Visa Information for Thailand

Read on to this section to find-out about details of the nearest embassy of country or consulate of the country you want to visit. Apart from the office details, this section also includes the contact information and timings (for the visits).

Note: Travelers can obtain visa on arrival for Tourism purpose only at the Air-Port. However, they must have / carry the following documents:
A passport with validity for at least 6 months from the date of expiry of the desired visa, with one blank page.
Two latest (not older than 3 months) passport-size color photographs
Confirmed onward / return ticket
It is to be noted that it is mandatory to prove that the applicant has enough funds of at least 20,000 THB per person during the stay in Thailand.
A Visa fee of 1,900 THB is payable on entry and is subject to change without notice.
The citizens of following 18 Countries are also eligible to enter Thailand under the VISA ON ARRIVAL rule: Bhutan, Cyprus, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Maldives, Mauritius, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, and Ukraine.
Visa Categories
Tourist
Transit
Non Immigrant Visa (Long Term Stay) Category B (Business)
Non Immigrant Visa (Long Term Stay) Category B (Employment)
Non Immigrant Visa (Long Term Stay) Category ED (Education)
Non Immigrant Visa category 'B' for 3 years

Tourist Visa

• A Transit Visa is issued to applicants who wish to enter Thailand for any of the following purposes:-

• 1> Category TS (Transit): To travel in transit through Thailand in order to proceed to the country of destination or to re-enter the applicant's own country.

• 2> Category S (Sports): To participate in sports activities.

• 3> Category C (Conveyance): To the person in charge or crew of a conveyance coming to a port, station or area in Thailand.

• A Passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months with two blank pages (facing together).

• Duly filled in Visa application form and signed by applicant.

• Two color photographs of the applicant as per the specification: (3.5 x 4.5 cm), (not older than 3 months) with white background, face and eyes are in direct position to the camera, without sunglasses or hat or any other head covering, except for some specific religious beliefs or ethnic background.

• Proof of Transportation: confirmed tickets for in and out of Thailand.

• Evidence of confirmed hotel / accommodation reservation in Thailand with address and contact number under applicant's name mentioning total number of days wished to say in Thailand. If traveling in group, the applicant must provide a cover letter giving all names with passport numbers, plan of travel, and place(s) to stay and other relevant details.

• If the applicant wants to stay with relatives or friends, the he / she must provide invitation letter along with their ID / passport photocopy of the relative or friends in the country. If in case the invitee is not Thai, then he / she must present their working records in Thailand, e.g. work permit, letter from company they are working with valid at least six months.

• In case of group of travelers guaranteed by private travel agent or sponsored by public / private corporate. However, the agent / corporate must issue a guarantee / sponsor letter, which is signed by authorized person and submitted with the list of group members giving details (name and passport details of each individual, confirmed return flight information and hotel reservation of the group).

• Evidence of adequate finance under the company's name should be submitted along with guarantee / sponsor letter when the tour is guaranteed by private travel agent or sponsored by public / private corporate.

• Details like name and address of local guarantor: must provide name, address, telephone number, and fax numbers of travel agent. In case of individual travelers, need to give name, address, telephone number, and fax numbers of parents, relatives, or friends, in India.

• Detailed name and address of guarantor in Thailand: need to provide name, address, telephone number, and fax numbers of the partnered travel agent / company or group / personal tour-guide in Thailand.

• Proof of adequate finance (covering both traveling and lodging expenses): Original Bank Statement from last month with minimum balance equally as $700 / person with bank stamp and signature, or Credit Card issued by a bank or financial institution along credit card statement from last month.

• Endorsement of $700 per person under applicant's name and in original.

• Processing Time can take up to 3 working days. If there is any further verification required on the submitted documents, there can be a further delay in the above mentioned processing time. The travel date must be a minimum of seven working days from the date of submission at Thailand visa application centre.

• All travel agents and representatives must carry a letter of authority from the applicants for the submission of applications. The applications without the authority letter from Applicants won’t be accepted.

• All requisite documents should be in English.

• It should be noted that if required, applicants could be asked for additional documents and/or personal interview by the Embassy.

• The visa fee can be paid in the form of CASH or Demand Draft (DD), drawn in favor “VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.”, payable at New Delhi for applicants applying at Delhi / Chandigarh application center.

• All the charges are non refundable, even if the application is refused or withdrawn.

• Note: Applicant applying in Delhi and Chandigarh needs to pay below service charges in addition to the Visa Fees (Including service tax @ 12.36).

• Note: Group Applications: Travel Agents submitting over 24 applications should bear a letter from the Organizers, a common travel itinerary, a single PNR for travel on the same flight and on the same date, in order to avail Group Submission Rates.

• For groups of 01 - 24: Service charge is INR 300 per application (including all the taxes).

• For groups of 25 - 40: Service charge is INR 250 per application (including all the taxes).

• For groups of 41 and above: Service charge INR 225 per application (including all the taxes).

• Note: In addition to the visa fee and VFS Service charge, there will be a bank charge of INR 30 (paid in CASH) per application for both modes of payments, either by cash or draft.

Single Entry (3 Months Validity) is Rs. 2000
Double Entry (6 Months Validity) is Rs. 4000