Tourist Entry to Thailand - Visa-Exempt, Tourist Visa & Visa on Arrival

Current rule and pending change — source review 7 August 2026

The MFA’s current published scheme grants up to 60 days to 93 listed countries and territories from 15 July 2024. Cabinet approved a replacement scheme in May 2026, but the Department of Consular Affairs states that it will take effect only after implementing Ministry of Interior notices are published in the Royal Gazette and 15 days have elapsed. A verified commencement date has not yet been established. Check the current MFA nationality list immediately before travel.

Status: announced—not yet effective. General information only; no qualified Thai legal or immigration-professional review has been performed. See the visa-exemption and VOA guide.

Choose the route by passport and purpose

  • Visa-exempt entry: confirm that the passport appears on the current MFA list and read the conditions attached to that list.
  • Tourist visa: use the official Thai e-Visa portal or the responsible Thai embassy or consulate. The issuing post’s checklist, fee and processing notice control the application.
  • Visa on Arrival: confirm passport eligibility and current conditions through Consular Affairs before travel.

Do not infer eligibility, stay length, fees, documents, extension rights or entry conditions from nationality region, an old table, or the announced replacement scheme.

Before travel

  1. Check the passport-specific route on the current Consular Affairs list.
  2. If a visa is required, select the responsible issuing post through the official e-Visa service and follow that post’s current checklist.
  3. Verify passport, travel, accommodation, financial-evidence and onward-travel requirements shown by the issuing post or carrier for the specific journey.
  4. Allow for document requests and processing variation; the site does not publish a universal processing time or fee.
  5. Complete the Thailand Digital Arrival Card separately within its official submission window. TDAC does not replace a visa or guarantee admission.

On arrival and extensions

The permission stamped or recorded at entry controls the permitted stay. Admission and any extension remain subject to Immigration authority and the individual case. Before relying on an extension, check the current Immigration procedure, documents, fee and office instructions for the permission actually held.

Tourist entry does not by itself establish permission to work. Activities, work authorization and penalties are fact-specific; obtain current Department of Employment or qualified Thai advice before performing work in Thailand.

Official sources

This page is general information. Official issuing-post, carrier and Immigration instructions control. Requirements can change; recheck them immediately before applying and travelling. No qualified Thai legal or immigration-professional review has been performed.