The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Xiamen was officially founded on Sept 19, 2005 and was initially called the Thai Consulate Office in Xiamen. It was upgraded to a consulate-general in May 2006.
The consulate-general is located in Building No 3, City Hotel Xiamen, No 16 Huyuan Road, Xiamen.
The consulate-general is in charge of all consular works in Fujian and Jiangxi provinces.
China and Thailand signed an agreement on mutual visa exemption for holders of ordinary passports and passports for public affairs on Jan 28.
China and Singapore on Jan 25 signed an agreement on mutual visa exemption in Beijing, which allows the holders of ordinary passports stays of up to 30 days.