BANGKOK (thaivisa.com): -- The Ministry of Foregin Affairs will soon introduce a 3 year multiple entry Non-Immigrant Visa. The validity of visas for business purposes will be extended to three years to attract investors to Thailand.
Deputy Government Spokeman Danuporn Poonakun, told the Bangkok Post that the new multiple-entry non immigrant type B (business visa) would be valid for three years.
He said the new visa is part of a goverment attempt to attract foreign investors to
operate businesses or work in Thailand. The current multiple- entry business visa is valid for one year and cost the equivalent of 5,000 baht.
A source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it will take a few months before the
ministry have finalised the legislation for the new three-year multiple entry business visa, which will cost double the one year fee, or around 10,000 baht
Thai Immigration will grant a 90 days stay in the Kingdom on each entry, and an extended stay could be granted for work permit holders and others up to one year at the time, according to the ministry.
The Thai embassies and consulates abroad will continue to issue the one year visa's as well as the new three year visa.
--thaivisa.com 2005-06-03
Hopefully this will start a trend in the visas to be more lenthy all across the board but its fingers crossed as to whether the Non Imm 'O' type will get the three year length!
