Thailand Tourist Visa Information

This type of visa will be issued to applicants wishing to enter the Kingdom of Thailand for tourism purposes. Persons are not permitted to work or conduct business when entering Thailand on a tourist visa.

Click to download Thailand Tourist Visa Application and supporting information.

A tourist visa is valid for 60 days and can be extended 30 days at the nearest Immigration office.

Foreigners holding a Tourist Visa, on entry into Thailand originating from 38 designated countries (see below for list of countries), together with passport holders from Hong Kong and Macau who hold a Tourist Visa, will be permitted by the Immigration Officer to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 60 days. As for nationals from other countries who hold a Tourist Visa, they will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 30 days. Should such nationals wish to extend their stay, they may apply for extension of stay at the Immigration Bureau for further 30 days but must not exceed the cumulative duration of 90 days from the date of first entry. The granting of extension of stay is under the discretion of the Immigration Officer (application fee 1,900 Baht).

1. Requirement

This type of visa will be issued to applicants who wishing to enter 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 passport ( 4 x 6 cm.) photograph of the applicant (recent photograph)
• Air ticket paid in full / copy of travel itinerary
• Consular officers reserve the rights to request for additional documents as deemed necessary

3. VISA FEE

AUD $45.00 per entry (Paid by bank cheque or money order)

(Visa fee may be changed without prior notice)

4. VALIDITY OF A VISA

The validity of a visa is three months.

5. VALIDITY OF A STAY

Upon arrival, visitors with this type of visa will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom of Thailand for a period not exceeding 60 days per entry.

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 mmigration 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).

8. PASSPORT HOLDERS

Holders of passports (not Certificates of Identity) of the countries listed below - may enter Thailand and stay for a period of thirty (30) days for Tourist purposes only, without a visa, provided they are in possession of a confirmed return or onward ticket before they enter Thailand:

1. AUSTRALIA Commonwealth of Australia
2. AUSTRIA Republic of Austria
3. BELGIUM Kingdom of Belgium
4. BAHRAIN State of Bahrain
5. BRUNEI Brunei Darussalam: Negara Brunei Darussalam
6. CANADA
7.DENMARK Kingdom of Denmark
8. FINLAND Republic of Finland
9. FRANCE French Republic
10. GERMANY Federal Republic of Germany
11. GREECE Hellenic Republic
12. ICELAND Republic of Iceland
13. INDONESIA Republic of Indonesia
14. IRELAND Republic of Ireland
15. ISRAEL State of Israel
16. ITALY Republic of Italy
17. JAPAN
18. KUWAIT State of Kuwait
19. LUXEMBOURG Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
20. MALAYSIA
21. NETHERLANDS Kingdom of the Netherlands
22. NEW ZEALAND
23. NORWAY Kingdom of Norway
24. OMAN Sultanate of Oman
25. PHILIPPINES Republic of the Philippines
26. PORTUGAL Republic of Portugal
27. QATAR State of Qatar
28. SINGAPORE Republic of Singapore
29. SPAIN Kingdom of Spain
30. SOUTH AFRICA Republic of South Africa
31. SWEDEN Kingdom of Sweden
32. SWITZERLAND Swiss Confederation
33. TURKEY Republic of Turkey
34. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
35. UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
36. USA United State of America
37. Laos Lao People's Democratic Republic
38. Vietnam Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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