ORGANISERS travelling to Thailand to hold business events can qualify for a maximum one-year stay under measures announced by the kingdom’s convention bureau and three allied organisations.
Under the Thailand MICE One Service, delegates arriving for conferences and exhibitions can also stay for 90 days, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) said in a statement.
The measures were jointly announced by TCEB, the Department of Consular Affairs, Airports of Thailand (AOT) and Immigration Division 2 during a press conference at the Hyatt Regency Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel.
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The “aligned measures” are designed to provide business event participants from overseas easier access to attend conferences and exhibitions in Thailand.
TCEB president Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya said the Thailand MICE One Service followed recent bid wins for events that include: IDF Diabetes World Congress 2025 in Bangkok, IMF and World Bank Group Annual Meeting in 2026 in Bangkok, Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2026 in Phuket and the International Horticultural Expo 2026 in Udon Thani, northeast Thailand.
READY TO WELCOME YOU
– MICE visitors (Tourist visa-MICE): 60-day stay and can be extended for a period not exceeding 30 days;
– MICE organisers (Non-immigrant B): 90-day stay, and can be extended for a maximum stay of one year;
New visa measures
– Visa exemption expanded to 93 countries/territories from the previous 57 with extended stay from 30 to 60 days for tourism, business engagements or urgent work/ad-hoc work;
– Visa on arrival with 15-day stay applicable to 31 countries from the previous 19 countries;
Manpower at airport
330 more officers ready to stand by at every checkpoint during peak hour
TECHNOLOGY
– New automatic passport control system or Automatic Channel, supported by Airports of Thailand (AOT), will fasten processing time from two persons to four persons per minute;
– New immigration technology system or TIS (Thailand Immigration System) along with APPS system or Advance Passenger Processing will help identify persons more accurately and faster and prevent entry of blacklisted persons;
AOT application for travellers to download for transport services;
COOPERATION FOR SPECIAL LANE
AOT and Immigration Division 2 will cooperate on a case-by-case basis with TCEB in separating MICE groups from ordinary traveLlers and provide special lane for the groups.
MICE Lane Service for VIP
– Now operational at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang Airports in Bangkok. TCEB will work with AOT and Immigration in setting up a MICE Lane at Phuket and Chiang Mai airports next year and at Udon Thani airport by 2026 in preparation for International Horticultural Expo Udon Thani 2026.
At the joint announcement, the Department of Consular Affairs Department was headed by Director-General Worawoot Pongprapapant, while AOT was led by its president, Kerati Kijmanawat. Immigration Division 2 was represented by its Commander, Police Major General Choengron Rimpadee, while TCEB was led by Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, the president.
