Articles by Scuba

15/04/2020 0

Corona Virus in Thailand

Process & development of the Corona Virus crisis in Thailand. Effects on foreigners in Thailand, entry, visa & conditions. Updated daily as it happens. [...]

11/03/2020 0

Thailand cancels “Visa on Arrival” for 18 countries

Thailand is pulling the reins of immigration rules again in the fight against the spread of the corona virus. [...]

11/03/2020 0

Additional control measures upon entry

Thailand will carry out further protective measures on entry (for foreigners) from Thursday, March 12th, 2020. For example, the entry cards are to be expanded, with details of the mobile phone number and the email address. [...]

15/12/2019 0

Phuket Plane Spotting

The Phuket International Airport is also a popular place for planespotting. The runway 09 ends or starts here directly behind the Mai Khao Beach, so that the planes fly over the beach only a few meters above the ground before they touch down on the runway shortly afterwards. [...]

24/10/2019 0

The “Free Visa on Arrival” offer was extended until April

The government will extend the visa waiver fee for visa on arrival by another six months (untill April 2020) to increase the number of foreign tourists in the kingdom. [...]

16/10/2019 0

Health Insurance for Long Stay Foreigners becomes mandatory

The cabinet has already approved a new rule, that long staying foreigners now must have an Health Insurance for Thailand that covers at least 400,000 Baht of inpatient and 40,000 Baht of outpatient costs. [...]