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As the title of this video suggests, we are discussing a new Muay Thai Visa. I thought of making this video after reading a recent article from the Bangkok Post, that is bangkokpost.com, the article is titled: Government planning Muay Thai visa for foreigners. Quoting directly: "The Government plans to introduce a special visa for foreign tourists who want to visit Thailand to practice Muay Thai. It will allow them to stay for up to 90 days to complete their course. With a Tourist Visa, a foreigner can stay in Thailand for up to 60 days but with a special visa for learning Muay Thai, they could stay for 90 days." 

Now a couple of things here. We have assisted a number of people over the years in coming to Thailand for the sole purpose of engaging in Muay Thai activities. There are other Visa options available which provide more than 90 days’ worth of lawful status that can be maintained here in Thailand. Now depending on the circumstances in the underlying case, that will kind of dictate what type of Visa will work for you but multiple different types of visas may be available depending on your circumstances again. And I will say that while I think it is a laudable idea on the part of Thai Immigration Authorities especially and Thai policy makers to think about creating a Muay Thai Visa, there are presently options available; again one mentioned in there which was a Tourist Visa, a 60-day Tourist Visa. Again there are other options available out there which we have had great success in assisting our clients to come to Thailand in order to undertake lessons in Muay Thai martial arts.