Visa Exemption and Bilateral Agreement

(Last updated: January 9, 2021)

Note: Thailand has allowed foreigners to enter the kingdom  by air under the Visa Exemption Program for 45 days. The foreigners must obtain a certificate of entry (COE), provide COVID-19 insurance, and undergo mandatory quarantine.

Passport Holders Who Can Enter Thailand Without a Visa

The VISA EXEMPTION RULE allows tourists from 64 countries¹ to enter Thailand without a visa. They are granted to stay a maximum of 30 days if they are entering Thailand via an international airport or entering through a land border checkpoint from neighboring countries.

Under the new provisions of the VISA EXEMPTION RULE and BILATERAL AGREEMENT effective December 31, 2016, passport holders of 55 countries are entitled to enter Thailand under this rule provided that they meet the following criteria:

1. The visit is strictly for tourism purposes.
2. They must have a confirmed return ticket to show that they are flying out of Thailand within 30 days of entry, as appropriate. Open tickets do not qualify. Traveling overland out of Thailand by train, bus, etc to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia (including en route to Singapore), Myanmar, etc may be accepted as proof of exiting Thailand. You may be asked to show your flight ticket on entering Thailand. If you do not possess a flight ticket to show you will be exiting Thailand within 30 days of entry you will be most likely refused entry.
3. It will also be necessary to prove that you have funds of at least 10,000 THB per person during your stay in Thailand.

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A fee may be levied on persons entering Thailand under the VISA EXEMPTION RULE especially when entering through a land border in Southern Thailand.

Holders of normal passports of the following countries are granted visa-free travel to Thailand for a period of up to 30 days. The exemption is granted at most twice in a calendar year when entering over land or via a sea border but there is no limitation when entering by air. For Malaysians entering by land border, there is no limitation in issuing the 30-day visa exemption stamp. Korea, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, and Chile will get 90 days in both airport and land border.

64 Countries allowed to enter Thailand under the VISA EXEMPTION RULE

1. Andorra
2. Argentina (90 days)
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Bahrain
6. Belgium
7. Brazil (30 days and 90 days)
8. Brunei
9. Cambodia (14 days only)
10. Canada
11. Chile (90 days)
12. Czech Republic
13. Denmark
14. Estonia
15. Finland
16. France
17. Germany
18. Greece
19. Hong Kong
20. Hungary
21. Iceland
22. Indonesia
23. Ireland
24. Israel
25. Italy
26. Japan
27. Korea (30 days and 90 days)
28. Kuwait
29. Laos
30. Latvia
31. Liechtenstein
32. Lithuania
33. Luxembourg
34. Macau
35. Malaysia
36. Maldives
37. Mauritius
38. Myanmar (14 days only)
39. Monaco
40. Mongolia
41. Netherlands
42. New Zealand
43. Norway
44. Oman
45. Peru (30 days and 90 days)
46. Philippines
47. Poland
48. Portugal
49. Qatar
50. Russia
51. San Marino
52. Singapore
53. Slovak Republic
54. Slovenia
55. South Africa
56. Spain
57. Sweden
58. Switzerland
59. Turkey
60. Ukraine
61. United Arab Emirates
62. United Kingdom
63. United States
64. Vietnam

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