{"id":777012705,"date":"2024-01-29T10:11:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T13:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777012705"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:35:33","slug":"china-and-thailand-announce-visa-waiver-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-and-thailand-announce-visa-waiver-agreement","title":{"rendered":"China and Thailand announce visa waiver agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The agreement will come into effect on March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>China.- A mutual visa waiver agreement between China and Thailand which will allow citizens to travel between the countries visa-free from March 1. The deal inked by Thai foreign minister<strong> Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara <\/strong>and his Chinese counterpart <strong>Wang Yi<\/strong>, is expected to boost the tourism sector, which has struggled to recover after the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While specific details of the visa arrangement were not disclosed, earlier indications from Thai officials suggested that it would permit stays of up to 30 days per visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago, China announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-and-china-announce-reciprocal-30-day-visa-free-entry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 30-day mutual visa exemption agreement with Singapore<\/a>, set to commence on February 9.\u00a0The visa exemption arrangement covers travel purposes such as business, tourism, visiting friends and family and private affairs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-and-china-plan-reciprocal-30-day-visa-free-entry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The plan had been announced in December<\/a>\u00a0and follows China\u2019s resumption of a 15-day visa-free entry scheme for Singaporean citizens last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/southeast-asia-tourism-rebound-to-continue-in-2024-analysts-say\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southeast Asia tourism rebound to continue in 2024, analysts say<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The agreement will come into effect on March 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"China has implemented mutual visa waiver agreements with Thailand and Singapore, effective March 1 and February 9 respectively, aiming to significantly boost tourism post-pandemic. 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