90 day visa waivers in Thailand on the agenda next week - Feb 2

90 days would give me more flexibility to travel long term in various countries without constant relocation and/or border runs. I'm guessing there probably wouldn't be an extension option, but If I could do back-to-back 90 day stays with one border run for a week or two, then I could do 6 months in Thailand and the remainder of the year in other countries without the longterm visa hassles and requirements.

I think if they stated no more than 180 days in a 365 day period or calendar year with a 5-10 or 7-14 day break, that would be great for a lot of people and make it really easy on the immigration system. For US, UK, most EU and Aus/NZ, is a no-brainer. The biggest issue may be who are these people and do they want them in their country as all the long-term visa options require background checks.

Would love the 90 day visa

90 days lol bit late for this high season. I want to holiday in UK winter, 90 days would be fantastic!!!

Ho that would be great news. I thought the project was dead. But a bit late for the high season.

I travel to Thailand twice a year,spending 25 days in the kingdom each time.if the 90 day exemption is brought in(praying),then I would stay for 6 weeks each trip.this would benefit the local economy owing to being able to stay longer and therefore spending more

Oh, just go to local Thai Embassy and get a 90 day before you fly to Thailand.

Up to 90 days would be fantastic 👍👍👍

Please 90 Days 🙏🏻

I like to come 40/45 days June July so it would help me

I would like to use the 90 day exemption to reside in Thailand whilst applying for a retirement visa. I hope this would be possible.

Why would 90 days not be welcome?, i'd call it cyber curtain twitching cynicism?

I come every year and stay the full 30 days and always extend it to another 30 days, so 90 days would be great. I know a few others that would feel the same. I fly from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I come to Thailand 2 times per year for 6-8 weeks per visit. I have to purchase a 60-day entry or visit the immigration office and pick up an additional 3 days for 1900 bht. If TAT does go with a 90 entry for the US (me) I will use it as I am planning to start spending 60-75 days per visit starting next year. I will end up spending lots of cash and it will be a benefit for the local economy when people like me spend more. Make it easy for us to come and stay longer and we will!

totally agree it has to go both ways, did a visitor visa for a thai for my country the amount of bs that has to be done is ridiculous yet people complain about immigration lines

I arrived on February 1st at suvanaphun airport. Two and half hours queuing to get through immigration. Don't encourage more tourists if you can't handle the numbers you are getting now. I am on 8 week trip, from Australia.I would have stayed in Thailand the full 8 weeks if visa on arrival had allowed, as it is I am spending 2nd 4 weeks in Malaysia. So yes fix immigration and extend visa on arrival.

30 days is waaay too short. 90 days is enough.

Each visit I stay for 30 days exploring Thailand and for me that is enough at this time for a holiday.

I visited Thailand for 60 days but had to leave the country in the middle because of the 30 day visa waiver

You can ban anyone you wany

I hope to spend my retirement in Thailand and possibly another nearby country or two. I would use a 90-day visa waiver to live in a few areas of Thailand for weeks at a time to learn what it may be like to be a resident of those places.

Forget reciprocity, Thailand needs to think about taking a lead.
There is a visa "gap" in Thailands offerings that overlooks the revenue and benefits brought by foreigners who have Thai partners and live mainly in a western country. These foreigners build homes on their wives land, support her and her children at enormous cost (and unprotected risk) to themselves. They choose to take 3 month stays to avoid harsh winters.
In my close group of friends here 5 couples fit this scenario. 30 day visas, extensions and reporting belong to tourists and opportunists who have no commitments to Thailand, they are infrequent visitors and bring only limited benefit to Thailand. Long stay "Winter" visas would encourage more serious investment from an overlooked segment who seem to be overlooked in favour of backpackers.

I live permanently in Thailand with my Thai wife who is a teacher and so my own reporting is tedious but less onerous once a year.
The Thai system needs an overhaul or could it be held back by the visa agencies working hand in hand with Immigration officers to feather their own nests?

I would love a 90 visa free, I come the the Kingdom for the summer holiday, I am a teacher so 30 day is just half of my availability. I won’t take the entire 90 days but beats a trip to immigration.

