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Thailand Visa Information
Visas and Travel Documents
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General information
Visa Issuing Authorities
Types of Visa
Issuance of Visa
Tourist Visa Exemption
Visa on Arrival
Regulations governing the issuance of
Non-Immigrant "B" Visa
Visa Issuance for temporary residence
[Non-Immigrant "O-A" (Long stay)]
List of Countries which are declared
yellow fever infected areas
List of countries which have concluded
agreement on the exemption of visa requirement with
Thailand
Issuance of Travel Document (T.D.) for
Aliens
Issuance of Emergency Certificate
(E.C.)
 GENERAL
INFORMATION
As a general rule, any
foreigner seeking entry into the Kingdom of Thailand for
business, investment, study, medical treatment, mass
media, religion, employment and other purposes is
required to apply for a visa from a Thai Embassy or
Consulate-General. To do so, a foreigner must possess a
valid passport or travel document that is recognized by
the Royal Thai Government and comply with the conditions
set forth in the Immigration Act B.E.2522 (1979) and its
related
provisions.
Foreigners
who fall into any of the following categories are
prohibited to enter the Kingdom.
(1) Having no genuine and valid passport or
document used in lieu of passport; or having a genuine
and valid passport or document used in lieu of passport
without visaing by the Royal Thai Embassies or
Consulates in foreign countries; or from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, except if a visa is not required for
certain types of aliens in special instances.
Visaing and visa exemption will
be under the terms and conditions as provided in the
Ministerial Regulations.
(2) Having no appropriate means of living
following entrance into the Kingdom.
(3) Having entered into the Kingdom to take
occupation as a labourer, or to take employment by using
physical energy without skills or training , or to work
in violation of the Alien Work Permit Law.
(4) Being mentally unstable or having any of
the diseases as prescribed in the Ministerial
Regulations.
(5) Having not yet been vaccinated against
smallpox or inoculated or undergone any other medical
treatment for protection against disease and having
refused to have such vaccinations administered by the
Immigration Doctor.
(6) Having been imprisoned by the judgement of
the Thai Court; or by a lawful injunction; or by the
judgement of the Court of foreign country, except when
the penalty is for petty offense or negligence or is
provided for as an exception in the Ministerial
Regulations.
(7) Having behavior which would indicate
possible danger to the Public or likelihood of being
nuisance or constituting any violence to the peace or
safety of the public or to the security of the public or
to the security of the nation, or being under warrant of
arrest by competent officials of foreign governments.
(8) Reason to believe that entrance into the
Kingdom was for the purpose of being involved in
prostitution, the trading of women of children, drug
smuggling, or other types of smuggling which are
contrary to the public morality.
(9) Having no money or bond as prescribed by
the Minister under Section 14 of the Immigration Act
B.E. 2522 .
(10) Being a person prohibited by the Minister
under Section 16 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522.
(11) Being deported by either the Government of
Thailand that of or other foreign countries; or the
right of stay in the Kingdom or in foreign countries
having been revoked; or having been sent out of the
Kingdom by competent officials at the expense of the
Government of Thailand unless the Minister shall
consider exemption on an individual special case
basis.
The examination and diagnosis of disease of a physical
or mental nature, including protective operations as
against disease, shall be conducted by the Immigration
Doctor.
Information
on location and contact number of the Thai Embassy and
Consulate-General abroad could be obtained from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Consular
Affairs, Visas and Travel Documents Division, 123
Chaengwattana Road, Bangkok 10210, Tel. (662) 981-7171
ext. 3201-2, 3204-5 or direct line 575-1062-4, Fax.
(662) 575-1066 , E-mail : div1303@mfa.go.th
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VISA ISSUING AUTHORITIES
Official Agencies in charge of issuing visas are
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. The Royal Thai Embassies and Consulates abroad
3. The Office of Immigration Bureau
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TYPES OF VISA
1. Transit Visa
2. Tourist Visa
3. Non-Immigrant Visa
4. Diplomatic Visa
5. Official Visa
6. Immigrant Visa
7. Non-Quota Immigrant Visa
8. Courtesy Visa
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ISSUANCE OF VISA
1. Transit
Visa
2. Tourist
Visa
3. Non-Immigrant
Visa
4. Diplomatic
Visa
5. Official
Visa
6. Immigrant
Visa
7. Non Quota
Immigrant Visa
8. Courtesy Visa
1. TRANSIT
VISA
1. REQUIREMENT
This type of visa will be issued to applicants who
wish to enter the Kingdom for the following purposes :
- to travel in transit through the Kingdom in order
to proceed to the country of destination or to re-enter
his/her own country (category "TS")
- to participate in sports activities (sportsmen,
sportswomen, etc.)(category "S") ***
- the person in charge or crew of a conveyance
coming to a port, station or area in the Kingdom
(category "C")
2. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- Passport or travel document with validity not less
than 6 months
- Visa application form completely filled out
- One recent( 4 x 6 cm.) photograph of the
applicant
- Instrument of means of transportation
(confirmed air ticket paid in full)
- Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per
person and 40,000 Baht (per family)
- Visa of a third country in a passport or travel
document
- Letter of invitation stating the
application's participation in sports activities in
the Kingdom
- Consular officers reserve the rights to request
for additional document as deemed necessary
3. VISA FEE
800 Baht per entry
(Visa fee may be changed without prior
notice)
4. VALIDITY OF A VISA
The validity of a visa is three months.
