Thailand to tighten visa-on-arrival rules, foreign ministry says

Wat Phra Kaew temple in Bangkok. (Image by Lu Zhao via Pexels)

 Thailand will tighten its rules for visas on arrival due to national security concerns, a Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday.

The move will bring an end to a 60 day visa-free stay agreed with 93 countries, the official said, without elaborating on the security concerns.

Thailand’s foreign minister had previously said there was a plan to reduce the duration from 60 to 30 days.

—Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng, and Panarat Thepgumpanat Editing by Martin Petty

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