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Thai stamps of visa on arrival (up), entry (right), exit (middle) and overstay (left) on a Russian passport

Visitors to Thailand must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival.

## Visa policy map

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Visa policy of Thailand

Thailand

Visa not required (90 days)

Visa not required (60 days)

Visa not required (30 days)

Visa not required (14 days)

Visa on arrival (15 days)

eVisa (60 days)

Visa required in advance

## History

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A Thai entry stamp on a Chinese passport, indicates the visitor may stay no more than 30 days in this entry

In May 2014, there was a brief crackdown on visa runs during 2014 Thai coup d'état, meaning that if foreigners wish to re-enter Thailand after their visa-free or visa on arrival period has expired they have to obtain a visa in advance, or remain outside Thailand at least for one night.[1]

In August 2014, Thailand Prime Minister ordered the Immigration Police to be more flexible as the strict application of the law was affecting schools and the tourist industry.[2]

On 31 October 2018 it was announced that within 30 days (by the end of November 2018), overstay visas will no longer be allowed, and there will be no remaining overstayers in the kingdom by that date.[3]

Beginning 1 May 2025, all foreigners entering Thailand will be required to apply for the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC), an electronic travel authorization.[4]

As of June 2025, Thailand has reduced permitted stays of Cambodian nationals from 60 days to 7 days, as a reciprocity measure of 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis.[5]

## Visa exemption

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### Ordinary passports

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Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter Thailand for business and tourist purposes without a visa for stays up to the duration listed:[6]

90 days

* ArgentinaB(90)
* BrazilB(90)
* ChileB(90)

* South KoreaB(90)
* PeruB(90)

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60 daysA

* ASEAN member states (except Cambodia and Myanmar)#
* All European Union member states
* All European Free Trade Association member states
* All Gulf Cooperation Council member states

* Albania
* Andorra
* Australia
* Bhutan
* Canada
* ChinaB(30*) 1
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Fiji

* Georgia
* Guatemala
* Hong KongB(30) 1
* India
* Israel
* Jamaica
* Japan
* Jordan
* KazakhstanB(30*)
* Kosovo
* MacaoB(30) 1
* Maldives

* Mauritius
* Mexico
* Monaco
* MongoliaB(30)
* Morocco
* New Zealand
* Panama
* Papua New Guinea
* RussiaB(30)
* San Marino
* Sri Lanka
* South Africa

* Taiwan
* Timor-Leste
* Tonga
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Uruguay
* Uzbekistan

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30 days

* Timor LesteB(30)

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14 days

* Myanmar# 2

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7 days

* Cambodia# 3

A - May apply to extend their stay for an additional 30 days.
B(xx*) - Thailand has bilateral visa exemption agreements with countries with this mark for stays of xx days. In addition, the stay of countries with * sign are limited to a cumulative maximum stay of 90 days within any 180 days according to bilateral agreements.
# - For ASEAN nationals, Thailand has bilateral visa exemption agreements with Laos and Vietnam for stays of 30 days, as well as Cambodia and Myanmar for stays of 14 days.
1 - For Chinese citizens with People's Republic of China passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports or Macao Special Administrative Region passports only.
2 - For air arrivals only.
3 - Length of stay reduced due to the 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis.[7]

#### Electronic Travel Authorization

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According to government plans as of April 2024, the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system is expected to launch in a pilot phase by December 2024, with full deployment anticipated by June 2025. The ETA will be required for all visa-exempt travelers entering Thailand, regardless of their mode of entry (air, sea, or land). Applications will be submitted through the existing electronic visa portal and each entry into Thailand will require a separate ETA application, which is planned to be free of charge. It will enable holders to use automated gates at immigration checkpoints by scanning a QR code provided with their authorization. The ETA will not required by certain categories of travelers including holders of diplomatic passports, official passports, UN Laissez-Passer, and Border Pass users.[8]

