The Ministry is pleased to annouce that both sides have completed all necessary internal legal procedures for the entry into force of the above-mentioned Agreement and the Agreement will be effective on 1 April 2024, following the signing ceremony of the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the French Republic on Visa Exemption for Holders of Official/Service Passports convened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand on 15 September 2023.

This Agreement will allow exemption of visa for holders of valid Thai official passports (with a validity of not less than 6 months) that were issued from 1 July 2020 for an uninterrupted stay or multiple entries with a total period not exceeding 90 days in any 180-days period from the date of their entry.

The entry into force of this Agreement will strengthen and expand cooperations between the two countries and peoples at all levels through encouraging exchanges of official contacts including the facilitation of official visits between both sides. Furthermore, it is one of the accomplishments as stated in the Thailand-France Roadmap (2022-2024).