August 27Aug 27 @EricV what's the source of your info above? Do you have an arrticle to share? This from AI: " Will the USA be eligible? The Thai government has not yet published the official list of the 31 selected nationalities. However, the United States is widely expected to be included. Thai authorities have confirmed that they are selecting the eligible countries based on three primary criteria: High rankings on the Henley Passport Index. Low entry-refusal and immigration rejection statistics. Strict national security and legal parameters. Because the US ranks highly across these metrics and its citizens already benefit from visa-exempt entry, travel analysts anticipate it will be on the finalized list."
August 27Aug 27 Politically it might be tricky to add the USA to the list while excluding China and Russia that have far more arrivals than the US. Interestingly, South Korea (number 5 on list of arrivals) is also not on the list. Of the top 5 arrivals countries, only Malaysia is on the current list. And I suspect that Malaysia has far more land arrivals than the other countries.
August 27Aug 27 https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/business/1249019 https://loyaltylobby.com/2026/08/26/the-33-nationalities-eligible-for-using-automated-gates-to-enter-thailand-by-late-2026/
August 28Aug 28 Bad news for US Citizens, as @Travelingguy predicted above: The 33 autogate eligible nationals: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece (Hellenic Republic) Hong Kong (ALREADY) Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Korea Latvia Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore (ALREADY) Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates United Kingdom
August 28Aug 28 On 8/27/2026 at 12:07 PM, Travelingguy said: Interestingly, South Korea (number 5 on list of arrivals) is also not on the list it is , see number 16 above
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