Visas
Travelling from many countries, there is no need for a travel visa before you go to Thailand, as immigration will stamp your passport, free of charge, with a 30 day holiday visa as you enter the country. If you don't pass through immigration at Bangkok, you will have to do so at Phuket. If you intend to stay for more than 30 days, you should apply for a longer stay visa, before you travel. Under some cicumstances, you can obtain a 7 day holiday extension visa, from the Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town.
The following nationals DO NOT require a visa for holiday visits of up to 30 days, provided sufficient funds to cover the trip and holding confirmed tickets to leave Thailand within 30 days.
30 day stay - Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong (S.A.R. passport holders), Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland Rep, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (South), Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam.
The following nationals DO NOT require a visa for holiday visits of up to 15 days, provided sufficient funds to cover the trip and holding confirmed tickets to leave Thailand within 15 days.
15 day stay - Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Mauritius, Oman, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Ukraine.
Immigration
On the flight into Thailand you will be given an immigration card to complete, please remember to fill in both sides (including your return trip) otherwise, when you get to the front of the immigration queue, they'll make you go away and fill in the rest of the form, then you'll have to queue all over again. |