{"id":54384,"date":"2026-05-22T16:16:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=54384"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:16:41","slug":"thailand-cuts-visa-free-stay-for-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/thailand-cuts-visa-free-stay-for-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand Cuts Visa-Free Stay for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Other Travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You probably know how easy it is to <strong>visit Thailand<\/strong>. Travellers from most countries, including GCC nations, can enter Thailand visa-free for tourism. However, the allowed stay period is now changing. The country remains visa-free, but your <strong>holiday can now last up to 30 days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most visitors probably won\u2019t even feel the difference, but the change is still worth knowing if you&#8217;re planning a longer stay. Thailand introduced a 60-day visa-free stay in 2024, and the country is now replacing it with a stay period that\u2019s twice shorter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All extensions will require approval from Thai immigration authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wat-arun-temple-twilight-bangkok-thailand-scaled-e1779466259644-1024x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54323\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new rule also applies to travellers from other countries including the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and European Union countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand is also reducing the number of countries eligible for <strong>visa on arrival<\/strong>, which will be <strong>available for citizens of India, Serbia, Belarus and Azerbaijan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More changes for tourists visiting Thailand<\/strong>: in 2025, the country has introduced <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/thailand-travel-update-online-pre-arrival-form-now-mandatory-for-all-tourists\/\">online pre-arrival form mandatory for all tourists<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently, the country announced <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/thailand-raises-airport-departure-fees-for-international-passengers-from-june-20\/\">higher airport departure charges for international travellers<\/a> at six Thailand airports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably know how easy it is to visit Thailand. Travellers from most countries, including GCC nations, can enter Thailand visa-free for tourism. However, the allowed stay period is now changing. The country remains visa-free, but your holiday can now last up to 30 days. Most visitors probably won\u2019t even feel the difference, but the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":54313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}},{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}},{"id":15523,"slug":"qatar","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/qatar\/","api_id":201,"title":{"rendered":"Qatar"}},{"id":15519,"slug":"oman","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/oman\/","api_id":186,"title":{"rendered":"Oman"}},{"id":15514,"slug":"bahrain","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/bahrain\/","api_id":21,"title":{"rendered":"Bahrain"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}},{"id":15499,"slug":"abu-dhabi","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/uae\/abu-dhabi\/","api_id":2,"title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi"}},{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}},{"id":15524,"slug":"doha","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/qatar\/doha\/","api_id":280,"title":{"rendered":"Doha"}},{"id":15520,"slug":"muscat","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/oman\/muscat\/","api_id":281,"title":{"rendered":"Muscat"}},{"id":17008,"slug":"manama","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/bahrain\/manama\/","api_id":282,"title":{"rendered":"Manama"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}