### APEC Business Travel Card

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Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing "THA" on the back of the card may enter Thailand without a visa for business trips for up to 90 days.[9]

ABTCs are issued to citizens of:[10]

* Australia
* Brunei
* Chile
* China
* Hong Kong
* Indonesia
* Japan
* South Korea
* Malaysia

* Mexico
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Peru
* Philippines
* Russia
* Singapore
* Taiwan
* Vietnam

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### Non-ordinary passports

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Thailand

Diplomatic and service passports

Diplomatic passports

Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued by the following countries and territories are allowed to visit Thailand without a visa for a maximum period of up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):[11]

* All ASEAN member states1

* Albania
* Argentina
* Austria
* BangladeshD 1
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bhutan
* Brazil
* Bosnia and Herzegovina1
* Bulgaria
* Canada1
* Chile
* China1
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Czech Republic

* Ecuador1
* El Salvador
* Estonia
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hong Kong1
* Hungary
* India
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kazakhstan1
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein

* Luxembourg
* Macau1
* Mexico
* Mongolia1
* Montenegro
* Morocco
* Mozambique1
* Netherlands
*   Nepal
* Oman1
* PakistanD 1
* Panama
* Peru
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia

* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Slovakia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* SpainD
* Sri Lanka
*  Switzerland
* Tajikistan
* Timor-Leste1
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* United Kingdom1
* United States1
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* Uruguay

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D - Diplomatic passports only.
1 - 30 days

Visa exemption agreements were signed with Lithuania in June 2024 and Kyrgyzstan in September 2024 and they are yet to be ratified.[12]

## Visa-free transit

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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.[9]

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.[9]

Citizens of Pakistan are required to obtain a visa when transiting through Thailand at all times.[13]

## Visa on arrival / Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

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Sample of Thai e-Visa

Besides traditional visa on arrival policy, from 21 November 2018 Thailand started issuing tourist visas valid for 15 days in a simplified procedure to visitors from the countries whose citizens are eligible for visa on arrival.[14] It costs 2,000 THB.

The e-Visa application also became available from February 2019 in some of the consulates of Thailand abroad.[15][16][17][11][18]

Thailand fully adopts e-Visa from 1 January 2025, making the visa application process simpler, faster and more accessible for foreign travelers.[19][20]

External image

Map of entry points with Visa on Arrival facility
Visa type  | eVisa  | eVOA  | VOA

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Multiple  | Single  | Single  | Single
Duration of stay  | 60 days  | 15 days
Validity  | 6 Months  | 3 Months  | 30 days  | N/A
Visa-fee  | Depend on applicant's nationality and place of residence (cheaper than VOA)  | Standard: 2,560 THB

Express: 4,560 THB

| Standard: 2,000 THB

Express: 2,200 THB

Processing time  | 3-10 working days  | Standard: 24-72 hours

Express: less than 24 hours

| May take up to several hours (depends on how busy the visa office is at the moment)
Proof of funds  | 60,000 THB (upload proof online)  | 20,000 THB (upload proof online)  | Following items may be checked at port of entry:

* 10,000 THB cash per person, or
* 20,000 THB cash per family, or
* Equivalent foreign currency

Extendable  | Yes  | No
Application submission  | thaievisa.go.th | thailandevoa.vfsevisa.com | Visa office at the port of entry

### Eligible citizens

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Visa on arrival

* Armenia
* Belarus
* Bhutan1
* Bolivia
* Bulgaria1
* China1
* Costa Rica
* Cyprus1

* El Salvador
* Ethiopia
* Fiji1
* Georgia1
* India1
* Kazakhstan1
* Kyrgyzstan
* Malta1

* Mexico1
* Namibia
* Nauru
*   Nepal
* Papua New Guinea1
* Paraguay
* Romania1
* Russia1

* Saudi Arabia1
* Serbia
* Seychelles
* Taiwan1
* Tunisia
* Uzbekistan1
* Vanuatu
* Venezuela

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1 - Although these countries are visa-exempt in general, their citizens may still have to apply for a visa on arrival if they are not allowed to enter without visa due to personal reasons (e.g. excessive stay or holding inappropriate travel documents).

