LAOS
VIETNAM
HONG KONG
MACAU
and 90 days:
BRAZIL
CHILE
KOREA
PERU
Nationals of the following countries holding ordinary passports may enter Thailand without a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days for purpose of Tourism only:
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
BAHRAIN
BRUNEI
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
ICELAND
INDONESIA
IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
KOREA
KUWAIT
LUXEMBOURG
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
OMAN
PERU
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
QATAR
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SINGAPORE
SPAIN
SOUTH AFRICA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VIETNAM
TOURIST VISA
This type of visa is issued to applicants who wish to enter the Kingdom for tourism purposes. The requisite conditions:
- Passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months.
- Visa application form completely filled out.
- Recent( 4 x 6 cm.) photograph of the applicant.
- Evidence of travel from Thailand (air ticket paid in full).
- Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family).
- Consular officers reserve the rights to request additional documents as deemed necessary.
Visa fee 1000 baht(about 25USD) per entry. The validity of a visa is 3 months or 6 months. Upon arrival, travellers with this type of visa will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 30 days or 60 days.
Nationals of countries which are on Thailand’s Tourist Visa Exemption list or have bilateral agreements on visa exemption with Thailand will be permitted to stay for a period of not exceeding 60 days. Nationals from other countries who hold a tourist visa will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 30 days.
TEMPORARY TOURIST VISA: VISA ON ARRIVAL
Nationals of the following countries holding ordinary passports may apply for visas at the immigration checkpoints for the purpose of tourism for the period not exceeding 15 days:
BHUTAN
CHINA(including TAIWAN)
CYPRUS
CZECH
ESTONIA
HUNGARY
INDIA
KAZHAKSTAN
LATVIA
LIECHTENSTEIN
LITHUANIA
MALDIVES
MAURITIUS
OMAN
POLAND
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SAUDI ARABIA
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
UKRAINE
The requisite conditions:
- The applicant must possess means of living expenses 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per family accordingly,
- The applicant must produce full paid ticket which is usable within 15 days since the date of entry,
- Visa on arrival is provided at 23 designated international checkpoints and applicants should produce the application form to which his/her recent photograph is attached. The application fee is 1,000 Baht(only in Thailand currency!),
- Visitors who enter the Kingdom with Visa on Arrival generally cannot file an application for extension of stay.
List of Thailand’s Immigration Checkpoints which provides facilities for issuance of visa on arrival are as follows:
1. Bangkok Don Muang International Airport, Bangkok
2. Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiangmai
3. Phuket International Airport, Phuket
4. Hat Yai International Airport, Songkla
5. U-tapao Airport, Rayong
6. Mae Sai Immigration Checkpoint, Chiengrai
7. Chieng Saen Immigration Checkpoint, Chiengrai
8. Chieng Khong Immigration Checkpoint, Chiengrai
9. Betong Immigration Checkpoint, Yala
10. Sadoa Immigration Checkpoint, Songkla
11. Samui Immigration Checkpoint, Samui Airport, Surat Thani
12. Sukothai International Airport, Tak
13. Bangkok Harbour Immigration Checkpoint, Bangkok
14. Si Racha Immigration Checkpoint, Chonburi
15. Mabtaput Immigration Checkpoint, Rayong
16. Nong Khai Immigration Checkpoint, Nong Khai
17. Samui Immigration Checkpoint, Torn Harbour Dock Yatch, Surat Thani
18. Phuket Immigration Checkpoint, Phuket
19. Satun Immigration Checkpoint, Satun
20. Krabi Immigration Checkpoint, Krabi
21. Songkhla Harbour Immigration Checkpoint, Songkhla
22. Chiang Rai Airport, Immigration Checkpoint, Chiang Rai
23. Surat Thani Airport, Immigration Checkpoint, Surat Thani
TRANSIT VISA
For visa required proof of confirmed onward ticket to a third country, consular fees 800 baht(about 20USD), maximum stay 15 days.
EXTENSION OF STAY
Those who wish to stay longer or may wish to change type of visa must file an application for permission at the Office of Immigration Bureau located on Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120 , Tel 02 287-3101-10 (or at http://www.immigration.go.th/ ). The extension of stay as well as the change of certain type of visa is solely at the discretion of the Immigration officer.
Border check point
From Laos:
1. Friendchip Bridge(Vientiane-NongKhai) - main check point,
2. Houei Xai-Chieng Khong,
3. Thakek-NakhonPhanom,
4. Savannakhet-Mukdahan,
5. VangTao-ChongMek,
6. Chieng Saen,
From Cambodia:
1. Poi Pet-Aranyaprathet - main check point,
2. Cham Yeam-Khlong Yai,
3. O’Smach-Kap Cherng,
From Malaysia:
1. Changloon-Sadao - main check point,
2. Padang Besar-Sadao,
3. Pengkalan-Betong,
4. Rantau Panjang-Sungai Kolok,
5. Kg.Pengkalan Kubor-Tak Bai,
From Myanmar:
1. Tachilek-Mae Sai - main check point,
2. Myawaddy-Mae Sot - may be closed,
3. Payathonzu-Sangkhla Buri - may be closed,
4. Kawthaung-Ranong - boat crossing,
1. Friendchip Bridge(Vientiane-NongKhai) - main check point,
2. Houei Xai-Chieng Khong,
3. Thakek-NakhonPhanom,
4. Savannakhet-Mukdahan,
5. VangTao-ChongMek,
6. Chieng Saen,
From Cambodia:
1. Poi Pet-Aranyaprathet - main check point,
2. Cham Yeam-Khlong Yai,
3. O’Smach-Kap Cherng,
From Malaysia:
1. Changloon-Sadao - main check point,
2. Padang Besar-Sadao,
3. Pengkalan-Betong,
4. Rantau Panjang-Sungai Kolok,
5. Kg.Pengkalan Kubor-Tak Bai,
From Myanmar:
1. Tachilek-Mae Sai - main check point,
2. Myawaddy-Mae Sot - may be closed,
3. Payathonzu-Sangkhla Buri - may be closed,
4. Kawthaung-Ranong - boat crossing,