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All visitors to Thailand require valid passports, but holiday rental thailand visas are not necessary for most nationalities for a stay of up to 28 days, holiday rental thailand For a longer visit a tourist visa, issued by overseas Thai consular offices, is valid holiday rental thailand for a stay of up to 60 days. It must be used within three months holiday rental thailand from the date of issue and can usually be extended. Visitors are permitted to bring holiday rental thailand in duty-free 200 cigarettes and one litre of wine or spirits. Strict restrictions apply against holiday rental thailand the import of weapons, narcotics, pornography etc. Any amount of foreign exchange in travellers cheques holiday rental thailand or drafts may be imported, but cash in excess of US$10,000 must be declared on holiday rental thailand arrival. It is not permitted to import more than 2,000 Baht per person, nor export holiday rental thailand more than 50,000 Baht per person in cash. Certificates of inoculation against cholera and yellow holiday rental thailand fever are not required, unless arriving from an infected area. Some remote areas of Thailand holiday rental thailand are still malarial, so visitors should take appropriate precautions. Bangkok has excellent medical facilities and holiday rental thailand hospitals, with all hotels having doctors on 24-hour call.

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