### Eligible ports of entry

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There are 48 immigration checkpoints providing visa on arrival, including:[21]

International Airport

* Chiang Mai International Airport#
* Chiang Rai International Airport
* Don Mueang International Airport#
* Hat Yai International Airport
* Hua Hin Airport
* Krabi International Airport
* Phuket International Airport#

* Samui Airport
* Sukhothai Airport
* Surat Thani Airport
* Suvarnabhumi Airport#
* Trang Airport
* U-Tapao International Airport

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# - Airport which accepts e-visa on arrival

Land and harbor checkpoint

* Aranyaprathet Immigration Checkpoint
* Ban Prakop Immigration Checkpoint
* Bangkok Harbour Immigration Checkpoint
* Betong Immigration Checkpoint
* Bueng Kan Immigration Checkpoint
* Buketa Immigration Checkpoint
* Chiang Khong Immigration Checkpoint
* Chiang Saen Immigration Checkpoint
* Kanchanaburi Land Border Checkpoint
* Khlong Yai Immigration Checkpoint
* Khuan Don Immigration Checkpoint
* Khlong Yai (Hat Lek) Immigration Checkpoint
* Ko Lipe Marine Port Checkpoint
* Krabi Immigration Checkpoint
* Mae Sai Immigration Checkpoint
* Map Ta Phut Immigration Checkpoint
* Mukdahan Immigration Checkpoint
* Nakhon Phanom Immigration Checkpoint
* Nan Immigration Checkpoint

* Nong Khai Immigration Checkpoint
* Nong Khai Harbour Immigration Checkpoint
* Padang Besar Immigration Checkpoint
* Pattaya Immigration Checkpoint
* Phibun Mangsahan Immigration Checkpoint
* Phu Sing Land Border Checkpoint
* Phuket Immigration Checkpoint
* Pong Nam Ron Immigration Checkpoint
* Sadao Immigration Checkpoint
* Samui Immigration Checkpoint
* Samut Prakan Immigration Checkpoint
* Satun Immigration Checkpoint
* Si Racha Immigration Checkpoint
* Songkhla Harbour Immigration Checkpoint
* Su-ngai Kolok Immigration Checkpoint
* Tak Immigration Checkpoint
* Tak Bai Immigration Checkpoint
* Tha Li Immigration Checkpoint

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## Mandatory yellow fever vaccination

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Mandatory yellow fever vaccination for travelers to Thailand (2017), per Ministry of Public Health Announcement B.E. 2560. Navy color shows the required vaccination areas.

Citizens of the following countries or citizens 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.[22][23]

Failure to fulfill this requirement could result in refusal of entry into Thailand.[24]

* Angola
* Argentina
* Benin
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Colombia
* Congo
* DR Congo
* Ecuador

* Equatorial Guinea
* Ethiopia
* French Guiana
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Guyana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Liberia
* Mali
* Mauritania

* Niger
* Nigeria
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Suriname
* Togo
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Uganda
* Venezuela

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## Visa types

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### General visa types

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* Courte Upon official request, the Royal Thai Embassy may grant courtesy visas/laissez-passer to diplomats/UN officials/others who wish to enter the Kingdom on official duty and/or other purposes
* Permanent resident: To qualify for this visa, you must have stayed in Thailand for 3 consecutive years with the one-year visa extensions. If married to a Thai for 5 years, one must be earning 30,000 baht/month. If single, your monthly income must be 80,000 baht minimum.
* Tourist: If an individual wishes to remain in Thailand for more than 30 days, he/she may wish to obtain a tourist visa at a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate prior to arriving in Thailand. The tourist visa must be used within validity date, that varies with the number of entries purchased, and allows an initial stay of 60 days. After arrival in Thailand, a tourist visa or a visa exempt entry may be extended once for an additional 30 days according to immigration Bureau order 327/2557. There is a 1,900 baht fee for each extension.
* Transit: This type of visa is issued to applicants who wish to enter the Kingdom for the following purposes: to travel in transit through the Kingdom in order to proceed to the country of destination or to re-enter his/her own country (category "TS"); the person in charge of or crew of a conveyance coming to a port, station, or area in the Kingdom (category "C")