5. VALIDITY OF A STAY
Travellers coming to Thailand with this type of visa
will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period
not exceeding 30 days at any time.
6. EXTENSION OF STAY
Those who wish to stay longer or may wish to
change their status of visa must file an application for
permission at the Office of Immigration Bureau
located on Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn Road, Bangkok
10120 , Tel (662) 287-3101-10 (or at http://www.police.go.th/thaiimb/frconten.htm
). The extension of stay as well as the change of
certain type of visa is solely at the discretion of the
Immigration officer.
*** Those who are scheduled to stay in the Kingdom
longer than one month , Non-Immigrant Visa category "O"
can be issued to them
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2. TOURIST VISA
1. REQUIREMENT
This type of visa will be issued to applicants who
wishing to enter the Kingdom for tourism purposes
.
2. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- Passport or travel document with validity not less
than 6 months
- Visa application form completely filled out
- One recent( 4 x 6 cm.) photograph of the
applicant
- Air ticket paid in full
- Financial means (20,000 Baht per person and
40,000 Baht per family)
- Consular officers reserve the rights to request
for additional documents as deemed necessary
3. VISA FEE
1,000 Baht per entry
(Visa fee may be changed without prior
notice)
4. VALIDITY OF A VISA
The validity of a visa is three months.
5. VALIDITY OF A STAY
Upon arrival, visitors with this type of
visa will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom of
Thailand for a period not exceeding 60 days at any
time.
6. EXTENSION OF STAY
Those who wish to stay longer or may wish to
change their status of visa must file an application for
permission at the Office of Immigration Bureau
located on Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn Road, Bangkok
10120 , Tel (662) 287-3101-10 (or at http://www.police.go.th/thaiimb/frconten.htm
). The extension of stay as well as the change of
certain type of visa is solely at the discretion of the
Immigration officer.
7. Applicants
who are nationals of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Nepal, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan,
Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt and Palestinian
State
Passport holders of India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Syria, Iraq,
Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt and
Palestinian States are requested to file for
application at the Thai Embassy/Consulate-General where
they have their permanent residence.
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3. NON-IMMIGRANT
VISA
1. REQUIREMENT
This type of visa is designed for applicants who
wish to enter the Kingdom for the following purposes.
- to perform official duties (Category "F")
- to conduct business / to work (Category "B")
- to invest with the concurrence of the Thai
Ministries and Government Departments concerned
(Category "IM")
- to invest or perform other activities relating to
investment, subject to the provision of the established
laws on investment promotion (Category "IB")
- to study, to come on a work study tour or
observation tour , to participate in projects or
seminars , to attend a conference or training course ,
to study as a foreign Buddhist monk (Category "ED")
- to work as a film-producer, journalist or reporter
(Category "M")
- to perform missionary work or other religious
activities with the concurrence of the Thai Ministries
or Government Departments concerned (Category "R")
- to conduct scientific research or training or
teaching in a research institute (Category "RS")
- to undertake skilled work or to work as an expert
or specialist (Category "EX")
- other activities (Category "O")
2. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED **
2.1 The applicants must submit the
following relevant documents depending on the purpose of
their visit.
- Visa application form completely filled out
- Passport or travel document with validity not less
than 6 months and its copy
- Two 4 x 6 cm full-faced , bareheaded photos
taken within the past six months
- Birth Certificate ("O")
- Certifcate of Marriage or its equivalents ("O")
- Transcript / Letter of acceptance from the
concerned schools/universities or institutes ("ED")
- Letter from Thailand's Board of Investment. ("IB")
- Official Note certifying the purpose of travel
from the Government Agencies /Embassies and Consulates /
International Organizations / State Enterprises
inThailand. ("F" / "B" / "ED" / "M" / "R")
- Letter of acceptance from the Ministry of Labour
and Social Welfare (Alien Occupational Control Division,
Department of Employment , Tel 662-2452745, 245-3209,
617-6578, 617-6584 Fax. 662-6176576, 245-2593) ***
- Letter from a company stating the objective of the
visit to Thailand ("B")
- Document showing correspondence with trading
partners in Thailand. ("B")
- Letter of invitation from companies qualified to
employ foreigners. ("B")
- Employment contract indicating rationale for
hiring the applicant as well as his/her salary, position
and qualifications (document must be signed by
authorized managing director and affixed the seal of the
company) ("B")
- Copy of Work Permit issued by the Ministry of
Labour and Social Welfare (only in case the applicant
has previously worked in the Kingdom ) ("B")
- Copy of corporate documents; namely 1) list of
shareholders 2) business registration and business
license 3) company profile 4) details of business
operation 5) list of foreign workers stating names,
nationalities and positions 6) map indicating the
location of the company 7) Balance sheet, statement of
Income Tax and BusinessTax (Por Ngor Dor 50 and Por Ngor
Dor 30) of the latest year 8) Alien income tax return
(Por Ngor Dor 91) and 9) Value-added tax registration
(Por Ngor Dor 20) , etc.("B")
- Copy of educational records of the applicant and
letters of recommendation from the prior employers,
identifying job description and length of service time.
