Regulations for Foreign Visitors to Thailand

Foreign nationals visiting Thailand must possess valid passports or accepted travel documents and appropriate visas before entering the country. Visitors from certain countries are permitted to stay up to 15 days without visas, if possessing tickets confirming departure within 15 days. Visitors from several other countries are allowed to apply for tourist visas at all ports of entry. Transit visas are granted for up to 30 days and tourist visas for up to 60 days. Non-immigrants, diplomatic and official visas are valid for up to 90 days.

Immigration Requirements
Nationals of the following 40 countries and territories and may enter and stay in Thailand for a maximum period of 30 days without a visa. However, if the duration of their stay is expected to exceed 30 days, an appropriate entry visa must be obtained in advance from Thai diplomatic or consular missions:

Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Luxembourg
Macao, (Special Administrative Region of China)
Malaysia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
States of America
Vietnam
In addition to the above 40 countries, nationals holding a valid diplomatic or official passport of the following 16 countries may enter and stay in Thailand for the period specified in each visa waiver agreement between Thailand and the country concerned. The periods specified in the agreements range from 30 days to 90 days.

Argentina
Chile
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Leichtenstein
Mexico
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Tunisia

Nationals of the following 14 countries may be granted a visa for a stay not exceeding 15 days upon arrival by the Thai Immigration Authority at Bangkok International Airport, conditional on meeting certain requirements:

Bhutan
China
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Hungary
India
Kazakhstan
Maldives
Mauritius
Oman
Poland
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Ukraine
These requirements are as follows :

Nationals must be in possession of a valid passport or an appropriate travel document recognized by the Government of Thailand.
Nationals must be in possession of an air ticket valid for a return journey within 15 days.
Nationals must provide two passport-size photographs and a visa fee of approximately 1,000 Baht.
Participants from countries other than those listed above are strongly recommended to obtain appropriate entry visas prior to arriving in Thailand.

Holders of a United Nations Laissez- Passer are exempted from visa requirements for visits not exceeding 30 days.