### Non-Immigrant visa types

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* Type B: to conduct business; work; attend business conferences; teach school; attend scuba diving, muay Thai, and massage courses
* Type D: diplomatic visa
* Type ED: to study; to come on a work study tour or observation tour; to participate in projects or seminars; to attend a conference or training course; to study as a foreign Buddhist monk
* Type EX: to undertake skilled work or to work as an expert or specialist
* Type F: to perform official duties, e.g., military exercises or governmental assignments
* Type IB: to invest or perform other activities relating to investment, subject to the provision of the established laws on investment promotion
* Type IM: to invest with the concurrence of the Thai ministries and governmental departments concerned
* Type M: to work as a film-producer, journalist, or reporter with permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Type O: to visit family; to perform duties for a state enterprise or social welfare organizations (NGOs); to receive medical treatment; to be a sports coach as required by the Thai government; to be a contestant; to be a witness in a judicial process
* Type O-A: retirement visa
* Type R: to perform missionary work or other religious activities with the concurrence of the Thai ministries or government departments concerned
* Type RS: to conduct scientific research or training or teaching in a research institute
* Type S: to participate in an officially recognised sports event.

## Visitor statistics

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

This section is transcluded from Tourism in Thailand. (edit | history)

Country  | 6/2025  | 2024  | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012

