Thailand Visa Information - How to Get a Thailand Tourist or Business Visa

Visa Introduction | Visa Requirements | Visa Application | Tourist Visa | Business Visa

A Thailand visa is not necessary for tourism or transcient stop-over if you plan to stay 30 days or less. This is reduced to 15 days if you enter Thailand from a neighboring country. If you will remain in the country for more than a month or your purpose for travel is other than tourism, you will be required to get a visa. You can either apply for a visa to Thailand yourself or you can authorize a Thailand visa expediter to submit the application for you.

Thailand Visa Requirements

Independent of the type of visa you request, the Thailand Embassy and Consulates require the following:

A valid passport for at least 6 months, and a blank page to stamp the visa;
Three passport-size photos (2"x2") no more than 6 months old;
Completed Thailand visa application form;
A copy of your itinerary;
A copy of your hotel reservation;
A copy of recent bank statement or evidence of adequate finance ($500 per person and $1,000 per family)
Visa fee (cash or money order in person, money order by mail);
a self-addressed prepaid return envelope with postage (FedEx, US Express Mail or US Certified Mail);

Visas to Thailand are affixed in your passport on the pages specifically marked for them. Countries require that visa stamps be placed on those pages that do not contain any other stamps.

Thailand Visa Application Form

There is only one Thailand visa application form for every type of travel visa.

Thailand Visa Form

The Thai Visa Application is in .pdf format. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print the document. You probably have it on your computer but if you don't, you can get it here.

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Thailand Tourist Visa

This type of visa if for tourism or visiting family or friends. Travelers with this type of visa will be permitted to stay in Thailand for a period of not exceeding 60 days. The validity of this visa is 3 months. If you decide to stay longer or want to change the type of visa you have, you must file an application for permission at the Office of Immigration Bureau located on Soi Suan Plu, Bangkok.

Complete the online application form to expedite your Thailand Tourist Visa

Thailand Business Visa

Heading to Thailand for business? You'll need a Non-Immigrant Category "B" visa. You can participate in negociations, market research, exporting operations and the like for up to 90 days. Besides the documents listed above, you will also need to present the following in order to get a Thailand business visa.

Letter from applicant’s company indicating the applicant’s position, length of employment, salary and purpose of visit(s) to Thailand
Letter of invitation from trading or associated partners/ companies in Thailand · Corporate documents of associated partners/companies in Thailand such as:

Business registration or business license
List of shareholders
Company profile
Details of business operation
Map indicating location of the company
List of foreign workers
Balance sheet, statement of Income Tax and Business Tax

You can apply online to expedite your Thailand Business Visa

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Thailand Facts

Country Name: Kingdom of Thailand
Population: 65,444,371
Government: constitutional monarchy
Independence: 1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)
Capital: Bangkok
Language: Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Currency: baht (THB)
Religion: Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%
Climate: tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid