passport holders from 41 countries and 1 special administrative region - Hong Kong SAR - are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days on each visit. If such foreigners enter the Kingdom at the immigration checkpoints which border neighboring countries, they will be allowed to stay for 15 days each time, except Malaysian nationals who cross the borderline from Malaysia whose granted period of stay will not exceed 30 days each time.
Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category must possess adequate finances for the duration of stay in Thailand (i.e., cash 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per family).
List of countries NOT requiring visa(TOURIST VISA EXEMPTION)
| 1. Australia | Commonwealth of Australia | 22. Luxembourg | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Austria | Republic of Austria | 23. Malaysia | |
| 3. Belgium | Kingdom of Belgium | 24. Netherlands | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| 4. Brazil | Federative Republic of Brazil | 25. New Zealand | |
| 5. Bahrain | State of Bahrain | 26. Norway | Kingdom of Norway |
| 6. Brunei Darussalam | Negara Brunei Darussalam | 27 Oman | Sultanate of Oman |
| 7. Canada | 28. Peru | Republic of Peru | |
| 8. Denmark | Kingdom of Denmark | 29. Philippines | Republic of the Philippines |
| 9. Finland | Republic of Finland | 30. Portugal | Republic of Portugal |
| 10. France | French Republic | 31. Qatar | State of Qatar |
| 11. Germany | Federal Republic of Germany | 32. Singapore | Republic of Singapore |
| 12. Greece | Hellenic Republic | 33. Spain | Kingdom of Spain |
| 13. Hong Kong | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 34. South Africa | Republic of South Africa |
| 14. Iceland | 35. Sweden | Kingdom of Sweden | |
| 15. Indonesia | Republic of Indonesia | 36. Switzerland | Swiss Confederation |
| 16. Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 37. Turkey | Republic of Turkey |
| 17. Israel | State of Israel | 38. United Arab Emirates | |
| 18. Italy | Republic of Italy | 39. United Kingdom | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 19. Japan | 40. United States of America | ||
| 20. Korea | Republic of Korea | 41. Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| 21. Kuwait | State of Kuwait | 42. Monaco | Principality of Monaco(07Oct26~) |
LIST OF COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE CONCLUDED AGREEMENTS ON THE EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENTS WITH THAILAND
- List of Countries which have concluded agreements on the exemption of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic or official or service/special passports with Thailand and permitted to stay for a period of not exceeding 30 and 90 days
- 30days
30days Nations 1. Cambodia 2. China 3. Laos 4. Mongolia 5. Myanmar 6. Oman 7. Vietnam
- 90days
90days Nations Nations 1. Argentina 17. Malaysia 2. Austria 18. Mexico 3. Belgium 19. The Netherlands 4. Bhutan 20. Nepal 5. Brazil 21. Peru 6. Chile 22. The Philippines 7. Croatia 23. Poland 8. Czech Republic 24. Romania 9. Germany 25. Russian Federation 10. Hungary 26. Singapore 11. India 27. Slovak Republic 12. Israel 28. South Africa 13. Italy 29. Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) 14. Japan 30. Tunisia 15. Korea : Republic of Korea 31. Turkey 16. Luxembourg 32. Panama
- List of countries which have concluded agreements on the exemption of visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports with Thailand and permitted to stay for a period of not exceeding 14,30 and 90 days
- 14days
14days Nations 1. Kingdom of Cambodia
- 30days
30days Nations 1. Laos 2. Vietnam 3. Hong Kong SAR 4. Macau SAR 5. Russia(23 March 2007) 6. Mongolia(13 Jan 2008~)
- 90days
90days Nations 1. Argentina 2. Brazil 3. Chile 4. Republic of Korea 5. Peru
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