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Auto Gates Head to Don Mueang and Phuket
Thai visa news: automated passport control is going beyond Suvarnabhumi to Don Mueang and Phuket, and daily use has nearly tripled. What long-stay holders should know.
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Moving to Thailand? New 5 Million Baht Cash Rules
Moving to Thailand? New Bank of Thailand rules from 1 Nov scrutinise branch cash deals of 5 million baht. See what expats must prove and how to avoid delays.
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Thai Visa News: Belarus Added to Visa-Free Plan
Thai visa news: Belarus joins the visa-free plan for Mexico, Colombia and Uzbekistan. Nothing is approved yet. Here is what expats should do before 9 November.
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Thailand Visa: Visa-Free Plan for Mexico, Colombia
Thailand visa: the tourism minister wants 15-day visa-free entry back for Mexico, Colombia and Uzbekistan. Not approved yet. What to do before 9 November.
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100 Baht Travel Vouchers for Foreign Residents
Living in Thailand? TAT will sell 100 baht weekday travel vouchers to foreign residents from 15 December. What we know, what is unclear, and the catches.
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Flood Relief Package: What Expats Can Claim
Living in Thailand? Cabinet approved 10.5 billion baht in flood relief. What expats can claim, what renters miss, and which insurance and visa checks matter.
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Nationwide Nominee Land Crackdown
Moving to Thailand? Thailand ordered a nationwide nominee land crackdown with a December deadline. What it means for buying, renting and your Thai visa plans.
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Bangkok Condo Glut: 65,300 Unsold Units Favour Renters
Bangkok has built far more condos than it can sell. If you are moving to Thailand, that glut could work in your favour as a renter, but only if you…
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Expat Emergency Plan: Wills, Contacts and Consent
A British consul in Chonburi has told expats to get their affairs in order before a crisis.
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Health Insurance Claim Rejected? 6 Traps for Expats
Your policy says you are covered, yet the claim comes back short. If you are living in Thailand on private insurance, these six traps explain most of…
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Hua Hin Beach Demolition Starts
Fifteen buildings on the Hua Hin seafront are being cleared from public land, starting 16 October.
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Phuket Overstay Arrest After 1,807 Days
A woman who entered on a 30-day exemption in March 2020 was found in a Phuket cooking class, nearly five years past her permission.
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Privilege Visa Holders Screened After Scam Bust
Police say a cross-check of Thailand Privilege visa-holder records helped break an alleged 500 million baht scam.
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Thai Care Homes Face Nationwide Inspections
After a Kanchanaburi nursing home lost its licence, about 1,200 elderly care centres are to be inspected.
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Bangkok Police Raid 94 Nominee-Owned Homes
Thai police have searched 94 luxury houses in Bangkok that were allegedly held through nominee companies.
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The 1,000-Baht Departure Tax Explained
Thailand's Revenue Department wants 1,000 baht from every traveller who flies out, Thai or foreign.
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Thailand 450-Baht Fee: October Update Targets Q1 2027
Officials and industry backed the 450-baht charge on foreign visitors on Tuesday and now say the first quarter of 2027 is the target.
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Visa Gap Leaves IMF Bangkok Visitors Guessing
Thailand's new 30-day exemption names tourism and nothing else. Days before 15,000 delegates land in Bangkok, nobody has said in public how business…
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Baht Slides to 33.6 per Dollar: What It Means for Expats
The baht has lost about 2% against the dollar in a month. If you earn in dollars or pounds, living in Thailand just got a little cheaper.
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LTR Visa Passes 12,000 Approvals
The 10-year Long-Term Resident visa has now been approved more than 12,000 times. The headline is the money.
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Maya Bay Reopens, Rules Stay Tight
The famous Andaman beach is open again after its annual two-month break. For anyone based in Phuket or Krabi, the rules are the story, not the postcard.
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New Disaster Insurance for 30 Million Thai Homes
A government-funded scheme now insures around 30 million homes against floods, storms and earthquakes.
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Chiang Mai Condo Glut Helps Renters
Chiang Mai developers are sitting on roughly four years of unsold homes. For expats that means choice and bargaining power, but only if you read the…
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Phuket Pushes LTR and Use Rights
As Phuket property slows and nominee structures come under the microscope, developers are steering foreign buyers toward the 10-year LTR visa and…
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Hotel Act Rewrite Hits Renters in Thailand
Parliament is still chewing on a rewrite of the 2004 Hotel Act, and nothing in it is law yet.
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Bangkok Immigration Offices Shut
Six Bangkok-area immigration locations closed on 28 and 29 September, and the announcement says nothing about extending deadlines.
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UK Pension Freeze Stays: What It Means for Retirees
Britain's Pensions Minister has just reconfirmed what campaigners have argued for years: a UK state pension paid into Thailand never rises again, no…
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THIM Immigration App Passes 600,000 Downloads
Thailand's Immigration Bureau says its THIM arrival app has crossed 600,000 downloads since its August launch, and the agency now says online visa…
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450-Baht Tourist Entry Fee Nears Approval
A proposed 450-baht charge on almost every foreign arrival — funding visitor insurance, tourism upgrades and more — clears public consultation on 28…
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Thailand Privilege Bronze Tier Is Closing: Deadline
Thailand Privilege says Bronze membership closes to new applicants on 30 September — and this is the second time that "final" deadline has moved.
