What happened
Thailand will drop visa-free stays from 60 days to 30 days for 60 nationalities, shrinking eligibility from 93 countries, and cap most land-border entries at 2 per calendar year, with the change due 15 days after Royal Gazette publication, likely 15 September 2026.
Seychelles and Mauritius sit on a separate 15-day visa-free list. Only 3 nationalities will still get visa on arrival. There is no entry-count limit on air arrivals. Malaysia and Singapore nationals are exempt from the land cap, as are those of Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia.
Points travellers who used Thailand for longer visa-free stays or land-border visa-run resets will have 30 days in-country instead of 60 and fewer ways to extend a visit without a visa.
Confirm visa-free eligibility before any visit after mid-September 2026 and do not rely on land-border visa runs.
- Announced
- Aug 26, 2026
- Starts
- Sep 15, 2026
- Numbers
- 30 days: new visa-free stay for 60 nationalities
- 60 days: current visa-free stay being withdrawn
- 93 countries: nationalities currently eligible for 60-day visa-free entry
- 60 countries: nationalities keeping 30-day visa-free entry
- 15 days: visa-free stay for a separate list of countries
- 15 days: delay after Royal Gazette publication before the rules start
- Where
- Thailand
- Who qualifies
- Passport holders of 60 listed countries for 30-day visa-free tourism entry; a smaller list including Seychelles and Mauritius for 15-day visa-free entry; visa-on-arrival for three countries; land-border twice-per-year cap with exceptions for Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Singapore
- Takeaway
- If you plan to visit Thailand after mid-September 2026, confirm whether your passport still qualifies for visa-free entry and do not rely on land-border visa runs.