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Important: This tool provides general information only and does not replace advice or a decision from Thai Immigration or another competent Thai authority. Immigration rules can change and individual circumstances may affect the result. Always check the permitted-stay date in your passport and official Thai government information.

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Thailand visa exemption and Visa on Arrival

Thailand’s entry route depends on the passport, purpose, intended stay and the rules in force on the travel date. Visa exemption means an eligible traveller may enter without obtaining a visa in advance. Visa on Arrival is a separate facility for eligible passports and normally has different conditions and a shorter stay.

Thailand approved major revisions to visa-exemption and Visa on Arrival schemes in May 2026. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the details would take effect after publication in the Royal Gazette. Because authoritative lists can change during this transition, this checker uses a deliberately conservative, updateable rules table and directs travellers to the current Department of Consular Affairs list when a safe definitive answer is not available.

Before travelling

Check the official list again shortly before departure, make sure your passport has sufficient validity, and review onward travel, accommodation and financial-evidence requirements. Entry remains at the discretion of the competent authorities.

Thailand visa checker FAQ

Does visa exemption guarantee entry?

No. It removes the need to obtain a visa in advance for an eligible trip; it does not guarantee admission.

Can I use Visa on Arrival for work?

No. Work and other non-tourist purposes normally require an appropriate visa and permission.

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Common Thailand visa and long-stay options

Visa exemption and Visa on Arrival depend on passport nationality and are listed by country below. The following application-based routes may be available to foreign passport holders who meet their individual requirements.

Tourist Visa (TR)

Up to 60 days

For tourism. Application and approval are required before travel; eligibility and documents depend on the applicant and place of application.

Non-Immigrant B

Usually up to 90 days initially

For qualifying business or employment. A work permit or other permission may also be required before work begins.

Non-Immigrant O

Usually up to 90 days initially

For qualifying family, retirement and other purposes, depending on the application basis and supporting evidence.

Non-Immigrant ED

Usually up to 90 days initially

For approved education, study or training with evidence from the relevant institution.

Non-Immigrant O-A

Up to 1 year

A long-stay retirement route for eligible applicants aged 50 or over, subject to financial, insurance and application conditions.

Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

Up to 180 days per entry

For eligible remote workers, specified activities and qualifying dependants. The visa has documentary and financial requirements.

Long-Term Resident (LTR)

Long-term status

For applicants meeting the relevant wealth, income, employment or specialist criteria administered through the official programme.

Thailand Privilege

Membership-based long stay

A paid membership route with permission periods and benefits depending on the selected membership package.

These are general initial-stay summaries, not guarantees of eligibility or approval. Extensions and longer permissions are separate decisions by the competent authority.

Thailand visa requirements and permitted stay by passport country

This crawlable reference covers all 249 ISO countries and territories. It shows the published entry route used by this checker. Rules were checked on 2026-08-21; Thailand approved revisions in May 2026 subject to Royal Gazette commencement, so verify the official list shortly before travel.

