Thailand entry requirements, by passport
Thailand visa requirements at a glance: 81 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Thailand without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 117 must obtain a visa before they travel.
Which passport do you hold?
We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Thailand for your nationality.
What we've verified for Thailand
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 10 August 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Entry fee: Free
- Typical processing time
- Required documents (4)
- Money you need to show on entry
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: tdac.immigration.go.th (official TDAC portal, free of charge) and notices from Thailand's missions in New York and Seoul (thaiembassy.org: mandatory since 1 May 2025, replaces the TM6, submitted within the three days before arrival); samutprakanimmigration.go.th (Samut Prakan Immigration Office: THB 500 a day up to THB 20,000 and the re-entry ban bands of Ministry of Interior Order 1/2558) and washingtondc.thaiembassy.org (Embassy in Washington: fine and cap); bot.or.th (Bank of Thailand exchange control regulation: cash declaration thresholds); en.customs.go.th (Customs Department: alcohol and tobacco allowances, matching tourismthailand.org from the Tourism Authority of Thailand) (checked 29 September 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2 November 2026. Published: 10 August 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Austria | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahrain | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Bhutan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Cambodia | Visa-free | 14 days |
| Canada | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| China | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Finland | Visa-free | 30 days |
| France | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Germany | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Greece | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | 30 days |
| India | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Indonesia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Ireland | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Israel | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Italy | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Japan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Jordan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Kazakhstan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Laos | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Macao | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Maldives | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | 15 days |
| Mongolia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Myanmar | Visa-free | 14 days |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 30 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Norway | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Oman | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Poland | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Qatar | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Romania | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Serbia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 15 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 30 days |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Spain | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Timor-Leste | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Turkey | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 30 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 30 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Vietnam | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | e-Visa | — |
| Albania | Visa required | — |
| Algeria | e-Visa | — |
| Andorra | Visa required | — |
| Angola | e-Visa | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | e-Visa | — |
| Armenia | Visa required | — |
| Bahamas | e-Visa | — |
| Bangladesh | e-Visa | — |
| Barbados | e-Visa | — |
| Belize | e-Visa | — |
| Benin | e-Visa | — |
| Bolivia | Visa required | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | e-Visa | — |
| Botswana | e-Visa | — |
| Burkina Faso | e-Visa | — |
| Burundi | e-Visa | — |
| Cameroon | e-Visa | — |
| Cape Verde | e-Visa | — |
| Central African Republic | e-Visa | — |
| Chad | e-Visa | — |
| Colombia | Visa required | — |
| Comoros | e-Visa | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa required | — |
| Cuba | Visa required | — |
| Djibouti | e-Visa | — |
| Dominica | Visa required | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | — |
| DR Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Ecuador | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | e-Visa | — |
| El Salvador | Visa required | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Eritrea | e-Visa | — |
| Eswatini | e-Visa | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Gabon | e-Visa | — |
| Gambia | e-Visa | — |
| Ghana | e-Visa | — |
| Grenada | e-Visa | — |
| Guatemala | Visa required | — |
| Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | e-Visa | — |
| Guyana | e-Visa | — |
| Haiti | e-Visa | — |
| Honduras | e-Visa | — |
| Iran | e-Visa | — |
| Iraq | e-Visa | — |
| Ivory Coast | e-Visa | — |
| Jamaica | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | e-Visa | — |
| Kiribati | e-Visa | — |
| Kosovo | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | e-Visa | — |
| Lesotho | e-Visa | — |
| Liberia | e-Visa | — |
| Libya | e-Visa | — |
| Madagascar | e-Visa | — |
| Malawi | e-Visa | — |
| Mali | e-Visa | — |
| Marshall Islands | e-Visa | — |
| Mauritania | e-Visa | — |
| Mexico | Visa required | — |
| Micronesia | e-Visa | — |
| Moldova | e-Visa | — |
| Monaco | Visa required | — |
| Montenegro | e-Visa | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Mozambique | e-Visa | — |
| Namibia | Visa required | — |
| Nauru | Visa required | — |
| Nepal | e-Visa | — |
| Nicaragua | e-Visa | — |
| Niger | e-Visa | — |
| Nigeria | e-Visa | — |
| North Korea | e-Visa | — |
| North Macedonia | e-Visa | — |
| Pakistan | e-Visa | — |
| Palau | e-Visa | — |
| Palestine | e-Visa | — |
| Panama | Visa required | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | — |
| Paraguay | Visa required | — |
| Republic of the Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Rwanda | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Lucia | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | e-Visa | — |
| Samoa | e-Visa | — |
| San Marino | Visa required | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | e-Visa | — |
| Senegal | e-Visa | — |
| Sierra Leone | e-Visa | — |
| Solomon Islands | e-Visa | — |
| Somalia | e-Visa | — |
| South Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Suriname | e-Visa | — |
| Syria | e-Visa | — |
| Tajikistan | e-Visa | — |
| Tanzania | e-Visa | — |
| Togo | e-Visa | — |
| Tonga | Visa required | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Turkmenistan | e-Visa | — |
| Tuvalu | e-Visa | — |
| Uganda | e-Visa | — |
| Uruguay | Visa required | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa required | — |
| Vatican | e-Visa | — |
| Venezuela | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | e-Visa | — |
| Zambia | e-Visa | — |
| Zimbabwe | e-Visa | — |
Thailand rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller. Grounds for refusal depend on how you enter.
