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As the title of this video suggests, we are discussing Visa Exemption Stamps. Now I have recently, in videos, talked about the fact that yeah, the visa extension system is changing pretty fundamentally. Where it was possible to come in the last two years and gain 60 days on arrival for 93 countries, it's now 30 days on arrival for 59 countries. Certain countries have come off the Visa-on-arrival list most notably India; they may be able to continue gaining a visa exemption stamp, but again these Visa Exemptions are for a far lower duration than what we saw in the past. 

Now the point of this video is what happens if you sort of get caught in the seam if you will while all of this is changing? As I have discussed in other videos, this doesn't come online until 15 days after publication in the Royal Gazette. My prediction is this will be online by the end of this summer, likely by the end of August 2026, but again it remains to be seen. But based on the timing, and how this is being reported, that sounds like how this is going to work. What happens though if you come in in the meantime? Let me go ahead and read a quick excerpt from a recent article in the Bangkok Post, bangkokpost.com the article is titled: Visa-free period halved; many countries dropped. Quoting directly: "The Visa revisions would become effective 15 days after being published in The Royal Gazette." Quoting further: "Foreign nationals who entered Thailand before the new rules come into force will still be allowed to remain for the duration of their original permission." What does that mean? Look to your stamp over the course of the next couple of months coming into Thailand. Coming in Visa exempt, double check your stamp. It is really, really important here because if you don't and you are presuming it is 60 days, it might not be. Look at your stamp and see if it is 30 or 60. But if you do happen to get in here before the 15 days elapses after publication in The Royal Gazette, and I'm taking the presumption as of the time of this video it actually hasn't been published just yet, so there is still a possible window here where we could see people arriving. What it comes down to is the exact timing of when you enter. If you enter before the rule comes into effect, you may still be granted a 60 days’ stamp. 

So the rule of thumb moving forward is check your stamp when arriving in Thailand. Double check the validity, so you know when your expiration date is because while we are going through this transition period, there is probably going to be some people who presume they only got 30 days when they got 60 and vice versa. There are going to be people who presume they get 60 when they only got 30. Check your stamp to be certain what your status is and the duration of your status here in the Kingdom of Thailand.