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Malaysia | 2,299,897  | 4,952,078  | 4,626,422 | 1,948,549 | 5,511 | 619,623 | 4,265,574 | 4,020,526 | 3,494,488 | 3,494,890 | 3,418,855 | 2,613,418 | 3,041,097 | 2,554,397
China | 2,265,556  | 6,733,162  | 3,521,095 | 273,567 | 13,043 | 1,251,498 | 10,997,338 | 10,535,241 | 9,806,260 | 8,757,646 | 7,936,795 | 4,636,298 | 4,637,335 | 2,786,860
India | 1,183,899  | 2,129,149  | 1,628,542 | 997,913 | 6,544 | 263,659 | 1,996,842 | 1,598,346 | 1,415,197 | 1,194,508 | 1,069,422 | 932,603 | 1,050,889 | 1,013,308
Russia | 1,034,759  | 1,745,327  | 1,482,611  | 435,008  | 30,759  | 590,151  | 1,483,337  | 1,472,789  | 1,346,338  | 1,090,083  | 884,136  | 1,606,430  | 1,746,565  | 1,316,564
South Korea | 772,107  | 1,868,945  | 1,660,042 | 538,766 | 12,077 | 262,017 | 1,890,973 | 1,796,426 | 1,709,265 | 1,464,200 | 1,373,045 | 1,122,566 | 1,295,342 | 1,163,619
United Kingdom | 572,061  | 965,862  | 817,220 | 444,432 | 38,663 | 223,087 | 992,574 | 986,854 | 994,755 | 1,004,345 | 947,568 | 907,877 | 905,024 | 873,053
United States | 551,105  | 1,030,733  | 930,206 | 453,678 | 37,880 | 212,669 | 1,165,950 | 1,122,270 | 1,056,423 | 975,643 | 867,505 | 763,520 | 823,486 | 768,638
Japan | 509,263  | 1,050,904  | 805,768 | 290,146 | 9,461 | 322,677 | 1,806,438 | 1,656,101 | 1,544,442 | 1,439,510 | 1,381,702 | 1,267,886 | 1,536,425 | 1,373,716
Taiwan | 499,806  | 1,089,910  | 724,594  | 94,834  | 1,675  | 117,511  | 790,039  | 687,748  | 573,077  | 522,273  | 552,699  | 394,149  | 502,176  | 394,225
Laos | 498,939  | 1,124,202  | 919,401  | 502,124  | 733  | 380,207  | 1,854,792  | 1,664,630  | 1,682,087  | 1,388,020  | 1,220,522  | 1,053,983  | 976,639  | 975,999
Germany | 497,231  | 873,364  | 729,163 | 365,030 | 45,874 | 231,782 | 852,481 | 886,523 | 850,139 | 837,885 | 761,819 | 715,240 | 737,658 | 682,419
Singapore | 469,017  | 1,009,640  | 1,027,424  | 614,627  | 5,931  | 126,771  | 1,059,484  | 1,069,867  | 1,032,647  | 967,550  | 938,385  | 844,133  | 955,468  | 831,215
France | 450,695  | 720,806  | 545,003  | 268,587  | 23,461  | 237,317  | 745,346  | 749,556  | 740,190  | 738,878  | 681,114  | 635,073  | 611,582  | 576,106
Indonesia | 437,256  | 876,610  | 762,118 | 235,632 | 2,577 | 99,530 | 710,494 | 644,709 | 576,110 | 534,797 | 469,125 | 497,592 | 594,251 | 447,820
Australia | 395,152  | 775,010  | 687,745 | 336,688 | 9,577 | 123,827 | 767,291 | 801,203 | 817,218 | 796,370 | 807,450 | 831,854 | 900,460 | 930,241
Vietnam | 374,396  | 984,248  | 1,033,688 | 468,393 | 1,794 | 132,127 | 1,048,181 | 1,028,150 | 935,179 | 830,220 | 751,162 | 559,415 | 725,057 | 618,670
Philippines | 336,791  | 598,124  | 461,251 | 178,021 | 4,078 | 72,762 | 506,430 | 432,237 | 381,252 | 339,150 | 310,968 | 304,813 | 321,571 | 289,566
Myanmar | 329,512  | 546,629  | 394,134  | 193,778  | 7,256  | 55,279  | 378,232  | 368,188  | 365,606  | 341,626  | 259,678  | 206,794  | 172,383  | 129,385
Hong Kong | 295,989  | 876,076  | 802,368 | 162,240 | 1,657 | 124,518 | 1,045,361 | 1,015,749 | 821,064 | 751,264 | 669,617 | 483,131 | 588,335 | 473,666