Nice one Tim👍🏼

Re 90 day waivers, there's alot of folk out there these days who work short term contracts in so many occupations.. this option would give these folk breathing space & save them the hassle of border hops, paper work etc. But yep reciprocals would be good eh.

Thumbs up 👍 Tim Newton…..should make it a 90 “MONTH” visa free 555

We come to Thailand every yr for Christmas on 30 day visa. We came Christmas 2022 and had 45 day visa. Which we were glad of and stayed. In that time. Where we obviously spent more money on rental property and spending money.

I would love a 90 day Visa. I go to Thailand every year for about three months and that would be great a lot less paperwork. Although I have overstayed twice because I couldn’t work out the Visa system.

A 90-day visa waiver would be great for those of us who have family in Thailand. A least it would give me more time for traveling and sightseeing and see other places of interest together with my son and his family. Best of all, I will have the opportunity to spend more quality and precious time with my little granddaughter 💕.

My wife and I decided to retire in Thailand, in 2018, after several trips over the years. We like the people, the food, and the climate, in that order. The government policies that increased the cost of retiring there, though it was manageable, was a step too far. We have looked at Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama for retirement. Each of those is a one or two time zone difference from where we live now, significantly less cost for retirement, and a five to six hour flight vs. a 25 hour flight to BKK. The cost of living is similar to Thailand in one case much less. When I talk about cost, it's not only money, it's the cost of the bureaucracy as it relates to amount, the constant changes, the inconsistent regional interpretations of the law, and the amount of time it takes. There is bureaucracy in Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama but except for one of those that requires hiring an attorney to achieve residency, it appears to be doable.

In Europe for most western countries it's ninety days in every 180 days so that would stop those going over the border and back 90days would be great has the price of flights makes short trips not worth it

I don't know about the UK or Australia, but the US does not have the granular ability to keep track of visitors regardless of how they enter the country. There is not a requirement by a hotel or an AirBnbn to ask for a passport or indeed any personal information other than a credit or debit card. Consequently, information like that required for the TM30 does not exist in the US. Also, the large number of illegal immigrants, entering the US from Mexico and Canada, means the judicial system is back-logged. Many are entering the county without proper clothing for the climate, without money, without food and water, and without any arranged shelter. As I understand it, there are not even enough police to guarantee the safety of the immigrants. Political pressures in this election year mean authorization for more money and personnel are not being made available. Legal immigrants are badly affected because their process for legitimacy in the US is impaired by the pressures to take care of the illegal immigrants. Canada is similarly affected!

An easy.... as in uncomplicated.... 90 Days in Thailand once or even twice a year is perfect for me....

I live in very cold in winter North Dakota, the idea "snowbirding"... 3-6 months in warm weather... is a good one, many retired people do that in the USA.

I will come for 60 in October.. would definitely stay 61-90... would much rather not have to play the visa run game.

Eventually I may go for the retirement visa... I already qualify (age and income)... have a couple of obligations that will hold me USA for a year or three.

Tim, I can’t say that I agree with you, banning Greta Thunberg for accusing you of having a high carbon footprint, although I do agree that the pope truly did deserve a ban from your channel. He always comes across so conceited as if he were a spokesperson for God Almighty himself😅. On the subject of a possible 90 day visa exemption. I would love to see my country (USA) provide at least a 60 day reciprocal arrangement. Anyway, thank you so much for the accurate TNT news ❤

someone like me who hates to fly

We are self employed and very often come to Asia for three months and would love it if we didn’t have to leave Thailand after 60 if we didn’t have

Thanks Tim, hope you don't get sad without that lovely tree behind you. Regarding the 90 days visa exemption, I'm a frequent visitor from the U.K. and for me this would be very welcome. Many moons ago I used to be able to go to my "local" Thai embassy in Hull and get a 90 day visa. Alas that place was closed down years ago and I can only get a 60 day tourist visa now - from London and that's a right carry on! I am now retired and also want to spend my winters in Thailand. Also, the flights are so expensive now, so it makes sense to visit Thailand for longer. 2 weeks would be too expensive, I doubt many visit for such a short time. Thanks for covering this topic. Phil.