("B")
- Document indicating the number of foreign tourists
(for tourism business only),or document indicating
export transactions issued by banks (for export business
only)("B")
- Evidence of adequate finance ( 20,000 Baht
per person and 40,000 Baht per family )
2.2 The document to be
submitted for non-immigrant visa application is
contingent upon necessities and appropriateness of
purposes stated in the application form.
2.3 Consular officers reserve the
rights to request for additional documents as deemed
necessary.
2.4 Copies of company
documents must be signed by Board of Directors and
affixed the seal of the company.
2.5 In the absence of a
required document, a letter indicating the
unavailability of such document must be provided.
2.6 The applicant must sign on
each page of the copy
2.7 Documents in foreign
languages must be translated inThai. If translated into
English, it should be notorized by notary organs or the
applicant's diplomatic/ consular mission.
3. VISA FEE
2,000 Baht for single entry and 5,000 Baht for
multiple entries
4. VALIDITY OF A VISA
Single-entry and multiple-entry visas are valid for
three months and multiple- entry visas for one year
respectively.
5. VALIDITY OF A STAY
The holders of this type of visa are initially
granted a period of stay in the Kingdom not exceeding 90
days unless otherwise instructed by the Office of
Immigration Bureau.
6. EXTENSION OF STAY
Those qualified persons can obtain an additional one
year stay permit counting from the date of entry in the
Kingdom pertaining to the Office of the Immigration
Bureau's regulations on extension of stay. The extension
of stay is at the discretion of the Immigration officer.
N.B. Applicants wishing to stay in the Kingdom
longer than 90 days, have to file their
application either at the Thai consular mission
aboard or at the Office ofImmigration Bureau in Bangkok
located on Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn Road,Bangkok
10120 , Tel (662) 287-3101-10 (or website at (http://www.police.go.th/thaiimb/frconten.htm
) . The consular officer must refer the case to the
Office of Immigration Bureau for approval. Upon
receiving approval, the consular officer may issue the
visa as instructed by the Bureau.
7. Applicants who are nationals of
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Syria,
Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt
and Palestinian State
Passport holders of India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Syria, Iraq, Iran,
Lebanon, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt and
Palestinian States are requested to file an
application at the Thai Embassy/Consulate-General where
they have their permanent residence.
** 1. The
document to be submitted for non-immigrant visa
application is contingentupon necessities and
appropriateness of purposes stated in the application
form.
2. Consular officers reserve the rights to request
for additional documents asdeemed necessary.
3. Copies of company documents must be signed by
Board of Directors and affixed the seal of the company.
4. In the absence of a required document, a letter
indicating the unavailability of such document must be
provided.
5. The applicant must sign on each page of the copy
6. Documents in foreign languages must be translated
in Thai. If translated intoEnglish , it should be
notorized by notary organs.
*** For those foreigners who wish to work in
Thailand, their employer in Thailand should submit Form
WP3 (Application for applying a work permit on behalf of
alien according to Section 3) at the Ministry of Labour
and Social Welfare.
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4. DIPLOMATIC / OFFICIAL VISA
- Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may upon
official request grant visas to
diplomatic or official passport-holders who wish to
assume duties at a foreign Diplomatic Mission or
Consulate or International Organization in the Kingdom
and their family members or who desire to enter the
Kingdom on official duty.
- Supporting documents are Note Verbal and/or
documents issued by the foreign government or
international organization, certifying the identity of
the person concerned and his/her purposes while visiting
the Kingdom.
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5. IMMIGRANT VISA
- This type of visa is granted for aliens who
desire to take up permanent residence in the Kingdom.
- Applicants who fall in each of the following
category can file an petition for a residence
permit;-
- by yearly quota per
nationality
- investment
- working /
business
- supporting alien who already had residence permit
or being supported by alien who already had residence
permit (husband-wife, father-mother, or children who is
under 20 years of age and single)
- Applicants who wish to engage in filing a petition
must fulfill certain conditionsset forth by the Office
of Immigration Bureau is located at Soi Suan Plu,
off South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120 , Tel (662)
287-3101-10 or at website http://www.police.go.th/frmain5.htm
)
- Moreover, foreign investors, experts or
technicians, and Thai nationals who changed their
citizenship who invest and bring in know-how and
expertise for the benefit of the country's economy would
also be eligible for permanent residence in the Kingdom
if their qualifications meet the conditions set forth by
the Office of the Board of Investment (BOI Announcement
No.Por. 1/2544 dated 31th January 2001). For more
information, please contact the Office of the Board of
Investment,555 Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road, Chatuchak,
Bangkok 10900. (Tel.02-537-8111, 02-5378155 Fax.
02-5378177 E-mail : head@boi.go.th Website
: http://http://www.boi.go.th/
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6. NON-QUOTA
IMMIGRANT VISA
-
This type of visa is granted only by the Office of
Immigration Bureau in Bangkok to aliens who are
domiciled in Thailand having as evidence valid permits
to re-enter the Kingdom. Applicants shall submit their
applications together with the Certificate of Residence
directly to the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok.
- For more information, please contact the Office of
Immigration Bureau , Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn
Road, Bangkok 10120 , Tel (662) 287-3101-10 or website
at http://www.police.go.th/frconten.htm
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7. COURTESY
VISA
- Thai Embassies and Consulates-General may upon
official request grant courtesy visas
to diplomatic/official/ordinary passport-holders who
wish to enter the Kingdom on official duty and/or other
purposes.