Cambodia | 217,652  | 553,060  | 583,708 | 379,665 | 4,914 | 165,027 | 910,696 | 948,824 | 840,871 | 674,975 | 537,950 | 550,339 | 481,595 | 423,642
Israel | 175,121  | 281,803  | 217,084  | 146,293  | 14,038  | 29,444  | 195,856  | 188,788  | 173,673  | 161,579  | 141,031  | 138,778  | 134,874  | 129,551
Italy | 144,772  | 267,474  | 191,983  | 85,254  | 5,322  | 60,602  | 272,374  | 279,905  | 264,524  | 265,597  | 246,094  | 219,875  | 207,192  | 200,703
Canada | 142,372  | 251,336  | 214,264  | 90,608  | 6,440  | 58,499  | 273,214  | 276,094  | 258,494  | 244,869  | 227,601  | 211,059  | 229,897  | 219,354
Netherlands | 128,298  | 261,467  | 229,539  | 116,354  | 8,539  | 52,402  | 241,608  | 236,265  | 222,409  | 235,762  | 221,619  | 211,524  | 218,765  | 208,122
Poland | 125,091  | 180,722  | 121,700  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sweden | 124,886  | 212,523  | 178,259  | 97,378  | 17,094  | 111,994  | 287,341  | 311,949  | 323,736  | 332,895  | 321,690  | 324,865  | 341,398  | 364,681
Kazakhstan | 103,214  | 195,089  | 172,489  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Switzerland | 98,097  | 184,046  | 156,337  | 81,180  | 11,429  | 52,361  | 192,130  | 207,471  | 209,528  | 209,057  | 206,480  | 201,271  | 199,923  | 191,147
Saudi Arabia | 89,491  | 228,032  | 178,113  | 96,389  | 467  | 4,227  | 30,006  | 28,337  | 33,531  | 24,834  | 19,168  | 12,860  | 21,452  | 17,084
Denmark | 87,877  | 138,278  | 115,224  | 64,249  | 8,480  | 66,848  | 162,456  | 169,373  | 161,920  | 165,581  | 159,435  | 160,977  | 163,186  | 167,499
Spain | 82,813  | 207,710  | 153,458  | 87,400  | 3,514  | 25,904  | 188,997  | 181,880  | 179,584  | 168,900  | 150,995  | 116,983  | 123,084  | 113,141
Norway | 66,025  | 109,731  | 83,952  | 46,521  | 5,763  | 39,778  | 127,992  | 128,841  | 127,850  | 131,039  | 135,382  | 145,207  | 154,049  | 148,796
Bangladesh | 65,897  | 142,268  | 140,657  | 81,106  | 1,955  | 21,838  | 136,677  | 129,574  | 121,765  | 100,263  | 107,394  | 88,134  | 82,418  | 72,657
Austria | 60,922  | 107,074  | 88,706  | 42,683  | 5,486  | 36,381  | 111,428  | 116,656  | 104,784  | 100,373  | 97,869  | 100,968  | 106,278  | 94,667
Belgium | 57,870  | 108,046  | 85,512  | 48,684  | 5,386  | 26,394  | 114,669  | 114,270  | 112,266  | 111,013  | 106,090  | 99,729  | 101,109  | 94,896
Finland | 53,557  | 87,528  | 76,193  | 38,561  | 6,139  | 59,567  | 128,014  | 140,961  | 140,464  | 134,238  | 134,750  | 142,425  | 141,692  | 154,919
United Arab Emirates | 52,744  | 169,927  | 138,934  | 65,857  | 4,061  | 7,492  | 130,158  | 128,270  | 137,218  | 130,941  | 124,719  | 117,907  | 123,926  | 113,547
New Zealand | 48,292  | 96,733  | 85,897  | 35,900  | 1,151  | 15,709  | 112,680  | 116,726  | 117,962  | 111,595  | 112,411  | 108,081  | 118,395  | 113,871
Total  | 16,685,466  | 35,545,714  | 28,150,016  | 11,153,026  | 427,869  | 6,725,193  | 39,916,251  | 38,178,194  | 35,591,978  | 32,529,588  | 29,923,185  | 24,809,683  | 26,546,725  | 22,353,903

