Visa Information for Thailand

Visa Information for Thailand
Visa Information
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Nationals of the following countries may enter Thailand without a visa for a visit of up to 30 days.

Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam.

Nationals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and South Korea can enter for up to 90 days.

Nationals from the following countries can obtain a visa on arrival and stay for up to 15 days.

Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Czech, Estonia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Maldives, Mauritius, Oman, Poland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

If you are only eligible for a 30 day visa, you can apply and get a 60 day visa in advance at an embassy or consualte.

If you overstay your visa you are looking at 500Bht per day at the border/airport. If you get caught by the police anywhere else you are looking at MINIMUM a few days in a Thai prison. Overstaying (even by one day) may result in prison, trial and deportation.

To get an extension on your visa, you may want to go across the border and come back.

You cannot stay for than 90 days in a 180 day period if you entered on a "visa exemption" program, this does not apply to days entered on a visa obtained from an embassy or consulate.

Visa to Thailand

Official site for Visa requirements

Thailand Embassies and Consulates

Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Thailand

Or if you want a longer story, please visit www.thaivisa.com
Last updated: 12 Jan 2010