- Supporting documents are documents issued by the
governmental agency, foreign government or international
organization, certifying the identity of the person
concerned and his/her purposes while visiting the
Kingdom.
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TOURIST VISA EXEMPTION
- According to the Interior Ministerial
Announcements dated 6 February B.E.2538 (1995), 8
December B.E. 2541 (1998) 1 October B.E. 2545
(2002) and 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002) , passport
holders from 39 countries do not require a visa when
entering Thailand for tourism purposes if their stay in
the Kingdom does not exceed 30 days.
-
The applicant must possess instrument of means of living
expenses 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per
family accordingly.
- Please also be advised that ordinary passport
holders of 39 countries who intend to engage in certain
activities are eligible to apply for a visa when
entering the Kingdom if their qualifications meet the
conditions set forth by the Office of Immigration
Bureau. For more information, please contact the Office
of Immigration Bureau, Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn
Road, Bangkok 10120, Tel. (662) 287-3101-10 or at
website http://police.go.th/
. List
of 39 countries are as
follow:
1. Australia
: Commonwealth of
Australia
2. Austria :
Republic of Austria
3. Belgium
: Kingdom of
Belgium
4. Brazil :
Federative Republic of
Brazil
5. Bahrain
: State of Bahrain
6. Brunei
Darussalam : Negara Brunei
Darussalam
7. Canada
8. Denmark
: Kingdom of
Denmark
9. Finland : Republic
of Finland
10. France : French
Republic
11. Germany : Federal
Republic of Germany
12. Greece :
Hellenic Republic
13. Hong Kong :
Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region
14. Indonesia : Republic of
Indonesia
15. Ireland : Republic of
Ireland
16. Israel : State of
Israel
17. Italy : Republic of
Italy
18.
Japan
19. Korea : Republic of
Korea
20. Kuwait : State of
Kuwait
21. Luxembourg : Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg
22. Malaysia
23. Netherlands
: Kingdom of the Netherlands
24. New
Zealand
25. Norway :
Kingdom of
Norway
26. Peru : Republic of
Peru
27. Philippines : Republic of
the Philippines
28. Portugal :
Republic of Portugal
29. Qatar :
State of Qatar
30. Singapore : Republic
of Singapore
31. Spain :
Kingdom of Spain
32. South Africa :
Republic of South Africa
33. Sweden :
Kingdom of Sweden
34. Switzerland :
Swiss Confederation
35. Turkey
: Republic of
Turkey
36. United Arab Emirates
37. United
Kingdom : United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
38. United States of
America
39. Vietnam : Socialist
Republic of Vietnam
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TEMPORARY TOURIST VISA : VISA ON ARRIVAL
- According to the Interior Ministerial
Announcements, passport holders from 14 countries may
apply for visas at the immigration checkpoints for the
purpose of tourism for the period of not exceeding 15
days.
-
The applicant must possess instrument of means of living
expenses 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per
family accordingly.
-
The applicant must produce instrument of means of
transport (full paid ticket) which is usable within 15
days since the date of entry.
-
Visa on arrival is provided at 23 designated
international checkpoints and applicants should produce
the application form to which his/her recent photograph
(2 ½ inches) is attached. The application fee is
1,000 Baht.
-
Visitors who enter the Kingdom with Visa on Arrival
generally cannot file an application for extension of
stay except in special cases such as illness which
prevents them from travelling, etc. They can submit an
application at the Office of Immigration Bureau ,
Immigration Division 1, Soi Suan Plu, South Sathorn
Road, Bangkok 10120. Tel. (662) 287-3127 or 287-3101-10
ext. 2264-5 or at website http://www.police.go.th/frconten.htm
. List of 14 countries
are as follow :
1. Bhutan : Kingdom of
Bhutan
2. China : People's
Republic of China (including
Taiwan)
3. Cyprus : Republic of
Cyprus
4. Czech : Czech
Republic
5. Hungary : Republic
of
Hungary
6. India : Republic
of India
7. Kazakhstan : Republic of
Kazakhstan
8. Maldives :
Republic of
Maldives
9. Mauritius : Republic
of
Mauritius
10. Oman : Sultanate
of Oman
11. Poland : Republic of
Poland
12. Russian Federation
13. Saudi
Arabia : Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
14. Ukraine
. List of Thailand's
Immigration Checkpoints which provides facilities for
issuance of visa on arrival are as follow :
1. Don Muang International Airport ,
Bangkok
2. Chiangmai International Airport
, Chiangmai
3. Phuket International
Airport , Phuket
4. Hatyai International
Airport , Songkla
5. U Tapao Airport ,
Rayong
6. Mae Sai Immigration Checkpoint ,
Chiengrai
7. Chieng Saen Immigration
Checkpoint , Chiengrai
8. Chieng Khong
Immigration Checkpoint ,
Chiengrai
9. Betong Immigration Checkpoint
, Yala
10. Sadoa Immigration Checkpoint ,
Songkla
11. Samui Airport , Surat
Thani
12. Sukhothai International Airport, Tak
Immigration Checkpoint
13. Bangkok Harbour
Immigration Checkpoint, Bangkok
14. Sri Racha
Immigration Checkpoint , Chonburi
15. Mabtaput
Immigration Checkpoint , Rayong
16. Nong Khai
Immigration Checkpoint, Nong Khai
17. Samui
Immigration Checkpoint , Surat Thani
18. Phuket
Immigration Checkpoint , Phuket
19. Satun
Immigration Checkpoint , Satun
20. Krabi
Immigration Checkpoint , Krabi
21. Songkhla
Harbour Immigraion Checkpoint , Songkhla
22. Chiangrai Airport Immigration Checkpoint,
Chiangrai
23. Surat Thani Airport Immigration
Checkpoint , Surat Thani
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REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ISSUANCE OF
NON-IMMIGRANT "B" VISA
I. Visa
Issuance
1.1 Foreigners who wish to work/conduct business or
undertake investment activities in Thailand must apply
for a Non-Immigrant Visa at the Royal Thai Embassies or
Consulates abroad. (Information on location and contact
numbers of the Thai Embassies and Consulates-General can
be obtained through website
http.www.mfa.go.th/Embassy/default.htm.)Various
categories of non-immigrant visa are currently provided
to meet the need and qualification of individual
business people. These include business visa (category
B), business approved visa (category B-A) and investment
and business visa (category IB). Visa fee is 500 Baht
for single entry with three-month validity and 1,000
Baht for multiple entries with one-year validity.
