Thai Royal Gazette
Thailand's official government gazette; legal commencement mechanism for laws, decrees, and ministerial orders.
Last refreshed: 29 May 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
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Required to publish three Interior Ministry announcements before the measure takes effect
Nomads & Communities: Thailand halves its visa-free entry window- What is the Thai Royal Gazette and why does it matter for visa changes?
- The Thai Royal Gazette is Thailand's official government gazette, published by the Cabinet Secretariat. Thai legislation and ministerial orders only gain legal force after publication there. The May 2026 cabinet vote to cut visa-free entry from 60 to 30 days takes effect 15 days after the Gazette publishes three Interior Ministry announcements — which had not yet happened as of 29 May 2026.Source: nomads-and-communities
- Has Thailand's new 30-day visa rule started yet?
- Not as of 29 May 2026. The cabinet voted on 19 May 2026 to cut the 60-day visa-free window to 30 days for most of 93 countries, but the measure only takes effect 15 days after the Thai Royal Gazette publishes three Interior Ministry announcements. Those announcements had not been published as of 29 May.Source: nomads-and-communities
Background
The Thai Royal Gazette (ราชกิจจานุเบกษา) is Thailand's official government gazette, published by the Cabinet Secretariat under the authority of the Royal Thai Government. Laws, royal decrees, ministerial regulations, and administrative orders gain legal force only upon publication in the Gazette; it is therefore the definitive commencement mechanism for Thai legislation and policy. In the context of Lowdown's nomads-and-communities coverage, the Gazette is directly operationally significant: the May 2026 cabinet vote to scrap the 60-day visa-free entry for 93 countries takes effect 15 days after the Thai Royal Gazette publishes three Interior Ministry announcements — as of 29 May 2026, those announcements had not been published, meaning the policy change had not yet entered legal force.
