Government House, The Cabinet meeting agreed to exempt travel visas for holders of Russian passports or passport replacement documents. This is a special and temporary case. Stay up to 60 days.
Mrs. Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, announced that in 2023, there will be more than 1.61 million Russian tourists traveling to Thailand, which is the number one tourist destination from the European region. and is the 5th highest number of all foreign tourists entering Thailand. Thailand has a total income of 84,666 million baht from Russian tourists. If we go back to December 13, 2005, Thailand and Russia signed an agreement on exemption from visas for ordinary passports together. As a result, Thai and Russian ordinary passport holders can travel between each other and stay in the country for no more than 30 days without having to apply for a visa.
Deputy Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister said that later the Ministry of Interior issued an announceme
nt regarding specifying the list of countries for holders of passports or documents used in lieu of passports who enter the Kingdom temporarily for tourism purposes. Exemption from visa and allowed to stay in the Kingdom for no more than 90 days is a special case. It is effective from 1 November 2023 to 30 April 2024 and for the continuation of the measures, today (23 April) the Cabinet meeting resolved to approve the exemption of visas (VISA) for Tourism is provided to holders of a Russian passport or passport replacement document. It is a special and temporary case. As proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Rudklao said that the important points are as follows: 1. Approve the principles for determining ‘Russian Federation’ is included in the list of countries in the announcement of the Ministry of Interior on specifying the list of countries for which holders of passports or passport replacement documents are temporarily entering the Kingdom for tourism purposes. Exemption from visa and permissio
n to stay in the Kingdom for no more than 60 days is a special case. The conditions are temporarily effective. From 1 May 2024 to 31 July 2024 for the benefit of the economic and foreign dimensions with the Russian Federation. Especially the connection between people which is the foundation of international relations.
Deputy Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister said: 2. Approved the draft announcement of the Ministry of Interior on specifying the list of countries for holders of passports or documents used in lieu of passports who enter the Kingdom temporarily for tourism purposes. Exemption from visa and allowed to stay in the Kingdom for no more than sixty days. It’s a special case. and assigned relevant agencies, including the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Immigration Bureau will continue to improve and amend related announcements or regulations. 3. Assign relevant security agencies to monitor, monitor, and evaluate the impact of this announcement from the Ministry of Interior.
‘If ther
e is an impact on national security and interests Relevant security agencies may propose to the Cabinet to consider canceling the announcement of the Ministry of Interior. The visa exemption is intended to attract Russian tourists to visit and stay in the Kingdom from May to July 2024, which will help. It increases the income of the tourism industry and stimulates the Thai economy as a whole,’ Mrs. Radklao said.
Source: Thai News Agency
