The Cabinet on 19 May 2026 approved the revision of Thailand’s visa exemption and Visa on Arrival schemes, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

These revised measures include (1) granting only one visa exemption scheme per country/territory, (2) revoking the 60-day visa exemption scheme for all 93 countries/territories, (3) revising the 30-day visa exemption scheme for tourism purpose and reducing the list of eligible countries/territories (from 57) to 54 countries/territories, (4) introducing the new 15-day visa exemption scheme for tourism purpose for three countries/territories, and (5) revising Visa on Arrival and reducing the list of eligible countries/territories (from 31) to four countries/territories.

Details and criteria can be found in relevant Ministry of Interior announcements, which will be published in the Royal Gazette and will take effect 15 days after publication.

This revision was made based on the following considerations: 

1. national security; 

2 tourism and economic interests; 

3 reciprocity; 

4 the reduction of overlapping visa exemption privileges, which may otherwise create confusion for foreign visitors; and 

5 the convenience currently provided by the e-Visa system.