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Thailand to roll out e-visa for Indian travellers from January 1

Dec 13,2024
Times of India

In a significant move, the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi announced the implementation of e-visa facilities for Indian passport holders starting from January 1, 2025. The new system aims to streamline visa applications, allowing applicants to pay through an offline payment method, as per a statement released by the embassy. The embassy highlighted that, until further notice, Indian regular passport holders are still eligible for a 60-day visa exemption for tourist and brief business travel. Applicants who choose the e-visa must, however, pay a non-refundable visa fee, for which the relevant Embassy and Consulate-Generals will provide information on offline payment options. The e-visa processing time will take approximately 14 days from the receipt of the visa fee. Applicants are required to submit their applications through Thailand’s official e-visa portal. The embassy also clarified the deadlines for transitioning to the new e-visa system. As per the order, ordinary passport applications submitted via processing agencies will only be accepted until December 16, 2024. For diplomatic and official passport holders, applications submitted directly to the Embassy or Consulate-Generals will be accepted until December 24, 2024.