How much money you need to show
Applies to: Visa-free
THB 20,000 per person or THB 40,000 per family
This is the figure for the tourist visa exemption scheme, in cash or the equivalent in another currency.
Source: Royal Thai Embassy in Budapest, page on the tourist visa exemption. Checked on 1 November 2026.
Vaccinations
- No mandatory vaccines for general entry. A yellow fever certificate is required from travellers over 1 year of age arriving from a country with risk of transmission, or who have transited through the airport of one of those countries (any length of layover).
Customs limits
- Cash
- Declare to customs, on entry or exit, foreign-currency banknotes above USD 15,000 (or the equivalent) and baht banknotes above THB 450,000.
- Alcohol
- 1 litre of alcoholic beverages duty-free.
- Tobacco
- 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of cigars or smoking tobacco, duty-free.
Overstay penalties
Staying beyond your permitted date carries a fine of THB 500 for each day of overstay, capped at THB 20,000. In addition, under Ministry of Interior Order 1/2558 (in force since 20 March 2016), anyone who surrenders voluntarily is barred from re-entering for 1 year if they overstayed more than 90 days, 3 years if more than one year, 5 years if more than three and 10 years if more than five. Anyone arrested and prosecuted for the overstay is barred for 5 years if it was under one year and 10 years if it was longer. The bans run from the date of departure.
Grounds for refusal
Apply to: Visa-free
- Not holding a genuine, valid passport or a document used in lieu of one.
- Not holding the money or bond prescribed by the Minister under Section 14 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979).
Apply to: Visa on arrival, e-Visa, Visa required
- Not holding a genuine, valid passport or a document used in lieu of one.
- Holding a valid passport but without a visa issued by a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate-General or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, unless you meet the visa exemption requirements.
- Not holding the money or bond prescribed by the Minister under Section 14 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979).
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Bangkok, Phuket, or Chiang Mai?
No. Thailand sets the requirements, so entering through Bangkok asks for the same as entering through Phuket or Chiang Mai. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Thailand
Thailand divides cleanly for the traveller. Bangkok, chaotic and dense with temples such as Wat Pho and the Grand Palace, is almost always the entry point. The north (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai) is Lanna culture, mountains, markets and elephant sanctuaries; Chiang Mai is a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art. The central plain holds the ruined former capitals of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, both World Heritage sites. The south is two island coasts with opposite rainy seasons: the Andaman Sea (Phuket, Krabi, the Phi Phi islands) to the west and the Gulf of Thailand (Ko Samui, Ko Pha Ngan, Ko Tao) to the east. The north-east, Isan, is the least touristed region. Ten days allow Bangkok, the north and a few days on a beach. The best overall window is November to February, cooler and drier; because each coast has its rains in different months, there is nearly always an island with good weather.
Sources for this section: tourismthailand.org (Tourism Authority of Thailand, TAT); UNESCO World Heritage List (whc.unesco.org, the historic cities of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai); UK FCDO travel advice for Thailand. Accessed 31 August 2026.
Things to see and do in Thailand
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Thailand passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.