1.2 Passport holders of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon,
Palestinian State, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Yemen, Nepal,
Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Egypt have to
apply for visa at the Thai Embassy or Consulate General
where they have their permanent residence.
II. Categories
of
Visa
2.1 Non-Immigrant visa (category "B" -
Business) can be obtained from all Thai
Embassies and Consulates provided that the following
relevant documents are submitted.
- Foreigners who wish to work in
Thailand
- Visa application Form completely
filled
out
- Applicant's passport with validity not less
than six months and its copy
- Two 4x6 cm. full-faced, bareheaded photos
taken within the past six
months
- Letter of acceptance from the Ministry of
Labour and Social Welfare (Alien Occupational
Control Division, Department of Employment,
Mit-Maitree Road, Dindaeng, Bangkok 10400 Tel
662-245-2745 / 245-3209 / 617-6578 / 617-6584
Fax. 662-6176576, 245-2593)
[ For those foreigners who wish to work in Thailand,
their employer in Thailand should submit Form WP3
(Application for applying a work permit on behalf of
alien) together with other related documents such as
a certificate issued by the Department of Commercial
Registration, documentary evidence of educational
qualifications, etc. at the Ministry of Labour and
Social Welfare.]
- Official marriage and birth certificate (In
case of the applicant's family
members)
- Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per
person and 40,000 Baht per
family)
- Copy of Work Permit issued by the Ministry of
Labour and Social Welfare (only in case the
applicant has previously worked in the Kingdom
)
( Remarks
1. An alien who receive a non-immigrant visa
can work in Thailand after having received a work
permit. Any violation thereof shall make the
employee liable for imprisonment not exceeding three
months, to pay a fine not exceeding five-thousand
Baht, or both
penalties.
2.
An alien who performs work that is prescribed by the
Royal Decree B.E. 2522 (1979) which prohibits alien
employment in certain occupations and professions is
liable to be imprisoned not exceeding five years,
will be fined from 2,000 to 10,000 Baht, or both
penalties.)
- Foreigners who wish to conduct
business in
Thailand
- Visa
application Form completely filled
out
- Applicant's passport with validity not less
than 6 months and its copy
- Two 4x6 cm. full-faced, bareheaded photos
taken within the past 6
months
- Letter from the applicant's company stating
the objective of the visit to Thailand, his/her
salary,etc.
- Document showing correspondence with trading
partners in
Thailand.
- Financial evidence in case that the applicant
is doing his/her own
business
- Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per
person and 40,000 Baht per
family)
- Letter of invitation from company in Thailand
together with copy of corporate documents comprising
of 1) list of shareholders 2) business registration
and business license 3) company profile 4) details
of business operation 5) list of foreign workers
stating names, nationalities and positions 6) map
indicating the location of the company 7) Balance
sheet, statement of Income Tax and Business
Tax (Por Ngor Dor 50 and Por Ngor Dor 30) of
the latest year 8) Alien income tax return (Por Ngor
Dor 91) and 9) Value-added tax registration (Por
Ngor Dor 20) , etc.
(Copies of company documents
must be signed by Board of Directors or authorized
managing director and affixed the seal of the
company.)
- Document indicating the number of foreign
tourists (for tourism business only), or document
indicating export transactions issued by banks (for
export business
only)
- Official marriage and birth certificates (In
case of the applicant's family members)
- Consular officers reserve the rights to ask for
additional documents as deemed necessary.
- In the absence of a required document, a letter
indicating the unavailability of such document must
be provided.
- The applicant must sign on each page of the
copy.
- Documents in foreign languages must be
translated in Thai. If translated into English, it
should be notorized by notary organs or the
applicant's diplomatic/ consular mission.
- The holders of this type of visa are entitled to
stay in Thailand for a maximum period of 90 days.
Upon completion of such period, an extension of stay
for a period of one year counting from the date of
arrival in the Kingdom can be applied for at the
Office of the Immigration Bureau.
2.2 Business approved visa
(category "B-A") may be applied for at the
Embassies or Consulates abroad but approval shall be
given by the Office of the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok
before visa is issued to the qualified applicant. The
company in which the applicant will invest or do
business with can also apply for this type of visa at
the Immigration Bureau. The validity of stay for B-A
type visa is valid for a period of one year counting
from the date of arrival in the Kingdom.
2.3 Investment
and business visa (category "IB") is issued to
foreign staff working under investment projects promoted
by the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOT). The
project must benefit the country in the following ways
:
- Produce for
export
- Increase
employment
- Utilize indigenous raw
materials
- Locate
in provincial
areas
- Encourage technology transfer to Thai
nationals
- Not compete in such a way as to destroy existing
domestic business
III. Additional
Information
3.1 After entering the Kingdom, applicants or their
assignee must go to the Ministry of Labour and Social
Welfare (Alien Occupational Control Division, Department
of Employment) to apply for a work permit and shall pay
the income tax accordingly. If the company's applicant
is located in other provinces, the applicant must apply
at Labour Development Office in that
province.
3.2 Applicant's family members, namely; spouse,
parents and children who are unmarried and under 20
years old, are eligible to apply for Non-Immigrant Visa
(category "O") and will allow to stay from the period of
90 days up to 1
year.
3.3 Foreigners
entering the Kingdom under a Transit Visa ("TS") or
Tourist Visa ("TR") wishing to engage in business
activities may apply for a change to Non-Immigrant Visa
at the Immigration Bureau Office located at Soi Suan
Plu, off South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120, Tel (662)
2873101-10 or at website http://www.police.go.th/thaiimb/frconten.
htm. The extension of stay as well as the change of
certain type of visa is at the discretion of the
Immigration officer.
IV. One Stop
Service Center for Visas and Work
Permits
4.1 One Stop Service Center for Visas and Work
Permits was established by the Regulations of the Office
of Prime Minister which was promulgated on 30 June 1997
with objective to strengthen the procedure to promote
good investment circumstances by providing for the one
stop service to avoid delay and inconvenience to the
foreigners in applying for stay permission in the
Kingdom, re-entry permit and work permit. It has been
opened since 1 July 1997 onwards and located on 207
Rachadapisek Road, Krisda Plaza, 3-5th Floors, Dindaeng,
Bangkok 10310, Tel 662-693-9333-9 and Fax.
662-693-9340.
4.2 Qualification
of applicants for work permit at the One Stop Service
Center for Visas and Work Permits are as follows
:
4.2.1 The aliens who are executives or experts
obtaining priviledges according to other laws as follows
:
- Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520
(1977)
- Petroleum Act B.E. 2514
(1971)
- Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Act B.E.
2522
(1979)
(Remarks
: The aliens who work for theenterprises outside
Bangkok can submit the application to One Stop Service
Center for Visa and Work
Permit)
4.2.2 The aliens who are general investors
;
- If investing not less than 2 million Baht, will
be granted with 1 year
approval.
- If investing not less than 10 million Baht, will
be granted with two-year
approval.
-The applicant must have the location of work or office
in Bangkok
only.
4.2.3 The aliens who are executives and experts
;
- To work at a company with the registered capital
or total assets of not less than 30 millions
Baht.
- The alien, who comes to
work as the foreign press, shall submit a letter from
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a copy of ID Press
Card issued by Department of Public
Relations.
- The aliens who are Researchers and Developers on
Science and
Technology.
- The aliens who are the officials of Branch Office
of Overseas Bank, Foreign Banking Office of Overseas
Bank, Provincial Foreign Banking Office of Overseas Bank
and the Representative Office of Foreign Bank which were
certified by the Bank of
Thailand.
- The aliens who work for the Branch of the
overseas
enterprises.
- The aliens who work on the necessary and urgent
basis for a period of not longer than 15 day (Tor.Thor.
11)
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VISA ISSUANCE FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENCE [
NON-IMMIGRANT "O-A" (LONG STAY)]
This
type of visa will be issued to applicants aged 50 years
or above wishing to take retreat in the Kingdom at least
for the period of one year.
I. QUALIFICATION OF THE APPLICNAT
- A foreign national whose age is 50 years or
above (on the date of submitting the application).
- Not being prohibited from entering the Kingdom
under the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (A.D.1979).
- Having no criminal record against the security
of Thailand and the country of his/her nationality,
or the country of his/her residence.
- Having the nationality of or the residence in
the country where his/her application is
submitted.
- Not having prohibitive diseases (Leprosy,
Tuberculosis, Drug Addiction, Elephantiasis and
Third step of Syphilis) as indicated in the
Ministerial Regulation No.14 (B.E. 2535).
- Not being allowed to work in
Thailand.
II. REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS FOR VISA APPLICATION
- A passport with validity not less than 18 months
- Three copies of visa application form completely
filled out.
- Three passport-sized photos of the applicant
taken within
the past six months.
- A personal Data Form
- A copy of bank statement showing a deposit at
the amount equal to not less than 800,000 Baht or an
income certificate (an original copy) with a monthly
income of not less than 65,000 Baht, or a deposit
account plus a monthy income totalling not less than
800,000 Baht.
- In the case of the bank statement, a letter of
guarantee from the bank (an original copy) is to be
shown as well.
- Verification stating that the applicant has no
criminal record issued from the country of his/her
nationality or residence (the verification shall be
valid for not more than three months and should be
notorized by notary organs or the applicant's
diplomatic/consular mission).
