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Tourist Visa Thailand

Tourism is a strong part of Thailand’s economy and the Kingdom welcomes tourist from all over the world to share its enormous range of attractions. While Thailand allows for Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival categories, it is strongly recommended that you obtain a Tourist Visa for Thailand from a Thai Embassy or Consulate ahead of time. The processing time is quick, the cost is low and having the visa in your passport means that you will not be subject to the restrictions imposed on those obtaining a visa only after they arrive.

 
Documents required:

• Passport or travel document with a validity of not less than 6 months
• Visa application form (filled out)
• One(1) recent 4x6cm. photograph of the applicant
• Roundtrip air ticket or e-ticket (paid in full)
• Proof of financial means (20,000 baht per person/40,000 baht per family)

Remember – Consular officers are Thai government officials, with the absolute right to refuse a visa to anyone they choose.

They may also ask for additional documents at their own discretion, so make sure that your papers and documents are in order, and that you are polite.

 
Visa Fee: Typically US $ 30.00 per entry or equivalent – price subject to change without notice, so contact the nearest Thai embassy or consulate in your area.

 
The validity of the Visa/Period of Stay is 3 to 6 months, depending on the number of entries you make across the land border, or from the airport. If you arrived on Thailand through an international airport, you will be stamped a 30 or 60-day permission of stay depending whether your country made a bilateral agreement on tourist visa exemption with Thailand.

 
If you enter Thailand via land border, you will be stamped a 15-day permission of stay as a tourist in the immigration post, after which you will have to exit the country again on or before the expiration of your permission of stay. However, the tourist visa can also be extended if you wish or need to stay longer in Thailand. You will have to file an application for an extension of stay at the Office of Immigration Bureau, which has recently relocated out of its old downtown Soi Suan Phlu address to:

 
Government Center Chaengwattana
Building B , No. 120 , Moo 3 , Chaengwattana Road ,
Tungsonghong Sub-District , Laksi District, Bangkok 10210
Tel : 0-2141-9889 , Fax : 0-2143-8228

 
Click here for map link to : http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/move.html
Bear in mind that the success for an extension of stay is solely at the discretion of the immigration officer attending on your application.

 
1. VISA EXEMPTION RULE FOR 48 COUNTRIES

 
The VISA EXEMPTION RULE allows tourists from 48 countries to enter Thailand without a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days but only if entering Thailand via an international airport. However, persons, entering through a land border checkpoint from neighboring countries will be granted a maximum stay of 15 days. Entrants must meet the following criteria:
The visit is strictly for tourism purposes.

 
They must have a confirmed return ticket to show that they are flying out of Thailand within 30 or 15 days of entry, as appropriate. Open tickets do not qualify. Travelling overland out of Thailand by train, bus, etc to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia (including en route to Singapore), Myanmar, etc is not accepted as proof of exiting Thailand.

 
You may be asked to show your flight ticket on entering Thailand. If you do not possess a flight ticket to show you will be exiting Thailand within 30 or 15 days of entry you will be most likely to be refused entry.

 
It will also be necessary to prove that you have funds of at least 20,000 THB per person during your stay in Thailand.
A fee may be levied on persons entering Thailand under the VISA EXEMPTION RULE.

 
Note that a person traveling using a “UK Travel Document”, a “UK Certificate of Identity”, or a “British National Overseas Passport”, cannot enter Thailand whatever their nationality. They are subject to visa rules concerning their nationality.
The 48 qualifying countries:

• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bahrain
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Canada
• Chile
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hong Kon
• IcelandIndonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Korea
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Luxembourg
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• NorwayOman
• Peru
• Philippines
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Russia
• Singapore
• South Africa
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Vietnam

2. VISA ON ARRIVAL FOR 19 APPROVED COUNTRIES

 
The visit is strictly for tourism purposes.

 
A confirmed return ticket to show that they are flying out of Thailand within 30 or 15 days of entry, as appropriate. Open tickets do not qualify. Travelling overland out of Thailand by train, bus, etc to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia (including en route to Singapore), Myanmar, etc is not accepted as proof of exiting Thailand.You may be asked to show your flight ticket on entering Thailand. If you do not possess a flight ticket to show you will be exiting Thailand within 30 or 15 days of entry you will be most likely to be refused entry.

 
Proof of funds of at least 20,000 THB per person during your stay in Thailand. A fee of 1,900 THB is payable upon entry and is subject to change without notice.

 
However, persons who are not eligible to enter Thailand under the VISA ON ARRIVAL and VISA EXEMPTION RULE are advised to obtain visas with the Royal Thai Embassy prior to their visit.
19 countries eligible:

• Bhutan
• China
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Estonia
• Hungary
• IndiaKazakhstan
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Maldives
• Mauritius
• PolandSaudi Arabia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Taiwan
• Ukraine

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