Visa Requirements for Kingdom of Thailand

General Information

1. Generally, a foreign citizen who wishes to enter the Kingdom of Thailand is required to obtain a visa from a Royal Thai Embassy or a Royal Thai Consulate-General.  However, nationals of certain countries do not require a visa if they meet visa exemption requirements as follows:

(1) they are nationals of countries which are exempted from visa requirements when entering Thailand for tourism purposes.  Such nationals will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days.  For more information, please see Tourist Visa Exemption; 

(2) they are nationals of countries which hold bilateral agreements with Thailand on the exemption of visa requirements.  For more information, please see List of Countries which have Concluded Agreements with Thailand on the Exemption of Visa Requirements . 

2. Nationals of certain countries may apply for visa upon arrival in Thailand. Travelers with this type of visa are permitted to enter and stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 15 days.  For more information, please see Visa on Arrival.

3. Travelers traveling from/through countries which have been declared Yellow Fever Infected Areas must acquire an International Health Certificate verifying the receiving of a Yellow Fever vaccination.  For more information, please see List of Countries which are Declared Yellow Fever Infected Areas.

4. Nationals of certain countries are required to apply for a visa only at the Royal Thai Embassy or the Royal Thai Consulate-General in the applicant’s country of residence, or at the Royal Thai Embassy which has jurisdiction over his or her country of residence.  Travelers are advised to enquire about authorized office for visa issuance at any Royal Thai Embassy or Royal Thai Consulate-General before departure. 

Contact details and locations of Royal Thai Embassies and Royal Thai Consulates-General are available here.

For more information on Visa requirements for Thailand we direct you the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Thailand.

Visa on arrival service

For those who wish to avail of the Visa-on-Arrival service for ICN participants, please email it to natt@asiacongress.com

Deadline for submission of Visa on arrival request on 21st September, 2009

Please be informed that this service comes with a fee and is offered only to nationals or residents of countries where there are no Thai embassies or consulates. The Royal Thai Government makes the final determination on which individual will be issued a visa or not. Thus, the ICN organizers and its appointed travel agent will bear no responsibility for the action or inaction by Thailand’s Immigration Bureau. In the case where a visa application has been canceled or rejected, the service fee will be non refundable