Visa policy of Thailand

90 days (5 nations)

The governments of the following countries have concluded bilateral visa waiver agreements with Thailand. Holders of normal passports from these countries can travel to Thailand without a visa for 90 days.

30 days waiver (6 nations)

Holders of normal passports issued by these countries which have bilateral agreements on visa waivers with Thailand are allowed to stay 30 days.

30 days exemption (45 nations)

Holders of normal passports of the following countries are granted visa-free travel to Thailand for a period of up to 30 days. The exemption is granted at most twice in a calendar year when entering overland or via a sea border but there is no limitation when entering by air.

_{1 - Malaysian nationals do not have a limitation on the number of visa exempt entries.}

_{2 - for British citizens and British Nationals (Overseas) only.}

Most of the visa-exempt nationalities listed above may apply to extend their stay for another 30 days since 29 August 2014.

14 days (2 nations)

Under bilateral agreements, Holders of normal passports of the following 2 countries can stay for a maximum of 14 days:

Visa exemption for other types of passports

Holders of diplomatic or official passports issued by the following countries and territories are allowed to visit Thailand without a visa for visits up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):

_{D — diplomatic passports only.}

Visa on arrival for normal passports

Nationals from the following 21 countries may apply for a visa on Arrival which allows them to stay for up to 15 days at major entry points whether by air or by land. Visa on arrival may not be extended.

The fee for visa on arrival was increased from 1,000 baht to 2,000 baht on 27 September 2016. From 1 December 2016 to 31 August 2017 the fee for visa on arrival is decreased to 1,000 baht in order to encourage tourism.

There are 48 Immigration checkpoints providing visa on arrival, including:

International Airport

Land and harbor checkpoint

Transit

Passengers transiting through Suvarnabhumi Airport for less than 12 hours do not require a visa, unless they are travelling on Angkor Air, Beijing Capital Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Eastar Jet, Golden Myanmar Airlines, Indigo, Intira Airlines, Jeju Air, Jet Asia Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways, Jetstar Pacific, Jin Air, Juneyao Airlines, Lao Central Airlines, Tigerair Mandala, Norwegian Air, Orient Thai Airlines, Regent Airways, Shandong Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, South East Asian Airlines, SpiceJet, Spring Airlines, T'way Airlines, Thai Smile, Tigerair or VietJet Air.

Those transiting through Don Mueang International Airport for less than 12 hours do not require a visa only when travelling on Thai AirAsia or Thai AirAsia X.

APEC Business Travel Card

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing "THA" on the back of the card can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 90 days.

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:

Mandatory yellow fever vaccination

Nationals of the following countries or nationals arriving from the following countries require an International Certificate of Vaccination in order to enter Thailand, unless they produce evidence that they do not reside in the following areas. Failure to fulfill this requirement could result in refusal of entry into Thailand.

E-visa

Thailand plans to introduce electronic visas in 2018.

General visa types

Non-Immigrant visa types

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Thailand on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:

* ASEAN member state