VISA

How to Apply
Step 1: Select the visa type that matches the purpose of your visit and prepare all the required documents.
Step 2: Submit your application at the Royal Thai Embassy or Royal Thai Consulate-General, and pay the visa processing fee.
Step 3: Your application and supporting documents will be reviewed. If any required documents are missing, the application may be rejected, and the visa processing fee will not be refunded.
Step 4: Your visa application will be processed, resulting in either approval or rejection.
Step 5: Collect your visa on the scheduled appointment date.

Note: Nationals of certain countries are required to apply for a visa only at the Royal Thai Embassy or Royal Thai Consulate-General in their country of residence, or at a designated Thai Embassy/Consulate-General. Students are advised to contact the nearest Thai Embassy or Consulate-General to confirm eligibility and application procedures. For information on Thai Embassy and Consulate-General locations and contact details, please visit www.thaiembassy.org/main.

Notice

In accordance with the Immigration Act of Thailand B.E. 2522 (1979), the following categories of foreigners are prohibited from entering Thailand:

1. Individuals without a valid passport or equivalent travel document, or those holding a valid passport without a visa issued by the Royal Thai Embassies, Royal Thai Consulates-General, or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (except for those who qualify for visa exemption). Visa issuance and exemption conditions are outlined by Ministerial Regulations.
2. Individuals who do not have sufficient means of living after entering Thailand.
3. Individuals seeking employment as unskilled or untrained laborers, or those intending to work in violation of the Alien Work Permit Law.
4. Individuals who are mentally unstable or suffer from diseases listed in the Ministerial Regulations.
5. Individuals who have not been vaccinated against smallpox or other required diseases, and refuse vaccinations administered by the Immigration Doctor.
6. Individuals who have been imprisoned by a Thai court’s judgment, or by a lawful order or judgment of a foreign court, unless the offense is minor, due to negligence, or falls under exceptions outlined by Ministerial Regulations.
7. Individuals whose behavior poses a potential danger to the public, or who may be a nuisance or a threat to public peace, safety, security, or national security, as well as individuals with outstanding arrest warrants from foreign governments.
8. Individuals suspected of intending to engage in prostitution, human trafficking (including women and children), drug smuggling, or other immoral activities.
9. Individuals without the required financial means or bond as specified by the Minister under Section 14 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979).
10. Individuals prohibited from entering the country by the Minister under Section 16 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979).
11. Individuals who have been deported by the Thai government or a foreign government, had their right to stay revoked, or have been expelled from Thailand by authorized officials at the expense of the Thai government, unless exempted by the Minister on a case-by-case basis.