Kazakh tourists will continue to enjoy a visa-free scheme in Thailand for an additional six months, following an extension by the Thai Cabinet. The exemption, applicable to those carrying Kazakhstani passports or equivalent documents, is now due to run from March 1 to August 31, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
“As per our records, each Kazakh tourist spends roughly 75,000 baht on average, compared to the general tourist expenditure of about 45,000 baht each.”
The visa-free initiative was first rolled out last year, between September 25 and February 29, as part of a strategic move to stimulate tourism. The scheme was simultaneously applied to Chinese visitors, and as a result, both Thai and Chinese governments agreed to make the visa exemption a permanent arrangement from March 1 onwards.
In the past year, Thailand recorded an influx of approximately 172,000 Kazakh…