## Work permit

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To legally work in Thailand, a foreigner must apply for a work permit. Work permit is a legal document that states a foreigner's position, current occupation, or job description and the Thai company he is working with. It also serves as a license to perform a job or an occupation allowed for foreigners inside Thailand.

A foreigner is eligible to apply for a work permit as long as he has a non-immigrant visa or a resident visa, has an available employer who will provide documents for work permit, and the occupation he will perform is not prohibited to foreigners.[25]

## One Stop Service Centre for Visas and Work Permits

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The One Stop Service Centre for Visas and Work Permits was established on 1 July 1997 by authority of the Regulations of the Office of Prime Minister promulgated on 30 June 1997.

The objective of this centre is to simplify visa extension and permit issuance procedures to create a good investment environment. It aims to facilitate applications of visa extension and work permits (e.g., stay permission, re-entry permit, work permit).

The Center is located on Chamchuree Square Building, Floor 18, Phatumwan, Bangkok.[26]

### Foreigners who are eligible to apply for visa extension and work permits

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* Foreigner who is an executive or expert with privileges accorded to them by the following laws:
1. Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 (1977);
2. Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971);
3. Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Act B.E. 2522 (1979);
* Foreigner who is an investor.
1. If investing not less than 2 million Baht, he or she will be granted a 1-year permit.
2. If investing not less than 10 million Baht, he or she will be granted a 2-year permit.
* Foreigner who is an executive or expert.
* Foreigner's associated company should be registered with capital or possess asset of not less than 30 million Baht.
* Foreigner who is a member of the foreign press must present a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a copy of an ID Press Card issued by the Department of Public Relations.
* Foreigner who is a researcher or developer on science and technology.
* Foreigner who is employed in a branch office of an overseas bank, foreign banking office of an overseas bank, provincial foreign banking office of an overseas bank or a representative office of the foreign bank in which all offices are certified by the Bank of Thailand.
* Foreigner who works on the necessary and urgent basis for a period of no longer than 15 days.
* Foreigner who is an official of the representative office for foreign juristic persons concerning the International Trading Business and Regional Office of Transnational Corporation in accordance to the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999).
* Foreigner who is an expert on information technology.
* Foreigner who works at regional operating headquarters.

## See also

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* Thailand portal

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Thailand.

* Visa requirements for Thai citizens
* Thai passport
* Thai national ID card
* Tourism in Thailand
* Thailand Digital Arrival Card

## References

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1. ^ "Phuket: Strict new immigration regulations mean crackdown on visa runs".
2. ^ "Phuket: Coup leader calls for Immigration to relax 'out-in' visa clampdown".
3. ^ "No more overstayers, no more corruption at Immigration – Hakparn".
4. ^ "Tourism Hot Spot Thailand Launches Digital Arrival Card for Foreign Visitors". Reuters.
5. ^ "Foreign Ministry affirms measures to cut electricity, internet to Cambodia remain". Nation Thailand. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
6. ^ ""มาตรการและแนวทางการตรวจลงตราเพื่อส่งเสริมการท่องเที่ยวและกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจของประเทศไทย"" [Summary of Countries and Territories entitled for Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival to Thailand]. กรมการกงสุล กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ (in Thai).
7. ^ Mail, Pattaya (10 June 2025). "Thailand retaliates by cutting Cambodian visa-free stay to 7 days amid border tensions". Pattaya Mail.
8. ^ "Thailand "accelerating" on ETA introduction". August 27, 2024.
9. ^ a b c "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
10. ^ "ABTC Economy Entry Information" (PDF).
11. ^ a b "Summary of Countries and Territories entitled for Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival to Thailand" (PDF).
12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2024-07-27.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
13. ^ "Thailand makes transit visa mandatory for Pakistani passengers".
14. ^ "Visa on Arrival".
15. ^ "Thailand offers online visa applications from February".
16. ^ "E-visas available from February 2019. China first country". 3 December 2018.
17. ^ "China First to Benefit From Thai E-Visas Next Year". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04.
18. ^ "Launch of Online Stickerless E-Visa Application Platform &Termination of Visa Application in Person and by Post". สถานเอกอัครราชทูต ณ กรุงเอเธนส์. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
19. ^ VisasNews (2024-12-20). "Thailand extends e-Visa worldwide". VisasNews. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
20. ^ "THAI E-VISA OFFICIAL WEBSITE".
21. ^ Royal Thai Embassy, Singapore. "VISA ON ARRIVAL". Retrieved 2015-02-27.
22. ^ "พื้นที่เขตติดโรคไข้เหลือง" (PDF).
23. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงสาธารณสุข เรื่อง ท้องที่หรือเมืองท่านอกราชอาณาจักรที่เป็นเขตติดโรคไข้เหลือง พ.ศ. 2560" (PDF).
24. ^ "Thailand Visa Information : List of countries which require International Health Certificate for Yellow Fever Vaccination".
25. ^ "Thai Visas for Americans". US Embassy and Consulate. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
26. ^ "Thailand Visa Information : Non-Immigrant Visa "B" (for Business and Work) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand". mfa.go.th. Retrieved 2018-09-08.

