Thailand extends visa waiver for Indian and Taiwanese tourists till 1 November
Thailand’s cupboard permitted a plan to increase visa exemption applications for vacationers from India and Taiwan for six extra months, because the Southeast Asian nation seeks to spice up the variety of international arrivals to shore up its sluggish financial system.
Vacationers from India and Taiwan will have the ability to enter Thailand with no visa till Nov. 11 after an present waiver ends on Friday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin advised reporters after a cupboard assembly on Tuesday. Vacationers can keep for a most of 30 days at a time below the principles.
The momentary extension follows the success of the preliminary waiver in November final yr. Indian and Taiwanese vacationers are usually eligible to remain in Thailand for 15 days below a visa-on-arrival scheme.
Tourism-reliant Thailand has been enjoyable visa guidelines for vacationers from a few of its foremost markets together with China and Russia. Within the first 4 months of 2024, Thailand has welcomed greater than 12 million international vacationers, representing a 39% improve from the identical interval final yr, in keeping with the Ministry of Tourism and Sports activities. Thailand’s largest teams of tourists — these from China, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea and India — accounted for half of the whole arrivals this yr.