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Thailand Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

113 of 207 passports can enter Thailand without arranging a visa in advance: 98 with an electronic travel authorization and 15 with a visa on arrival. 93 can apply for an e-visa online. 1 need a visa before travel.

  • ETA 98
  • On arrival 15
  • E-visa 93
  • Visa 1
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No visa in advance

113 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

0

E-visa online

93

Visa required

1

How to enter Thailand

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

Since 15 Sep 2026 visa-exempt tourists from 60 countries (including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, the EU, India, Japan, Singapore, UAE and South Africa) get 30 days, not 60; Korea, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru keep 90 days by treaty and China 30. Every foreign arrival must file the free Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) within 3 days before arrival.

Arrival cardThailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)

All non-Thai arrivals (replaced the paper TM.6)

Fee
Free
Processing
Online within 3 days before arrival
Official site: tdac.immigration.go.th
Visa-free entry30-day tourist visa exemption

Ordinary passports of 60 listed countries and territories

Fee
Free (one 30-day extension possible, THB 1,900)
Stay
30 days; land-border entries limited to twice a calendar year for most
Official site: image.mfa.go.th
E-visaThailand e-Visa

Nationals not covered by an exemption (e.g. Mexico, Nigeria)

Fee
Varies by mission
Stay
Tourist visa typically 60 days
Processing
About 14 business days advised
Official site: thaievisa.go.th

Passport validity

At least 6 months

Official entry rules

mfa.go.th

Recent and upcoming changes

  1. Visa-free stay cut to 30 days

    The 60-day exemption for 93 countries ended; 60 countries now get 30 days for tourism, Mauritius and Seychelles 15 days, and visa on arrival is limited to Azerbaijan, Belarus and Serbia. Source

  2. TDAC required

    All foreign arrivals must submit the online Thailand Digital Arrival Card; the planned ETA was dropped in its favour. Source

Checked against 5 sources on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Thailand can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that need an ETA for Thailand

98 passports. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Albania60 daysAndorra60 daysArgentina90 daysAustralia30 daysAustria30 daysBahrain30 daysBelgium30 daysBhutan30 daysBrazil90 daysBritish National (Overseas)60 daysBrunei30 daysBulgaria30 daysCambodia7 daysCanada30 daysChile90 daysChina30 daysColombia60 daysCroatia30 daysCuba60 daysCyprus30 daysCzechia30 daysDenmark30 daysDominica60 daysDominican Republic60 daysEcuador60 daysEstonia30 daysFiji30 daysFinland30 daysFrance30 daysGeorgia30 daysGermany30 daysGreece30 daysGuatemala60 daysHong Kong60 daysHungary30 daysIceland30 daysIndia30 daysIndonesia30 daysIreland30 daysIsrael30 daysItaly30 daysJamaica60 daysJapan30 daysJordan30 daysKazakhstan60 daysKosovo60 daysKuwait30 daysLaos60 daysLatvia30 daysLiechtenstein30 daysLithuania30 daysLuxembourg30 daysMacau60 daysMalaysia30 daysMaldives30 daysMalta30 daysMauritius60 daysMexico60 daysMonaco60 daysMongolia60 daysMorocco60 daysMyanmar14 daysNetherlands30 daysNew Zealand30 daysNorway30 daysOman30 daysPanama60 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines30 daysPoland30 daysPortugal30 daysQatar30 daysRomania30 daysRussia60 daysSan Marino60 daysSaudi Arabia30 daysSingapore30 daysSlovakia30 daysSlovenia30 daysSouth Africa30 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain30 daysSri Lanka60 daysSweden30 daysSwitzerland30 daysTaiwan30 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTonga60 daysTrinidad and Tobago60 daysTurkey30 daysUkraine30 daysUnited Arab Emirates30 daysUnited Kingdom30 daysUnited States30 daysUruguay60 daysUzbekistan60 daysVietnam60 days

Passports that get a visa on arrival in Thailand

15 passports. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Armenia15 daysBelarus15 daysBolivia15 daysCosta Rica15 daysEl Salvador15 daysEthiopia15 daysKyrgyzstan15 daysNamibia15 daysNauru15 daysParaguay15 daysSerbia15 daysSeychelles15 daysTunisia15 daysVanuatu15 daysVenezuela15 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Thailand

93 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Afghanistan60 daysAlgeria60 daysAngola60 daysAnguilla60 daysAntigua and Barbuda60 daysAzerbaijan60 daysBahamas60 daysBangladesh60 daysBarbados60 daysBelize60 daysBenin60 daysBermuda60 daysBosnia and Herzegovina60 daysBotswana60 daysBritish Virgin Islands60 daysBurkina Faso60 daysBurundi60 daysCameroon60 daysCape Verde60 daysCayman Islands60 daysCentral African Republic60 daysChad60 daysComoros60 daysDjibouti60 daysDR Congo60 daysEgypt60 daysEquatorial Guinea60 daysEritrea60 daysEswatini60 daysGabon60 daysGambia60 daysGhana60 daysGrenada60 daysGuinea60 daysGuinea-Bissau60 daysGuyana60 daysHaiti60 daysHonduras60 daysIran60 daysIraq60 daysIvory Coast60 daysKenya60 daysKiribati60 daysLebanon60 daysLesotho60 daysLiberia60 daysLibya60 daysMadagascar60 daysMalawi60 daysMali60 daysMarshall Islands60 daysMauritania60 daysMicronesia60 daysMoldova60 daysMontenegro60 daysMontserrat60 daysMozambique60 daysNepal60 daysNicaragua60 daysNiger60 daysNigeria60 daysNorth Korea60 daysNorth Macedonia60 daysPakistan60 daysPalau60 daysPalestine60 daysRepublic of the Congo60 daysRwanda60 daysSaint Helena60 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis60 daysSaint Lucia60 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines60 daysSamoa60 daysSao Tome and Principe60 daysSenegal60 daysSierra Leone60 daysSolomon Islands60 daysSomalia60 daysSouth Sudan60 daysSudan60 daysSuriname60 daysSyria60 daysTajikistan60 daysTanzania60 daysTogo60 daysTurkmenistan60 daysTurks and Caicos Islands60 daysTuvalu60 daysUganda60 daysVatican City60 daysYemen60 daysZambia60 daysZimbabwe60 days

Passports that need a visa for Thailand

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

Israeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)

Thailand visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Thailand?

No visa. US passport holders can visit Thailand for up to 30 days, but must fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online before they arrive.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Thailand?

No visa. UK passport holders can visit Thailand for up to 30 days, but must fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online before they arrive.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Thailand?

No visa. Canada passport holders can visit Thailand for up to 30 days, but must fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online before they arrive.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Thailand?

No visa. Australia passport holders can visit Thailand for up to 30 days, but must fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online before they arrive.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Thailand?

No visa. India passport holders can visit Thailand for up to 30 days, but must fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online before they arrive.

Does Thailand have an ETA or e-visa?

Thailand e-Visa (Varies by mission): Nationals not covered by an exemption (e.g. Mexico, Nigeria). Apply only on the official government site.

How many passports need a visa for Thailand?

1 passport need a visa arranged before travel, and 93 can apply for an e-visa online. Look up your passport above for the exact rule.

Visa requirements for every destination

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 Thailand's official site before you book and again before you fly.