Please note: Passport and visa regulations change occasionally. If you are planning an extended stay visit the Thai Embassy in your country of residence, they will be glad to help with any visa requirements.
Restricted entry: Entry may be refused to people with long, untidy-looking hair who are dressed in an manner considered by the authorities to be 'hippyish' or offensive. Passports issued by the Palestinian Government are not recognised by the Thai authorities.

Visa Charges:
•Transit visa - single entry Bt 800
•Tourist visa - single entry Bt 1,000
•Non-Immigrant visa - single entry Bt 2,000
•Non-Immigrant visa - multiple entry for use within one year Bt 5,000
•Application for visa extension Bt 1,900
•Application for a single Re-entry Permit Bt 1,000
•Application for a multiple Re-entry Permit Bt 3,800
•Application for a Residence Permit Bt 7,600
•Approval of a residence permit
(payable on receipt of residence book) Bt 192,400
•Approval of a residence permit (payable on receipt of residence book) for a foreigner married to a Thai, the spouse of a resident, and any of their children who have not reached the status of a Thai juristic person (i.e., unmarried children aged below 20 years) Bt 95,700

PASSPORTS: Passport valid for 6 months beyond intended length of stay required by all except: holders of a Hong Kong certificate of identity bearing a Thai visa issued in Hong Kong, and holders of a Singapore certificate of identity issued in Singapore with a visa.

VISAS: Required by all except the following nationals for stays of up to 30 days, provided they are bona fide tourists with valid passports, hold a confirmed date return ticket and are entering by air, sea or by any other means of transport via the Thai/Malaysian border: (a) nationals of the countries referred to in the chart above; (b) nationals of Argentina, Bahrain, Brunei, Chile, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Burma, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu and Yemen; (c) nationals of Brazil, Korea (Rep. Of), New Zealand and Peru for touristic stays of up to 3 months; (d) transit passengers continuing their journey within 12 hours, provided holding confirmed tickets and other documents for an onward journey and do not leave the transit lounge.

Note: (a) The following nationals can obtain an entry visa on arrival at the immigration checkpoints at Don Muang (Bangkok), Chiang Mai, Phuket, Samui International, Hat Yai and Utapao airports, provided holding a confirmed ticket to leave within 15 days, a valid passport, 2 passport-size photos and that their visit is for tourist purposes only: Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, CIS, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Jamaica, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Nauru, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, San Marino, São Tomé & Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The fee for this service is approximately US$15, which has to be paid in US Dollars or the Thai Baht equivalent. Travellers should note that there are normally long queues at the immigration checkpoints. (b) Anyone intending to stay longer than 30 days must obtain a visa prior to arrival.

Types of visa and cost: Tourist: £8 per entry. Non-immigrant (including business visits): £15. The length of stay is determined by Immigration Officers on arrival. It is possible to get a multiple-entry visa. When applying it is necessary to specify the number of entries required. The standard fee is multiplied by the number of entries and is payable in cash or by postal order only. Transit: £5.

Validity: All visas are valid for 3 months from the date of issue.

Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy).

Application requirements: (a) Passport (valid for at least 6 months after intended stay). (b) 1 completed application form. (c) 2 recent passport-size photographs. (d) Fee (cash or postal order only). (e) Registered, stamped, self-addressed envelope for postal enquiries. (f) If requesting a non-immigrant visa for a business visit, a letter from the employer in country of origin and from the business partner in Thailand explaining the purpose of the visit is required. Visa extensions: (a)-(e), and (f) Copy of passport and additional fee. Nationals of Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Middle East countries and socialist countries must provide additional information. Contact Consulate for details. Yellow fever vaccination certificates are required for applicants who have visited or come from an affected area.


Important: information displayed on this page may change periodically. Please check the latest requirements with your local embassy or another official source