The
following is general information pertaining
to Touris Visas. We would recommend reading
your local embassy websites to gain up to date
knowledge of the rules and regulations.
Please be aware that tourists are not allowed
to work or conduct business with a tourist
visa. A tourist visa is valid for 60 days
and can be extended 30 days at the nearest
Immigration office. Please see the link at
the end of this article for more updated
information.
Who needs a Visa? Most western
countries does not need a Tourist visa.
- Applying for a Visa. You
will need the following if you need a Visa.
Passport or travel document with validity
not less than 6 months
- Visa application form completely filled
out
- One recent( 4 x 6 cm.) photograph of the
applicant
- Air ticket paid in full
- Financial means (20,000 Baht per person
and 40,000 Baht per family)
- Consular officers reserve the rights to
request for additional documents as deemed
necessary
This Visa will be valid for 3 months, but
not exceeding 60 continuous days of stay.
Those who wish to stay longer or may wish
to change their status of Visa must file an
application for permission at the Office of
Immigration Bureau located on Soi Suan Plu,
off South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120 , Tel
(662) 287-3101-10.The extension of stay as
well as the change of certain type of visa
is solely at the discretion of the Immigration
officer.
Residents of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka, Nepal, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon,
Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt and Palestinian
States are need to file their applications
at the Thai Embassy/Consulate-General where
they have their permanent residence.
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS :-
No inoculations or vaccinations are required
unless applicants have been to an infected
area. At present, Thailand requires a YELLOW
FEVER CERTIFICATE from persons who have been
to or have come from the following countries
as from February 1991:-
ANGOLA, BENIN, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL BURKINA FASO,
BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC,
CHAD, COLOMBIA,
CONGO, Rep. of CONGO, Democratic of COTE D'
IVOIRE, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ECUADOR, ETHIOPIA
,FRENCH GUIANA, GABON, GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA,
GUINEA-BISSAU, GUYANA, KENYA, LIBERIA, MALI,
MAURITANIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, PANAMA, RWANDA,
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SENEGAL SIERRA LEONE,
SOMALIA, SUDAN, SURINAM,E TANZANIA, UNITED
Rep. of TOGO, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UGANDA VENEZUELA
LIST OF COUNTRIES FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
:-
BANGLADESH, CAMBODIA, INDIA, LAOS, MYANMAR,
NEPAL, NIGERIA,
PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, VIETNAM, MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES,
SOCIALIST COUNTRIES
LIST OF COUNTRIES EXEMPTED FROM VISA
FEES (Based on Existing Agreements)
:- PHILIPPINES, Republic of (Maximum stay
of 59 days) , KOREA, Republic of , MALAYSIA,
SINGAPORE , TUNISIA
LIST OF COUNTRIES NOT REQUIRING VISA
:-
Nationals of the following countries may enter
Thailand without a visa in accordance with
the Inter-Governmental Agreements for a maximum
stay of 30 and 90 days for purposed of Tourism
and Temporary Business only :-
30 Days: LAOS, RUSSIA,VIETNAM,
HONG KONG, SARMACAU, SAR
90 Days: ARGENTINA,
BRAZIL,CHILE,
KOREA, Republic
of, PERU
Nationals of the following countries may enter
Thailand without a visa in accordance with
Ministry of Interior's regulation for a maximum
stay of 30 days for purpose of Tourism only:-
AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BRAZIL, BRUNEI,
CANADA, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREECE (Helenic
Republic), HONG KONG, INDONESIA, ICELAND, IRELAND,
ISRAEL, JAPAN, KOREA, Rep. of, KUWAIT, LUXEMBOURG,
MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY,
OMAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, QATAR, SINGAPORE,
SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY,
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA, VIETNAM
LIST OF NATIONALITIES ARE PERMITTED
TO OBTAIN TOURIST VISA ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT
THE IMMIGRATION CHECKPOINTS IN THAILAND AND
ONCE THEY WERE GRANTED WITH TOURIST VISA
THEY WILL BE ADMITTED INTO THE KINGDOM AND
CAN STAY FOR 15 DAYS :-
BHUTAN, CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC and TAIWAN,
CZECH REPUBLIC,
CYPRUS, ESTONIA, HUNGARY, Rep. of INDIA, KAZAKHSTAN,
Rep. of
LATVIA, LIECHTENSTEIN, LITHUANIA, MALDIVES,
MAURITIUS, OMAN,
RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, POLAND,
Rep. of UKRAINE . |