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What is the Thailand visa waiver 2023?
The Thailand visa waiver is the Thailand visa exemption scheme that allows ordinary passport holders of certain countries, including the UK, the UAE, the USA and more, to enter Thailand visa-free.
Please note that Thailand also holds bilateral agreements on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, official and ordinary passports for a visit of not exceeding 90 days with Brazil, the Republic of Korea and Peru and for a visit of not exceeding 30 days with Vietnam and Hong Kong.
Thailand visa-free countries 2023
The following passport holders from specific categories are eligible for the Thailand visa waiver.
Ordinary passport holders
Tourist visa exemption
The Thailand visa-exemption scheme is applicable to ordinary passport holders from the following countries who can enter Thailand, without a visa, for a stay of not more than 30 days for tourism purposes:
- Andorra
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Brazil*
- Brunei
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Monaco
- The Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- Peru
- The Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Slovak
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- UAE
- UK
- USA
- Vietnam
Bilateral agreement visa exemption
The Thailand visa-exemption scheme is applicable to ordinary passport holders from the following countries having a bilateral agreement with Thailand, for a stay of not more than 14 days or 45 days or 90 days depending on their country of origin:
14 days visa-exception
- Cambodia
- Myanmar (International Airports only)
45 days visa-exemption
- Hong Kong
- Laos
- Macau
- Mongolia
- Russia
- Vietnam
90 days visa-exemption
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- The Republic of Korea
- Peru
Diplomatic/official passport holders
The Thailand visa-exemption scheme is applicable to the diplomatic/official passport holders from the following countries having a bilateral agreement with Thailand, for a stay of not more than 30 or 90 days depending on their country of origin:
30 days visa-exemption
- Bangladesh (Diplomatic only)
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Ecuador
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
- Laos
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Oman
- Pakistan (Diplomatic only)
- Singapore
- Timor-Leste
- Vietnam
90 days visa-exemption
- Albania
- Argentina
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Czech
- Republic
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France (Diplomatic only)
- Germany
- Georgia
- Hungary
- India
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- The Netherlands
- Nepal
- Panama
- Peru
- The Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- Spain (Diplomatic only)
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- UAE
- Uruguay
Thailand visa waiver 2023 requirements
According to the Thai Embassy website, the countries eligible for the Thailand visa-exemption scheme will be granted visa-free entry into Thailand, provided they meet the following criteria:
- the applicant must be from a country eligible for the Thailand Visa Exemption scheme.
- the applicant must hold a genuine passport with a validity of over six (6) months.
- the applicant must be able to provide a valid address in Thailand that can be verified on entry. This address can be a hotel or an apartment.
- the visit is strictly for tourism purposes.
- they must have a confirmed return ticket to show that they are flying out of Thailand within 30 days of entry, as appropriate.
- open tickets do not qualify.
- travelling overland out of Thailand by train, or bus, to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia (including Singapore), and Myanmar may be accepted as proof of exiting Thailand.
- applicants may be asked to show their flight tickets upon entering Thailand.
- if they do not possess a flight ticket to show that they will be exiting Thailand within 30 days of entry, they will most likely be refused entry.
- it is necessary to prove that the eligible single traveller has funds of at least 10,000 THB (USD 280), or 20,000 THB (USD 526.04) per family during their stay in Thailand.
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ordinary passport holders of certain countries this is very good decision so i think it is much better than others !