Visa On Arrival (VOA)

Certain countries and territories can only get the VOA on arrival, which offers only 15 days for tourism purposes. There is a visa fee of 2,000 Baht.

The following countries that can get this visa are Armenia, Belarus, Bhutan*, Bolivia, Bulgaria*, China*, Costa Rica, Cyprus*, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji*, Georgia*, India*, Kazakhstan*, Kyrgyzstan, Malta*, Mexico*, Namibia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea*, Paraguay, Romania*, Russia*, Saudi Arabia*, Serbia, Seychelles, Taiwan*, Tunisia, Uzbekistan*, Vanuatu, and Venezuela.

*Countries/Territories eligible for 60-day visa exemption scheme. More details below.

Visa Exemption

93 countires and territories can currently get 60 days on arrival at an airport using the Visa Exemption. Visitors under this visa allow entry for tourism purposes, and short-term business engagements for a period not extending 60 days. This visa can be extended for another period, not extending 30 days, giving you a total of 90 days in the country. Extensions typically cost 1,900 baht.

The following countries that can get this visa are Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea (ROK), Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

This brand new visa is for remote workers, digital nomads, and freelancers, as well as participants of activites! You can apply for this visa through your local Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate-General, or with the Thai E-Visa website.

Eligible Foreigners are:

1. Digital Nomads/Remote Workers/Freelancers
2. Participants in Thai Soft power related activities e.g. muaythai, Thai Culinary training and medical treatment.
3. Spouse and Dependent children of DTV holders.

There is a visa fee of 10,000 THB. The visa will be valid for 5 years, allowing multiple entries. Each entry allows 180 days in Thailand, which can be extended for another 180 days for the same visa fee. After the extensino, the holder of the DTV must depart the country and can re-enter within the visa's validity date. The Re-entry fee will be another 10,000 THB.

Required documnts are as follows:

1. Passport or travel document.
2. Photograph of yourself, taken within the last six months.
3. Document indicating current location (Drivers License, bank statement, proof of stay)
4. Financial evidence of no less than 500,000 THB ($16,000), e.g. bank statement, payslip, or sponsorship letter. Your name and date must be on the document. In the case of a family member showing financial evidence, you must show proof of your relationship with that person.
5. Letter of Acceptance from institue or company organizing activities - Purpose of Visit.
   Workcation requires an emplyment contract or employment certificate outside of thailand or professional portfolio showcasing digital nomad, remote worker, foreign talent or freelancer status.
   Thai sof power related acitivites e.g. muaythai, thai culinary training and medical treatment require proof of confirmation/attendance the activity or from the hospital/medical center.
   Spouce or dependent children require proof of relationship to the DTV holder whether that is a marriage certficiate copy, birth certificate, or certificate of adoption.

We are currently working to determine if we apply as an activity. We believe any digital nomads, remote workers, foreign talent, or freelancers could easily get this visa!

Multiple Entry Visa

This visa will give you 6 months in Thailand. This is one of the harder visas to apply for as the requirements are a bit more strict and we understand it is more expensive. Although, if your nearest Thai Embassy / Consulate offers and you’re able to obtain it then it is still a good visa. When you first enter the country with this visa, you will be given 60 days in the country. This can be extended for another 30 days at a nearby Immigration office. After your first 3 months (or 2 months, depending on if you decided to extend the visa or not), you will need to do a border run. This can easily be done by traveling to Mae Sai and crossing the border and returning, or taking a flight to a nearby country and then coming back shortly after. This process can be repeated until the expiry date occurs on the visa itself.

9 Month to 15 Month long stays

ED Visa – An ED Visa can give you a year in Thailand. These are available and best done through a Thai Language school which we have one in Pai. The Thai Language school that can help you with this is Manna Thai Language School. Their full details can be found here: https://mannathailanguage.com.

If you can’t apply for this visa before traveling to Thailand, but you want to stay in Thailand for over 9 months then you can come here first on a Single Entry Tourist Visa or Visa-On-Entry. We can then help you with connecting with the Thai Language School (or other options available) so that you can get an ED Visa.