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Visa Information for Thailand
Digging around Thai consulates and embassies, here is what Amazing Koh Tau has come up with. We have strived to be as up2date with the information as we could, but will not be held responsible for any mistakes. Contact your local consulate or embassy before coming to Thailand.
VISA REQUIREMENTS AND CONSULAR INFORMATION
Visa Issuing Authorities
Official Agencies in charge of issuing visas are:
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. The Royal Thai Embassies and Consulates abroad
3. The Office of Immigration Bureau
Types of Visas
1. Transit Visa
2. Tourist Visa
3. Non-Immigrant Visa
Requirements for Visa Application
Transit:
1. Valid passport or travel document
2. Visa application form which has already been completely filled in
3. One recent photograph of the applicant (2 1/2 inches)
4. Instrument of means of transportation (plane ticket paid in full)
5. Application fee of 200 Baht per entry
Tourist:
1. Valid passport or travel document
2. Visa application form which has already been completely filled in
3. One recent photograph of the applicant (2 1/2 inches)
4. Instrument of means of transportation (plane ticket paid in full)
5. Financial statement and information on applicant’s profession
6. Application fee of 300 Baht for a single entry
Non-Immigrant:
1. Valid passport or travel document
2. Visa application form which has already been completely filled in
3. One recent photograph of the applicant (2 1/2 inches)
4. Instrument of means of transportation (plane ticket paid in full)
5. Letter of invitation from companies qualified to employ foreigners
6. Letter from a company stating the objective of the visit to Thailand
7.Commercial Registration Certificate and Certificate of Company Registration
8. Namelist of the company’s shareholders
9. Certificate of Value Added Tax
10. The company’s detailed accounts and latest budget plan
11. Certificate of Income Tax (Juristic person)
12. Employment contract
13. Transcripts (NON-ED)
14. Letter of acceptance from the concerned universities or institutes
15. Certificate of Marriage or its equivalents
16. Birth certificate
17. Identification card and a copy of work permit issued by the Ministry of Labour
18. Application fee of 500 Baht for a single entry
N.B. The document to be submitted for non-immigrant visa application is contingent upon necessities and appropriateness of purposes stated in the application form.
Period of Stay in the Kingdom according to Visa Categories
1. 30 days for entrants applying for Transit Visa
2. 60 days for entrants applying for Tourist Visa. Application for an extension of stay for 30 days can be made at the Office of Immigration Bureau
3. 90 days for entrants applying for Non-Immigrant Visa. Those qualified persons can obtain an additional 1-year stay permit since the date of entry, referring to the Office of Immigration Bureau’s regulations on extension of stay.
Applying for a visa at the immigration checkpoints (Visa on Arrival)
97 countries are on the Ministry of Interior’s list of countries whose nationals can apply for a visa at the immigration checkpoints. Tourist visa is the only category of visa granted upon arrival at the immigration checkpoints and the applicants are allowed to stay in the Kingdom for the period not exceeding 15 days under the following conditions:
1. The applicant is a national of 97 countries listed in the Ministry of Interior’s Announcement
2. The applicant must produce instrument of means of transport (fully paid ticket) which is usable within 15 days since the date of entry
3. Visa on Arrival is provided at the designated international ports and applicants should produce the application form to which his/her recent photograph is attached. The application fee is 300 baht
56 Countries whose nationals are exempt from tourist visas for 30 days
According to a Ministry of Interior regulation dated 6 February 1995, passport holders from the following countries do not require a visa when entering Thailand for tourist purposes if their stay in the Kingdom does not exceed 30 days
1. Algeria
2. Argentina
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Belgium
6. Brazil
7. Bahrain
8. Brunei
9. Canada
10. Denmark
11. Egypt
12. Fiji
13. Finland
14. France
15. Germany
16. Greece
17. Iceland
18. Indonesia
19. Ireland
20. Israel
21. Italy
22. Japan
23. Djibouti
24. Kenya
25. Korea
26. Kuwait
27. Luxembourg
28. Malaysia
29. Mauritania
30. Mexico
31. Morocco
32. Myanmar
33. Netherlands
34. New Zealand
35. Norway
36. Oman
37. Papua New Guinea
38. Philippines
39. Portugal
40. Qatar
41. Saudi Arabia
42. Senegal
43. Singapore
44. Slovenia
45. South Africa
46. Spain
47. Sweden
48. Switzerland
49. Tunisia
50. Turkey
51. United Arab Emirates
52. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
53. United States of America
54. Vanuatu
55. Western Samoa
56. Yemen
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