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Thailand visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 63 countries visiting Thailand for tourism purposes including Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia and Canada Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
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Thailand visa exempt countries

To enter Thailand for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Thailand without a visa:

Africa

Nationals from 2 countries in Africa are exempt from Thailand visa, while those from 52 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required Yes No
Angola Visa required No No
Benin Visa required No No
Botswana Visa required No No
Burkina Faso Visa required No No
Burundi Visa required No No
Cameroon Visa required No No
Cape Verde Visa required No No
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required No No
Comoros Visa required No No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required No No
Egypt Visa required No No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required No No
Eritrea Visa required No No
Ethiopia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Gabon Visa required No No
Gambia Visa required No No
Ghana Visa required No No
Guinea Visa required No No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required No No
Kenya Visa required No No
Lesotho Visa required No No
Liberia Visa required No No
Libya Visa required Yes No
Madagascar Visa required No No
Malawi Visa required No No
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required No No
Mauritius Visa not required 30 days No No
Morocco Visa required No No
Mozambique Visa required No No
Namibia Visa required No No
Niger Visa required No No
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required No No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required No No
Senegal Visa required No No
Seychelles Visa required No No
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa not required 30 days No No
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa required No No
Tanzania Visa required No No
Togo Visa required No No
Tunisia Visa required No No
Uganda Visa required No No
Zambia Visa required No No
Zimbabwe Visa required No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required No No
South Sudan Visa required No No

Asia

Nationals from 14 countries in Asia are exempt from Thailand visa, while those from 18 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required No No
Azerbaijan Visa required No No
Bangladesh Visa required No No
Bhutan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Brunei Visa not required 30 days No No
Cambodia Visa not required 14 days No No
China Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Timor-Leste Visa required No No
Georgia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
India Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Indonesia Visa not required 30 days No No
Japan Visa not required 30 days No No
Kazakhstan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Visa required No No
Laos Visa not required 30 days No No
Malaysia Visa not required 30 days No No
Maldives Visa not required 30 days No No
Mongolia Visa not required 30 days No No
Myanmar Visa not required 14 days No No
Nepal Visa required No No
North Korea Visa required Yes No
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa not required 30 days No No
Singapore Visa not required 30 days No No
South Korea Visa not required 3 months No No
Sri Lanka Visa required No No
Tajikistan Visa required No No
Turkmenistan Visa required No No
Uzbekistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Vietnam Visa not required 30 days No No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 0 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Thailand visa, while those from 20 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required Yes No
Bahamas Visa required Yes No
Barbados Visa required Yes No
Belize Visa required No No
Costa Rica Visa required No No
Cuba Visa required No No
Dominica Visa required Yes No
Dominican Republic Visa required Yes No
El Salvador Visa required No No
Grenada Visa required Yes No
Guatemala Visa required No No
Haiti Visa required Yes No
Honduras Visa required No No
Jamaica Visa required Yes No
Nicaragua Visa required No No
Panama Visa required No No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa required Yes No
Saint Lucia Visa required Yes No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required Yes No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required Yes No

Europe

Nationals from 33 countries in Europe are exempt from Thailand visa, while those from 13 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required Yes No
Andorra Visa not required 15 days No No
Austria Visa not required 30 days No No
Belarus Visa required No No
Belgium Visa not required 30 days No No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required Yes No
Bulgaria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Croatia Visa required Yes No
Cyprus Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Czech Republic Visa not required 30 days No No
Denmark Visa not required 30 days No No
Estonia Visa not required 30 days No No
Finland Visa not required 30 days No No
France Visa not required 30 days No No
Germany Visa not required 30 days No No
Greece Visa not required 30 days No No
Hungary Visa not required 30 days No No
Iceland Visa not required 30 days No No
Ireland Visa not required 30 days No No
Italy Visa not required 30 days No No
Latvia Visa not required 30 days No No
Liechtenstein Visa not required 30 days No No
Lithuania Visa not required 30 days No No
Luxembourg Visa not required 30 days No No
Macedonia Visa required No No
Malta Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Moldova Visa required No No
Monaco Visa not required 30 days No No
Montenegro Visa required Yes No
Netherlands Visa not required 30 days No No
Norway Visa not required 30 days No No
Poland Visa not required 30 days No No
Portugal Visa not required 30 days No No
Romania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Russia Visa not required 30 days No No
San Marino Visa not required 30 days No No
Serbia Visa required Yes No
Slovakia Visa not required 30 days No No
Slovenia Visa not required 30 days No No
Spain Visa not required 30 days No No
Sweden Visa not required 30 days No No
Switzerland Visa not required 30 days No No
Turkey Visa not required 30 days No No
Ukraine Visa not required 30 days No No
United Kingdom Visa not required 30 days No No
Kosovo Visa required Yes No

Middle East

Nationals from 6 countries in Middle East are exempt from Thailand visa, while those from 7 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa not required 30 days No No
Iran Visa required No No
Iraq Visa required No No
Israel Visa not required 30 days No No
Jordan Visa required No No
Kuwait Visa not required 30 days No No
Lebanon Visa required No No
Oman Visa not required 30 days No No
Qatar Visa not required 30 days No No
Saudi Arabia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa not required 30 days No No
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from 2 countries in North America are exempt from Thailand visa, while those from 1 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa not required 30 days No No
Mexico Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
United States Visa not required 30 days No No

Oceania

Nationals from 2 countries in Oceania are exempt from Thailand visa, while those from 12 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa not required 30 days No No
Fiji Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kiribati Visa required No No
Marshall Islands Visa required Yes No
Micronesia Visa required Yes No
Nauru Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
New Zealand Visa not required 30 days No No
Palau Visa required No No
Papua New Guinea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Samoa Visa required No No
Solomon Islands Visa required No No
Tonga Visa required No No
Tuvalu Visa required Yes No
Vanuatu Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

South America

Nationals from 4 countries in South America are exempt from Thailand visa, while those from 8 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa not required 3 months No No
Bolivia Visa required No No
Brazil Visa not required 3 months No No
Chile Visa not required 90 days No No
Colombia Visa required Yes No
Ecuador Visa required No No
Guyana Visa required No No
Paraguay Visa required No No
Peru Visa not required 3 months No No
Suriname Visa required No No
Uruguay Visa required No No
Venezuela Visa required No No