Thailand grants visa-free entry to Maldivian citizens


Maldives
PUBLISHED March 23, 2019

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid has announced that "Thailand grants visa- free entry to the Maldivian citizens". He met with Thai delegation last Wednesday, 20th March to discuss formalizing a visa waiver arrangement between Maldives and Thailand - in the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Minister also stated that "Thailand is one of the most important countries for Maldives' business and we host a large number of Thai investments". Maldives and Thailand have opened more investment and business opportunities in both countries. 
This exemption was granted to seven new countries. Starting from 14 April 2019, citizens of Latvia, Lithuania, Andorra, San Marino, Ukraine, Maldives and Mauritius will no longer need to apply for Visa on Arrival, but will be given visa-free entry to Thailand. This leeway is for citizens who plan to travel to Thailand for tourism purposes, for no more than 30 days.




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