Published Thailand tourist-entry route and initial stay by ordinary passport
Passport countryPublished routeInitial staySource
AfghanistanVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
AlbaniaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
AlgeriaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
American SamoaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
AndorraVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
AngolaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
AnguillaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
AntarcticaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Antigua & BarbudaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
ArgentinaVisa exemption (bilateral)Up to 90 daysOfficial list
ArmeniaVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
ArubaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
AustraliaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
AustriaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
AzerbaijanVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BahamasVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BahrainVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
BangladeshVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BarbadosVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BelarusVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
BelgiumVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
BelizeVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BeninVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BermudaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BhutanVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
BoliviaVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
Bosnia & HerzegovinaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BotswanaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Bouvet IslandVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BrazilVisa exemption (bilateral)Up to 90 daysOfficial list
British Indian Ocean TerritoryVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
British Virgin IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BruneiVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
BulgariaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Burkina FasoVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
BurundiVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
CambodiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
CameroonVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
CanadaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Cape VerdeVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Caribbean NetherlandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Cayman IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Central African RepublicVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
ChadVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
ChileVisa exemption (bilateral)Up to 90 daysOfficial list
ChinaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Christmas IslandVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
ColombiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
ComorosVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Congo - BrazzavilleVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Congo - KinshasaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Cook IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Costa RicaVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
CroatiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
CubaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
CuraçaoVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
CyprusVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
CzechiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Côte d’IvoireVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
DenmarkVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
DjiboutiVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
DominicaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Dominican RepublicVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
EcuadorVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
EgyptVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
El SalvadorVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
Equatorial GuineaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
EritreaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
EstoniaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
EswatiniVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
EthiopiaVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
Falkland IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Faroe IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
FijiVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
FinlandVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
FranceVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
French GuianaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
French PolynesiaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
French Southern TerritoriesVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GabonVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GambiaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GeorgiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
GermanyVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
GhanaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GibraltarVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GreeceVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
GreenlandVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GrenadaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GuadeloupeVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GuamVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GuatemalaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
GuernseyVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GuineaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Guinea-BissauVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
GuyanaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
HaitiVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Heard & McDonald IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
HondurasVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Hong Kong SAR ChinaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
HungaryVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
IcelandVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
IndiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
IndonesiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
IranVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
IraqVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
IrelandVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Isle of ManVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
IsraelVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
ItalyVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
JamaicaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
JapanVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
JerseyVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
JordanVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
KazakhstanVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
KenyaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
KiribatiVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
KuwaitVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
KyrgyzstanVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
LaosVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
LatviaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
LebanonVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
LesothoVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
LiberiaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
LibyaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
LiechtensteinVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
LithuaniaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
LuxembourgVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Macao SAR ChinaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
MadagascarVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MalawiVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MalaysiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
MaldivesVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
MaliVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MaltaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Marshall IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MartiniqueVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MauritaniaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MauritiusVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
MayotteVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MexicoVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
MicronesiaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MoldovaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MonacoVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
MongoliaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
MontenegroVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MontserratVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
MoroccoVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
MozambiqueVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Myanmar (Burma)Visa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
NamibiaVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
NauruVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
NepalVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
NetherlandsVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
New CaledoniaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
New ZealandVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
NicaraguaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
NigerVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
NigeriaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
NiueVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Norfolk IslandVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
North KoreaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
North MacedoniaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Northern Mariana IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
NorwayVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
OmanVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
PakistanVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
PalauVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Palestinian TerritoriesVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
PanamaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Papua New GuineaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
ParaguayVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
PeruVisa exemption (bilateral)Up to 90 daysOfficial list
PhilippinesVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Pitcairn IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
PolandVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
PortugalVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Puerto RicoVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
QatarVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
RomaniaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
RussiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
RwandaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
RéunionVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SamoaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
San MarinoVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Saudi ArabiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
SenegalVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SerbiaVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
SeychellesVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
Sierra LeoneVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SingaporeVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Sint MaartenVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SlovakiaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
SloveniaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Solomon IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SomaliaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
South AfricaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
South Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
South KoreaVisa exemption (bilateral)Up to 90 daysOfficial list
South SudanVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SpainVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Sri LankaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
St. BarthélemyVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
St. HelenaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
St. Kitts & NevisVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
St. LuciaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
St. MartinVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
St. Pierre & MiquelonVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SudanVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SurinameVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Svalbard & Jan MayenVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
SwedenVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
SwitzerlandVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
SyriaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
São Tomé & PríncipeVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
TaiwanVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
TajikistanVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
TanzaniaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
ThailandVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Timor-LesteVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
TogoVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
TokelauVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
TongaVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Trinidad & TobagoVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
TunisiaVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
TurkmenistanVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Turks & Caicos IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
TuvaluVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
TürkiyeVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
U.S. Outlying IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
U.S. Virgin IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
UgandaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
UkraineVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
United Arab EmiratesVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
United KingdomVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
United StatesVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
UruguayVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
UzbekistanVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
VanuatuVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
Vatican CityVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
VenezuelaVisa on ArrivalUp to 15 daysOfficial list
VietnamVisa exemptionUp to 60 daysOfficial list
Wallis & FutunaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Western SaharaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
YemenVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
ZambiaVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
ZimbabweVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list
Åland IslandsVisa may be required before travelCheck before travelOfficial list

Important: Purpose, travel date, passport type and individual circumstances can change the correct route. The Immigration stamp and competent authority decision always take precedence.

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