VISA
INFORMATION - Thailand
Nationals from the
following 57 countries can now stay in Thailand for up to 30 days
without an entry visa:
Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Cyprus,
Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar,
Netherlands, NewZealand, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenia, South
Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America,
Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Yemen.
15-Day
Visa-on-Arrival. For visitors from the following 97 countries:
Albania, Andorra, Antigua
and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize,
Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon,
Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia,
Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, India, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia,
Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malawi, Maldives, Mali,
Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Nauru, Niger, Panama, Paraguay,
People's Republic of China, Peru, Poland, Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, San Marino,
Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic,
Solomon Islands, Somalia, St. Christopher and Nevis, St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Visas valid for 15 days
may be obtained on arrival at any of the following Immigration
Checkpoints:
- Don Muang
International Airport, Bangkok.
- Chiangmai
International Airport, Chiangmai
- Phuket International
Airport, Phuket
- Hatyai International
Airport, Songkla
- U Tapao Airport,
Rayong
- Mae Sai Immigration
Checkpoint, Chiengrai
- Chieng Saen
Immigration Checkpoint, Chiengrai
- Chieng Khong
Immigration Checkpoint, Chiengrai
- Betong Immigration
Checkpoint, Yala
- Sadao Immigration
Checkpoint, Songkhla.
Categories of Visas in
Thailand are:
Transit, Visitor
Transit,Tourist, Non-Immigrant, Immigrant and Non-Quota Immigrant
Holders of Transit, Visitor Transit and Tourist visas are not allowed
to work in Thailand.
A tourist who wants to
overstay his visa must apply to the Immigration Division of the Police
Department with the following :
- The duplicate copy
of his or
her passport
- One photo
- In the case of being
sick, medical certificate must be available
Source
of information: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Consular
Affairs, Visa and Travel Documents Division; as of 31 Jan 1999
Customs
Regulation
- Exports of Buddha
images (except small ones carried on person), antiques and genuine
works of art require export licenses from the Fine Arts Department. The
shop you deal with can provide such service for you.
- Foreign tourists are
allowed to take out gold ornaments free. But import and export of gold
other than jewelry are subject to licensing by the Ministry of Finance.
It is prohibited by law
to bring any of the following items into Thailand:
- Narcotics (e.g.,
marijuana, hemp, opium, cocaine, morphine, heroin)
- Obscene literature
or pictures
- Firearms or
ammunition – unless a permit has been obtained from the Police
Department or the local Registration Office.
- Piranha and certain
species of fruits, vegetables and plants. (Contact the Agricultural
Regulatory Division, Bangkhen, Bangkok for details
One still camera with 5
rolls of unused film, one movie camera with 3 rolls of unused film and
used household effects may be brought in free of duty.
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