apply for the right of abode for 60 days at a time.

Recently, the director of the Immigration Bureau of Thailand signed and issued a document to cancel the epidemic sign, and adjusted the previous regulations that allowed people stranded in Thailand for various reasons to apply to stay in Thailand during the epidemic. Details are as follows:

1. Extension of the call band previously stipulated that foreigners were allowed to stay in Thailand until March 25th, 2022: the deadline for applying for epidemic signs in this issue was June 5438+1October 25th, 2022, and the epidemic signs applied for before that could be "live" until March 25th, 2022.

2. Improve the requirements for foreigners to apply for renewal. In order to prevent some foreigners from taking the opportunity to stay in Thailand illegally, especially the reasons for foreigners to apply for staying in Thailand must be strictly checked and must comply with the regulations of the Immigration Bureau to prevent foreigners from sneaking into Thailand to engage in illegal and criminal activities:

3. Foreigners who enter landing visa are not allowed to apply for staying in Thailand, nor are they allowed to change their visa types:

4. Foreigners with tourist visas who want to stay in Thailand can apply for temporary residence in Thailand according to the relevant regulations of the Immigration Bureau. If they really can't return to China in a short time, they can apply for extension of stay in Thailand according to the requirements of this document:

5. Foreigners holding non-immigrant visas are not allowed to apply for residence in Thailand. If you need to stay in Thailand, you should follow the relevant regulations of the Immigration Bureau on staying in Thailand:

What is a visa?

Visa is a kind of license issued by a government agency for foreigners applying for entry, exit or transit according to the provisions of domestic laws.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Exit and Entry Administration Law

Article 3 The State protects the lawful rights and interests of China citizens when they leave or enter the country.

The lawful rights and interests of foreigners in China are protected by law. Foreigners in China shall abide by the laws of China, and shall not endanger China's national security, harm public interests or disturb public order.

Article 4 The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be responsible for entry and exit administration according to their respective duties.

The embassies and consulates of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China abroad or other foreign institutions entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (hereinafter referred to as foreign visa agencies) are responsible for issuing entry visas for foreigners abroad. Entry-exit frontier inspection organs are responsible for entry-exit frontier inspection. The public security organs of the local people's governments at or above the county level and their entry-exit administrative agencies are responsible for the management of foreigners' stay and residence.

The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs may, within the scope of their respective functions and duties, entrust the exit and entry administration agencies of public security organs of local people's governments at or above the county level and the foreign affairs departments of local people's governments at or above the county level to accept applications for entry and residence of foreigners on land.

The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should strengthen communication and cooperation in the management of entry-exit affairs, closely cooperate with relevant departments of the State Council, exercise their functions and powers and assume responsibilities according to their respective responsibilities.