On 31 October 2023, the Cabinet of Thailand approved the visa exemption scheme for holders of ordinary passports (or travel document holders) of India and Taiwan to enter and stay within the Kingdom of Thailand for a period not exceeding 30 days. The scheme will be effective from 10 November 2023 to 10 May 2024.

The interim measure is in accordance with the government’s policy to boost tourism, aiming to facilitate tourists from India and Taiwan traveling to Thailand during the high season from November 2023. It is expected that in 2023, the numbers of tourists from India and Taiwan in Thailand will reach 1,500,000 and 700,000 respectively.