- A medical certificate issued from the country
where the application is submitted, showing no
prohibitive diseases as indicated in the Ministerial
Regulation No.14 (B.E. 2535) (the certificate shall
be valid for not more than three months and should
be notorized by notary organs or the applicant's
diplomatic/consular mission).
- In the case that the applicant wishes to have
his/her spouse stay together in the Kingdom but the
spouse is not qualified for the "O-A" visa, their
marriage certificate shall also be produced as
evidence and should be notorized by notary organs or
the applicant's diplomatic/consular mission. (The
spouse will be considered for temporary stay under
category "O").
III. CHANNELS
TO SUBMIT VISA APPLICATION
- Applicants can submit their applications both at
the Thai embassy / consular missions where they have
their permanent residence or at the Office of the
Immigration Bureau in Thailand. (Address : Section
1, Sub-Division 1, Immigration 1, Immigration
Bureau, Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn Road,
Sathorn District, Bangkok 10120. Telephone 287-4948
(direct line) or 287-3101-10 ext. 2236)
- Please be advised that the following applicants
are eligible to apply for this type of visa in
the country
:
- Applicants undergoing Health Rehabilitation
Programin hospitals or Health Centers. These
organizations will apply on behalf of the individual
applicant.
- Applicants who are spouses / parents /
children of applicants
above.
- Applicants to whom the agencies or
organizations approved by the Office of the
Immigration Bureau have applied for visa on their
behalf. The above mentioned applicants must have
qualifications stated in I and
II.
- The Consular missions will be notified to
issue visa to the individual applicant when the
Office of Immigration Bureau has given approval.
IV. Recommendations for the aliens while staying in
the Kingdom
- When completing the stay of 90 days in the
Kingdom, the alien shall report to the competent
authority and repeat it every 90 days with the
immigration officer in the alien's residence area,
or report to the police station in the alien's
residence area if there is no immigration control
there.
(In order to report to the competent
authority by mail, the alien shall do as follows
:
- The Report Form (Tor Mor 47) together with a
copy of the passport pages showing the alien's
photo, personal details, and the latest arrival visa
stamp as well as a self addressed envelop with
postage affixed, shall be forwarded, by 7 days
before the due date, by acknowledgement of receipt
mail to the Immigration Bureau, Soi Suan Plu, off
South Sathorn Road, Sathorn District, Bangkok
10120.
- In the case of conducting any following
reports, the Reply Form for the previous report
shall be enclosed as well.
- At the end of the one-year stay, the alien who
wishes to extend his/her stay shall submit a request
for the extended period at the Immigration Bureau
with documented evidence of money transfer, or a
deposit account in the Kingdom, or an income
certificate, at the amount of not less than 800,000
Baht, or an income certificate plus a deposit
account at the total amount of not less than 800,000
Baht a year. Extension for one year at a time will
be granted to this group of people as long as they
meet the requirements as earlier stated and is at
the discretion of the Immigration officer.
- If the alien's spouse wishes to extend his/her
stay as well, the marriage certificate shall be
produced.
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LIST OF COUNTRIES WHICH ARE DECLARED YELLOW
FEVER INFECTED AREAS
- The Ministry of Public Health has laid down
regulations that applicantswho have travelled from or
through the countries which have been declared Yellow
Fever Infected Areas must provide an International
Health Certificate providing that they have received a
Yellow Fever vaccination.
- The International Health Certificate must be
submitted together with the visa application form. The
traveller will also have to present the said certificate
to the Immigration Officer upon arrival at the port of
entry in the Kingdom. As for those nationals of the
countries listed below but who have not travelled
from/through those countries, such a certificate is not
required.However, they should possess concrete evidence
showing that their domicile is not in an infected area
so as to prevent undue inconvenience.
- Following are the countries which are declared
Yellow Fever Infected Areas.-
| 1. Angola
: |
People's
Republic of Angola |
| 2. Benin
: |
People's
Republic of Benin |
| 3. Bolivia
: |
Republic of
Bolivia |
| 4. Brazil :
|
Federative
Republic of Brazil |
| 5. Burkina
Faso : |
Republic of
Burkina Faso |
| 6. Burundi :
|
Republic of
Burundi |
| 7. Cameroon
: |
Federal
Republic of Cameroon |
| 8. Central
African Republic |
|
| 9. Chad :
|
Republic of
Chad |
| 10. Colombia
: |
Republic of
Colombia |
| 11. Congo :
|
Republic of
the Congo |
| 12. Cote d'
Ivore : |
Republic of
Cote d' Ivoire |
| 13. Ecuador
: |
Republic of
Ecuador |
| 14.