## External links

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* Thailand Immigration Bureau
* Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Thailand Visa on Arrival
* Official website of Thailand Electronic Visa

* v
* t
* e

Visa policy by country

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
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* South Africa
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* Uganda
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Americas|

* Anguilla1
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* Canada
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* United States
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* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Afghanistan
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Armenia2
* Azerbaijan2
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
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* Cyprus2
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* Thailand
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* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia2
* Austria
* Azerbaijan2
* Belarus
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* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
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* Spain
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* Turkey2
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Oceania|

* American Samoa4
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam4
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Northern Mariana Islands4
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Historical|

* Artsakh2
* Russia2

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Partially recognized. 4 Unincorporated territory of the United States. 5 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 6 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

* v
* t
* e

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* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algerian
* Angolan
* Beninese
* Botswana
* Burkinabe
* Burundian
* Cameroonian
* Cape Verdean
* Central African
* Chadian
* Comorian
* Congolese (Democratic Republic)
* Congolese (Republic)
* Djiboutian
* Egyptian4
* Equatorial Guinean
* Eritrean
* Ethiopian
* Gabonese
* Gambian
* Ghanaian
* Guinea-Bissauan
* Guinean
* Ivorian
* Kenyan
* Lesothan
* Liberian
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* Malian
* Mauritanian
* Mauritian
* Moroccan
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* Namibian
* Nigerian
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* Santomean
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* Somali (Somaliland)
* South African
* South Sudanese
* Sudanese
* Swazi
* Tanzanian
* Togolese
* Tunisian
* Ugandan
* Zambian
* Zimbabwean

Americas|

* Anguillan1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentine
* Bahamian
* Barbadian
* Belizean
* Bermudian1
* Bolivian
* Brazilian
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canadian
* Caymanian1
* Chilean
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* Dominica
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* Ecuadorian
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* Saint Lucian
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Salvadoran
* Surinamese
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* United States
* Uruguayan
* Venezuelan

Asia|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Afghan
* Armenian3
* Azerbaijani2
* Bahraini
* Bangladeshi
* Bhutanese
* Bruneian
* Cambodian
* Chinese
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Cypriot3
* East Timorese
* Egyptian4
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* Georgian2
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* Iraqi
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* Kazakhstani2
* Kuwaiti
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* Laotian
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* Nepalese
* North Korean
* Northern Cypriot3 5
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* Pakistani
* Palestinian
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* Russian2
* Saudi
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* South Korean
* South Ossetian2 5
* Sri Lankan
* Syrian
* Taiwanese5
* Tajikistani
* Thai
* Turkish2
* Turkmen
* Uzbekistani
* Vietnamese
* Yemeni

Europe|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Albanian
* Andorran
* Armenian3
* Austrian
* Azerbaijani2
* Belarusian
* Belgian
* Bosnian and Herzegovinian
* British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC)
* Bulgarian
* Croatian
* Cypriot3
* Czech
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* Faroese
* Greenlandic
* Dutch
* Estonian (Non-citizens)
* EU
* Finnish
* French
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* Greek
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Irish
* Italian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kosovar5
* Latvian (Non-citizens)
* Liechtenstein
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* North Macedonian
* Northern Cypriot3 5
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* Portuguese
* Romanian
* Russian2
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* Serbian
* Slovak
* Slovenian
* South Ossetian2 5
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Swiss
* Transnistrian5
* Turkish2
* Ukrainian
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* Australian
* Fijian
* Kiribati
* Marshallese
* Micronesian
* Nauruan
* New Zealand
* Palauan
* Papua New Guinean
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoan
* Solomon Islands
* Tongan
* Tuvaluan
* Vanuatuan

Other|

* Crew members
* Sovereign Military Order of Malta
* Green card

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. 4 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. 5 Partially recognized.

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