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Visa-Free Countries for Thailand Passport Holders (2026)

Thailand passport holders can visit 88 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 48 visa-free, 9 with an electronic travel authorization and 31 with a visa on arrival. 48 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 105 require a visa before travel. That puts the Thailand passport at #67 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 48
  • ETA 9
  • On arrival 31
  • E-visa 48
  • Visa 105
  • Special 5
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Visa-free access

88

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#67 of 208

E-visa online

48

Visa required

105

Visa-free for Thailand passport holders

48 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysArgentina90 daysBarbados90 daysBrazil90 daysBrunei14 daysChile90 daysChina30 daysCook Islands31 daysDominica21 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysFiji120 daysGeorgia360 daysHaiti90 daysHong Kong30 daysIndonesia30 daysJapan15 daysKazakhstan30 daysKiribati90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLaos30 daysMacau30 daysMicronesia30 daysMongolia30 daysMyanmar14 daysNiue30 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysOman14 daysPalestinePanama90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysRussia30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSingapore30 daysSouth Africa30 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementTaiwan14 daysTajikistan30 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTransnistria45 daysTurkey30 daysVatican City90 daysVietnam30 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Thailand passport holders

9 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia7 daysCape Verde30 daysJeju Island90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia30 daysPakistan30 daysSeychelles90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSri Lanka30 days

Visa on arrival for Thailand passport holders

31 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Armenia120 daysBahrain90 daysBolivia30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEthiopia90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysJordan90 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritius60 daysMozambique30 daysNamibia90 daysNauruNepal90 daysNicaragua30 daysPalau30 daysQatar30 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSenegal30 daysSierra Leone30 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 daysZambia90 days

E-visa for Thailand passport holders

48 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

AngolaAnguilla90 daysAntigua and BarbudaAscension Island90 daysAustraliaAzerbaijan30 daysBahamas90 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysBotswana90 daysBurkina Faso30 daysCameroon180 daysChadColombia180 daysCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMoldova90 daysMontserrat180 daysMorocco30 daysNew ZealandNigeria90 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSerbia90 daysSomaliaSouth SudanTogo90 daysTrinidad and TobagoUganda90 daysUkraine30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistan30 daysZimbabwe90 days

Visa required for Thailand passport holders

105 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraArubaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumBelizeBermudaBonaireBosnia and HerzegovinaBritish Virgin IslandsBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCosta RicaCroatiaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEgyptEl SalvadorEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGambiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaKosovoKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMartiniqueMayotteMexicoMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayParaguayPolandPortugalRepublic of the CongoRéunionRomaniaSabaSaint BarthélemySaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSint EustatiusSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSomalilandSouth OssetiaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Virgin IslandsVenezuelaWallis and FutunaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

5 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

AbkhaziaBelarusBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenWestern Sahara

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Thailand passport: common questions

How many countries can Thailand passport holders visit without a visa?

88 destinations: 48 visa-free, 9 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 31 with a visa on arrival. Another 48 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Thailand passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Thailand passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Thailand passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Yes. Thailand passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Thailand passport holders need a visa for France?

Yes. Thailand passport holders need a visa for France, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Thailand passport holders need a visa for Italy?

Yes. Thailand passport holders need a visa for Italy, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Thailand passport holders need a visa for Spain?

Yes. Thailand passport holders need a visa for Spain, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Which countries need an ETA for Thailand passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Jeju Island, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Seychelles, South Korea and Sri Lanka. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Thailand passport holders?

105 destinations, including Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize and Bermuda. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Botswana#65 · 92 destinationsBolivia#66 · 91 destinationsBelarus#67 · 88 destinationsSuriname#68 · 87 destinationsIndonesia#69 · 86 destinationsNamibia#70 · 85 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.