Equatorial Guinea : |
Republic of
Equatorial Guinea |
| 15. Ethiopia : |
The Federal
Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia |
| 16. French-Guiana |
|
| 17. Gabon : |
Gabonese
Republic |
| 18. Gambia : |
Republic of
the Gambia |
| 19. Ghana : |
Republic of
Ghana |
| 20. Guinea-Bissau : |
Republic of
Guinea Bissau |
| 21. Guinea : |
Republic of
Guinea |
| 22. Guyana : |
Cooperative
Republic of Guyana |
| 23. Kenya : |
Republic of
Kenya |
| 24. Liberia : |
Republic of
Liberia |
| 25. Mali : |
Republic of
Mali |
| 26. Mauritania : |
Islamic
Republic of Mauritania |
| 27. Niger : |
Republic of
Niger |
| 28. Nigeria : |
Federal
Republic of Nigeria |
| 29. Panama : |
Republic of
Panama |
| 30. Peru : |
Republic of
Peru |
| 31. Rwanda : |
Republic of
Rwanda |
| 32. Sao Tome & Principe : |
Democratic
Republic of Sao Tome
& Principe
|
| 33. Senegal : |
Republic of
Senegal |
| 34. Sierra Leone : |
Republic of
Sierra Leone |
| 35. Somalia : |
Somali
Democratic Republic |
| 36. Sudan : |
Democratic
Republic of the Sudan |
| 37. Suriname : |
Republic of
Suriname |
| 38. Tanzania : |
United
Republic of Tanzania |
| 39. Togo : |
Republic of
Togo |
| 40. Uganda : |
Republic of
Uganda |
| 41. Venezuela : |
Republic of
Venezuela |
| 42. Zaire : |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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LIST OF COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE CONCLUDED
AGREEMENT ON THE EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENT WITH
THAILAND
I. Country
which has concluded agreement on the
exemption
of
visa requirement for holders of diplomatic passport
with
Thailand and permitted to stay for
30 days
The Kingdom
of Cambodia
II. List of
Countries which have concluded agreement on
the
exemption
of visa requirement for holders of
diplomatic
or official passport or service/special passport with
Thailand
and permitted to stay for 30 and 90
days
|
1. Argentina
|
15. Malaysia
|
|
2. Austria
|
16. Mexico
|
3. Belgium
|
17. The
Netherlands
|
4. Brazil
|
18. Nepal
|
5. Chile
|
19. The
Philippines
|
6. Croatia
|
20. Poland
|
| 7. Czech
Republic |
21.
Romania
|
| 8. Germany |
22. Russian
Federation
|
9. Hungary
|
23.
Singapore
|
| 10. India |
24. Slovak
Republic
|
11. Israel
|
25. South Africa |
12. Italy
|
26. Switzerland
(including Liechtenstein)
|
| 13. Korea : Republic
of Korea |
27. Tunisia
|
14.
Luxembourg
|
28. Turkey
|
|
1. Mongolia |
|
| 2. Laos : |
Lao People's Democratic
Republic |
| 3. China : |
People's Republic of
China |
| 4. Myanmar : |
Union of Myanmar
|
| 5. Vietnam : |
Socialist Republic of
Vietnam |
III.
Country which has concluded
agreement on
the
exemption of visa requirement for holders of
diplomatic,
official and ordinary passports with Thailand and
permitted
to stay for 90 days
Republic of
Peru
IV. List of Countries which have
concluded agreement on
the
exemption
of visa requirement for holders of
national
passport
with Thailand and permitted to stay for 30
and
90
days
1.
Brazil
2. Republic of Korea
3. Chile
1. Hong Kong
SAR
2. Socialist Republic of
Vietnam
3. Macao Special Administrative Region
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THAILAND'S
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS INFORMATION
|
- Issuance of Travel Document (T.D.)
for Aliens
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|
| |
- Issuance of Emergency Certificate
(E.C.)
|
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- REQUIREMENT
 Aliens as listed below are
eligible to apply for Travel Document (T.D.) at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of
Consular Affairs, Visa and Travel Documents
Division located on Chaengwattana Road, Bangkok
10210 , Tel. 981-7171 ext. 3202-3 direct line
575-1062-4 / Fax.575-1066 / E-mail : div1303@mfa.go.th
;
- Aliens who are granted
permanent residence in Thailand or those who
have been denied by their own government in
issuing passport or travel document
-
Stateless persons
- Aliens who are
granted permanent residence in Thailand under a
special ten-million investment programme
- DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- A Residence Certificate with its copy
- A House Registration with its copy
- A Certificate of Alien with its copy
- 3 photographs (2 1/2 inches) taken
within the past six months
- An application form completely filled out
- APPLICATION FEE
500 Baht for issuing or renewal
- VALIDITY OF DOCUMENT
T.D. is valid for 1 year
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- REQUIREMENT
 Aliens as listed below are
eligible to apply for Travel Document
(T.D.) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Department of Consular Affairs, Visa and
Travel Documents Division located on
Chaengwattana Road, Bangkok 10210 , Tel.
981-7171 ext. 3202-3 direct line 575-1062-4 /
Fax. 575-1066 / E-mail : div1303@mfa.go.th
;
- Political refugees
- Stateless children under the patronage of
the Department of Public Welfare
- Foreigners whose passport or travel
document is lost and no consular missions of
that national available in the Kingdom
- Alien's infant whose consular mission of
that national is no avail in Thailand
- DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- An application form completely filled out
- 3 photographs (2 1/2 inches) taken
within the past six months
- Daily Report on Lost Documents from Royal
Thai Police with its two copies
- confirmed ticket identified the departure
date with its copy
- Letter from the Ministry of Interior
(Political refugees) with its two copies
- A Certificate of Birth with its
its two copies (Alien's infant)
- Letter from Department of Public Welfare
with its two copies
- APPLICATION FEE
300 Baht
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