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Nominee Crackdown Hits Pattaya
A Thai company was never illegal for a foreigner to use. What officials are now testing is the paperwork behind it — and Chonburi has just run 14,264…
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Cannabis Goes Medical-Only in Thailand
The Cabinet has signed off on a law that would end the walk-in weed shop. Nothing changes on the street tomorrow.
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Suvarnabhumi eGates Open to 33 Nationalities
The automated lanes at Suvarnabhumi finally opened to foreign arrivals over the weekend. Thirty-three passports are on the sign.
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A Valid Stamp Can Still Be Revoked in Thailand
A Wednesday raid in Bang Bon and a Thursday order to governors are the same message: the date in your passport is not a shield.
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Overstay Rules After the New 30-Day Visa-Free Cut
The exemption stamp shrank on Monday. The overstay meter did not. Five hundred baht a day, a 20,000-baht cap, and a Thursday order pointing governors…
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First Week of the 30-Day Visa-Free Rule: What Changed
The 60-day stamp is gone. Airports are issuing 30 days. Embassies cannot agree on DTV paperwork.
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Strong Baht Squeezes Retiree Pensions in Thailand
Nobody changed your pension. The exchange rate did it for them. Here is what a firmer baht has done to the cost of living in Thailand — and to the visa…
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The 30-Day Visa Exemption Starts Monday
Two days out. Sixty countries keep a visa-free stamp, thirty-three lose one, and the number printed in your passport halves.
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Already in Thailand When Your 60-Day Stamp Ends?
Tuesday is not a reset. If you are already inside the Kingdom, the date printed in your passport still wins. The trap is the next landing, not this one.
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Why the 30-Day Extension Now Matters for Long Stays
Four days out, the argument is still about 60 becoming 30. The number that actually decides how long you get to stay is 1,900 — and most people have…
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Visa Exemption Becomes Tourism-Only From 15 September
Everyone is arguing about 60 days becoming 30. The sentence that will actually get people turned around at the counter is four words long: tourism…
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Thai Visa Land Border Cap: Two Entries a Year 2026
The 30-day headline got all the attention. The clause that quietly kills the border-hop lifestyle is buried further down the same Gazette notice — and…
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21 Passports Need a Thai Visa From 15 September
The 60-to-30-day story is not the whole story. Twenty-one nationalities drop off visa-free entry entirely on 15 September.
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60-Day Stamp Holders: 11 Days Left Before the Cut
The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the 60-day visa-free entry dies at midnight on 14 September.
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Thailand's New Foreign Business Rules for 2026
Thailand has just deleted the permission requirement for seven categories of foreign-run service business.
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90-Day Reporting Moves Online From 1 October
Everyone is watching 15 September. The date that will actually change your year is 1 October, when the Immigration Bureau's THIM app is due to absorb…
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Thailand's 30-Day Visa-Free Cap Starts 15 September
After eighteen months of rumour, the Royal Gazette has settled it. The 60-day visa exemption is repealed, 60 nationalities drop to 30 days, and land…
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DTV Visa Thailand: New 31 August Application Rules
From tomorrow, Thai missions abroad want proof you actually live in the country where you are applying, plus a police certificate. The visa survives.
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New Thailand Deportation Rules 2026
A regulation signed on 26 August and in force from 28 August gives the Interior Minister a direct route to deport foreigners.
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Health Insurance Rules for Long-Stay Visas in 2026
Half the internet says Thailand made health insurance compulsory for every arrival in 2026. It did not.
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DTV Visa Thailand 2026: Why Extensions Get Rejected
The embassy said yes. That was the easy bit. Through 2026 the refusals have moved to the 180-day extension counter — and the most common one turns on a…
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Suvarnabhumi Auto Gates Expand to 33 Nationalities
Thailand visa arrivals get faster: Suvarnabhumi Auto Gates expand to 33 nationalities by end-August 2026.
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Thailand Visa Exemption: 60 Days Still in Force
As of 14 August 2026 the Cabinet-approved cut of the Thailand visa exemption from 60 to 30 days remains unpublished in the Royal Gazette.
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Moving to Thailand? Thai Bank Accounts Just Got Harder
Nobody plans their relocation around a bank branch. In 2026 they should. Tourist stamps no longer open accounts, the DTV is a coin flip, and one…
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Thai Visa Runs Are Over: The 2026 Immigration Crackdown
Nearly 30,000 foreigners were refused entry in the first five months of 2026. The rules barely moved — the reading of them did.
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Thailand THIM App: Visa Admin Deadline Slips Again
The Immigration Bureau promised a "full official launch" of its THIM app this month. August is here, the announcement is not — and a second date, 1…
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Thailand Foreign Income Tax 2026: The Break Isn't Law Yet
The Revenue Department's two-year remittance exemption has been "about to happen" for fifteen months.
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