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Legal updates, practical guidance, and thought leadership from our team, covering the developments that matter to businesses operating in Thailand.
Thailand Ends the 60-Day Visa Exemption: 30 Days, Tourism Only, From 15 September 2026
Thailand's 60-day visa exemption ends on 15 September 2026, replaced by a 30-day exemption for 60 countries, for tourism only, with a two-entry cap at land borders. What the four new Ministry of Interior notifications change, who is affected, and why business travelers relying on visa-exempt entry and urgent work permits should act before the deadline.
What the 15 September Cabinet Means for Investors, Energy Companies, and Traders in Thailand
The Thai Cabinet met on Tuesday 15 September B.E. 2569 (2026), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. Below are the four decisions that matter to business, each marked with whether it is in force or still a draft, plus a short watch list of things that need no action yet.
What the 8 September Cabinet Means for Companies, Investors, and Employers in Thailand
The Thai Cabinet met on Tuesday 8 September B.E. 2569 (2026), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn. This alert sets out the five decisions of most consequence to companies operating in or investing into Thailand, and states in each case whether the decision is now operative or remains a draft.
Cabinet Meeting of 1 September 2026: Key Measures Affecting Business in Thailand
At its meeting on 1 September B.E. 2569 (2026), held in Hat Yai and chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the Cabinet took a number of decisions of interest to businesses operating in Thailand. At its meeting on 1 September B.E. 2569 (2026), held in Hat Yai and chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the Cabinet took a number of decisions of interest to businesses operating in Thailand.
Thailand Brings Its Deportation Law to Life: New Regulation Effective 28 August 2026
On 27 August 2026, the Royal Gazette published the Office of the Prime Minister Regulation on Deportation B.E. 2569 (ระเบียบสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี ว่าด้วยการเนรเทศ พ.ศ. 2569), issued under Section 11(8) of the State Administration of the Kingdom Act B.E. 2534 with Cabinet approval. The Regulation took effect the day after publication.
What the 25 August Cabinet Means for Business in Thailand
At its meeting on 25 August B.E. 2569 (2026), the Cabinet took a number of decisions of consequence to commercial enterprises operating in Thailand. None has yet entered into force. This alert sets out the substance of each measure and its present legal status, the distinction between a resolution of the Cabinet and an enforceable instrument being material to any assessment of timing.
What the 18 August Cabinet Means for Foreign Investors, Employers, and Cross-Border Businesses in Thailand
Nothing decided this week is yet in force, but two threads are worth acting on early: a step toward letting the Permanent Court of Arbitration hold proceedings in Thailand, which speaks to where you seat disputes, and a package of four labour measures that would pull seafarers and home-based workers into social protection and set new penalties for employers.
Thailand's IP Development Plan 2026–2027: The Distance Between Intention and Instrument
Thailand–United States Intellectual Property Work Plan approved by the Cabinet in May 2025, and a national Intellectual Property Development Plan for 2026–2027 approved by the National Intellectual Property Policy Committee in August of that year, with the Ministry of Commerce reporting progress to the Cabinet this February.
Thailand's Digital Compliance Trail: How TDAC, TM.30 and 90-Day Reporting Now Connect
For many years, a foreign employee's compliance records in Thailand existed in three separate places. The arrival card was held at the port of entry. The TM.30 notification of residence, where filed, was held at the local immigration office. The 90-day report was held elsewhere again. The three records were rarely compared, and an omission in one seldom affected the others.
New Bank Statement Requirements From 1 August 2026
The Department of Business Development (DBD) has issued Order of the Central Partnership and Company Registrar No. 2/2569, effective 1 August 2026, imposing additional documentary requirements on company and partnership registrations involving foreign participation. The Order targets the arrangement Thai law has prohibited for decades but which enforcement long tolerated: Thai nationals holding shares as nominees so that a business under foreign control appears Thai-majority.