{"id":19440,"date":"2026-04-23T07:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/thailand-plans-to-scrap-60-day-visa-free-entry-tighten-tourist-screening\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:17:58","slug":"thailand-plans-to-scrap-60-day-visa-free-entry-tighten-tourist-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/thailand-plans-to-scrap-60-day-visa-free-entry-tighten-tourist-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand plans to scrap 60-day visa-free entry, tighten tourist screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>BANGKOK, April 23 &mdash; Thailand is planning to scrap its 60-day visa-free entry scheme as it tightens screening of foreign visitors, The Bangkok Post reported today.<\/p>\n<p>Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said the move is part of a shift towards attracting higher-quality, long-stay tourists.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government is reviewing visa policies after a trial period, with feedback gathered from multiple agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The initial proposal is to end visa-free entry for all countries and revert to previous visa requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand is also looking to introduce new visa categories tailored to different nationalities.<\/p>\n<p>Surasak said stricter checks will be imposed, including scrutiny of visitors&rsquo; finances, investment sources and documents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>He added authorities are also concerned about foreigners avoiding taxes while staying in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Any violations of visa or tax rules will be treated as illegal and dealt with by enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal will be submitted to the Thai Cabinet soon for approval.<\/p>\n<p>The policy shift comes as Thailand pivots towards more sustainable tourism focused on safety, economic benefits and better visitor quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Thailand plans to scrap 60-day visa-free entry, tighten tourist screening<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANGKOK, April 23 &mdash; Thailand is planning to scrap its 60-day visa-free entry scheme as it tightens screening of foreign visitors, The Bangkok Post reported today. Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said the move is part of a shift towards attracting higher-quality, long-stay tourists. He said the government is reviewing visa policies after a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/thailand-plans-to-scrap-60-day-visa-free-entry-tighten-tourist-screening\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Thailand plans to scrap 60-day visa-free entry, tighten tourist screening&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}