Mauritius
Indian Ocean island republic.
Mauritius holds a 15-day Visa exemption for Thailand from 15 September 2026, half the 30 days most exempt nationalities receive, under Thai Interior Ministry rules gazetted on 31 August.
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Mauritius is an Indian Ocean island republic east of Madagascar, with Port Louis as its capital and a population of about 1.3 million. It gained independence from Britain in 1968 and became a republic in 1992. Its economy rests on tourism, financial services and textiles, alongside its historic sugar industry.
Thailand's Visa overhaul placed Mauritius in a small lower tier. Thai rules gazetted on 31 August 2026 give Mauritian and Seychellois visitors 15 days without a Visa from 15 September. Citizens of 60 other countries receive 30 days, down from 60, and most land-border visitors may enter Visa-free over land only twice a year.
For Mauritian travellers a stay in Thailand beyond two weeks now needs a Visa before travel, which puts the island among the least favoured of Thailand's Visa-exempt nationalities.
Mauritius lands in Thailand's shortest tier
Since 15 September 2026, Mauritian passport holders may stay in Thailand for 15 days without a Visa. Rules printed in the Thai Royal Gazette on 31 August gave most exempt nationalities 30 days, down from 60, but grouped Mauritius with Seychelles in a separate 15-day band.
For travellers from Port Louis, a two-week limit rules out a long holiday or an extended work trip on the exemption alone. The same rules CAP Visa-free entry over land borders at two uses a year for most visitors, which narrows the old habit of resetting a stay with a short crossing into a neighbouring country. A Mauritian planning more than a fortnight in Thailand from 15 September 2026 needs a Visa rather than the exemption.
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