Thailand Visas

Thailand Tourist Visa

The Thai tourist visa is usually issued to persons  wishing to enter Thailand for the purposes of tourism. The Thai tourist visa does not allow you to work or to conduct business while on the tourist visa. The Thailand tourist visa can be used to stay in the Kingdom of Thailand for up to 30 days or up to 60 days.

A Thai tourist visa would be needed if you plan to stay in the Kingdom of Thailand for tourism purposes for longer than is allowed when entering under the visa exemption, or if a person is from a country that has no visa exemption agreements with Thailand.

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1. REQUIREMENTS FOR THAILAND TOURIST VISA

The Thai tourist visa will be issued to applicants who wish to enter the Kingdom of Thailand for tourism purposes .

2. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

- 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 or eTicket 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

3. VISA FEE

USD 30.00 per entry or equivalent
(Visa fee may be changed without prior notice)
 
4. VALIDITY OF A THAI TOURIST VISA

The validity of a visa is three months or six months. That means that you must utilize your visa within 90 or 180 days (dependent on number of entries) .

5. PERIOD OF STAY FOR THE TORURIST VISA


Upon arrival, travellers with this type of visa will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 30 days or 60 days. Nationals of countries which are on Thailand’s Tourist Visa Exemption list or have bilateral agreements on visa exemption with Thailand will be permitted to stay for a period of not exceeding 60 days.  Nationals from other countries who hold a tourist visa will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 30 days

6. EXTENSION 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.

7. NOTE:

Passport holders of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt and Palestinian States are requested to file for application at the Thai Embassy/Consulate-General where they have their permanent residence (home country).