China and Thailand sign an agreement on mutual exemption of visas for ordinary passport holders

On January 28th, representatives of the government of the People's Republic of China and the government of the Kingdom of Thailand signed the "Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on Mutual Exemption of Visa for Individuals Holding Ordinary Passports" in Bangkok, Thailand. The agreement will officially come into effect on March 1, 2024. At that time, Chinese nationals holding official ordinary passports, ordinary passport holders, and Thai nationals holding ordinary passports can enter the other country without a visa and stay for no more than 30 days in a single stay (with a cumulative stay of no more than 90 days every 180 days). Those who enter the other country for work, study, news reporting, settlement and other activities that require prior approval, as well as those who intend to stay in the other country for more than 30 days, must obtain the corresponding visa before entering the other country.