I'm a retired Canadian. I would love to spend my winters in Thailand, where the cost is negligible compared to staying at home, the weather is nicer, ocean is warmer, beaches are beautiful, food is better and the people are much friendlier. Going to the US for warmish weather in the winter is no longer an option with their high prices, ridiculous politics and far right wing attitudes. When in Thailand I avoid the usual tourist areas which makes renewing a 30 day visa a real hassle. A 90 day visa would allow me to escape most of the cold rainy weather we get here on the West Coast. Coming from a place where a beer at a dive bar is on average about $10 CAD compared to Thailand where it is only $3.00 at a beach bar, translates to many more beer sales for Thailand, along with the employment and other benefits that flow from those sales. I know that there are retirement visas that I could apply for to extend my stays, but an easy 90 day visa would just be that much more enticing to a lazy sod such as myself.

I went in 2022 for 45 days, when they had the temporary 45 days extension. Worked great for me. If you are a digital nomad or retiree living a nomadic lifestyle, it gives you more flexibility. After all there are a lot of places to stay in Thailand and October to February are ideal months. I can see myself spending two months between Chiang Mai, BKK and one of the islands. Having to plan trips to other SEA countries is kind of a hassle and extra expense.

Thank You For Keeping Us Up to date on the 90 day Visa. We are coming from Nevada. With all The Beaches and Wats we Hope to Visit. We'll Keep Watching for the Latest, Thanks Again....Start Decorating for Valentine's Day On Tomorrow's Show?

🎖️TIM , THANKS FOR SHARING ALL YOUR WONDERFUL KNOWLEDGE🎖️
IM A NEW SUBSCRIBER🇺🇸
USED TO WATCH YOU ON THAT THAILAND NEWS 🎖️ SHOW.
I've been traveling & living in
Thailand 50 % since 2016 🇹🇭🙏🇹🇭

I fly from Canada, it takes mr 2 weeks to shake
the jetlag. I always stay 2 or 3 months.
Sometimes a visa run is a hasslehoff.
Thanks for the news.

Please 🙏 any body will i be able to get a 30 Day extension at Thai immigration on the 90 Day on arrival if this happens?
& do a border run after that for another 30 Days for 150 DAYS TOTAL 🤔
🇹🇭THANK YOU 🇺🇲

Im in USA 🇺🇸 waiting on the 90 Day on arrival ?
Please 🙏 make it happen THAILAND 🇹🇭
🍀THANK YOU TIM 🎖️

Many retired Danish people travel to Thailand and stay there for 60 days each time. This is the maximum number of days you can be away from Denmark each time to maintain a number of privileges that otherwise will be revoked as you will get the stamp “living abroad” if you not return to Denmark within the sixty days. Same time you cannot be outside Denmark for 365/2 (half year in total, but with minimum one extra day in the favour of Denmark)
So we could do with a sixty day waiver but naturally welcome the 90 days even we will only use 60 or below each tme.
So many danes has 60 days Thailand and 60 days Denmark on and on and on.
Hope clarifies - forget all about two weeks also for European families, minimum three and more weeks due to the very high airfares. European has much more yearly vacation (usual six weeks in total) compared to many other

Like others wrote I run away every year from canadian winters although I have to spend 6 months in my country for pension reasons. For next year I plan to enjoy Vietnam who has the 90 days evisa.

90 days visa will allow me to alternate between Europe and other places to get my pension not taxed.... without going for a retiree visa....

I hope they do the visa exemption soon. I'll be arriving in Thailand next week for a 6 week stay! I would love to forgo the immigration hassle.

Americans who fly 20+ hours each way to Thailand that don’t have a 9-5 job but have financial independence like the 90 day visa exemption. I did the 60 day last year and had a great time taking my time spending money around the country on different islands. I plan on doing it again late this year.

I welcome a 90 day visa as i am retired but don’t want to live in Thailand long term. I stay 6-8 weeks twice a year

It's an unfair world when Israelis get dual citizenship.

Your very straight forward Tim,I like that.