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Remember if coming to Thailand for longer stays then 1 month go to your nearest Thai Consulate in your home country. Arrival in Thailand you can obtain 30 days eg. USA. It varies between countries. [ Countries ]. Pic of Mae Sai border. Myanmar/Thailand.

  • Thailand Pass registration is no longer required for all travelers since July 1, 2022.
  • Travelers entering Thailand will only be required to show Proof of Vaccination or COVID-19 test results for the unvaccinated.
  • Travel Insurance is highly recommended to have comprehensive travel insurance when you travel to Thailand.
Travellers who are unvaccinated are required to undergo a mandatory pre-departure COVID test within 72 hours before departure from the country of origin or departure. The COVID test may be an RT-PCR test or a professional ATK (RAT) antigen test.

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Check out the new [ visa costs ] Foreigners crossing the Thai borders: If you use agents to stamp your Visa inside Thailand this is illegal. 

Visa rules
Maximum stay of 90 days for foreigners on tourist visas then you must obtain a new Visa from a Royal Thai Embassy abroad

TRAVELLING OUT OF THAILAND:  the Royal Thai Embassies and the Royal Thai Consulates will raise the visa fees as follows:

1. NON-IMMIGRANT VISA
o US $60.00 for single entry
o US $150.00 for multiple entries
o US $150.00 (APEC Multiple Entries)
o US $300.00 (Three-year Non-Immigrant "B" for Business and Work)

2. TOURIST VISA
o US $30.00 per entry

3. TRANSIT VISA
o US $25.00 per entry




Visa exemptions, commonly referred to as “visas on arrival”, allow tourists from certain countries who arrive at the border without a visa to have permits-to-stay,  for a period of 30 days, issued by Immigration officials.
People who enter Thailand on a ‘visa exemption’ are permitted can stay only 90 days in a six-month period,
From April 1, we now count only the days the foreigner has stayed in Thailand – and foreigners are now allowed to stay past the 180-day period,”

The number of consecutive visa exemptions allowed is no longer limited to three. Those who choose to enter on multiple visa exemptions that it is up to the discretion of the Immigration officer how many days to grant the new arrival, provided it is 30 days or fewer. The 90-day rule does not affect people who have been issued a visa from a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate overseas.


Parents bringing children to Thailand to attend school, can apply for non-immigrant ED visas for their children at any Royal Thai Embassy outside Thailand. Parents can apply for a non-immigrant O visas for themselves so they can enter the country and care for their children here, and then they can apply for permits to stay at the Immigration office after entering the country. Many international schools in Thailand help parents prepare applications for permits to stay & children under 14 years old are not fined for an overstay.


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 Please note you must leave Thailand if your Visa expires. if you use agents then you will be prosecuted. The law states one must leave themselves and everything is on computer now. Please note you can obtain a non immigrant B visa in Penang but you must have WP3 ( tor tor3 ) form from the Labour  Office and all documentation even to get a single non immigrant B visa. Do not go if you just have a letter and company papers as you will be refused. Please use a lawyer as the paperwork must be right or you will be declined. OVERSTAY IS NOW 500 BAHT PER DAY. 

The retirement age has reduced to 50 years of age for retirees  You must apply at a Thai Embassy overseas or in Thailand on a non immigrant visa. For retirees wanting us to help them please ask us as we are presently processing long term retirement visas from ChiangMai and Bangkok Offices. 

Kuala Lumpur
Royal Thai Embassy, 206 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel : (03) 248-8005, 8222, 8350, 8420 Fax : (03) 248-6527 email : thaikl@pop1.jaring.my 
commercial@ppp.nasionet.net 

Penang
Royal Thai Consulate-General, No.1, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, 10350 Penang, Malaysia.
Tel : (094) 226-8029,9484 Fax : (094) 226-3121 email : thaipg@tm.net.my

Myanmar.
Royal Thai Embassy, 45, 91 Pyay Rd.,Yangon,The Union of Myanmar. Tel : (951) 525-670, 533-082,
221-713-6Fax : (951) 222-784 Tourist visas cost approximately US$30, stay of up to 4 weeks.

 


CAMBODIA
Royal Thai Embassy, Office Of Commercial Affairs, 169 M.V.MAO Tse Toung, (Rue 245) Sangkat Toul Svay Prey 1, Khan Chamcarmon Mon Phnom Phen, Cambodia Tel : 855-23 364607 Fax: 855-23 310150
thaicompnh@bigponb.com.kh

 

 

WE HAVE OFFICES IN CHIANGMAI & BANGKOK  email us for Bangkok or Tel 01-9527812 anytime. Fax 053-223-949

New Thai consulate in Langkawi, Malaysia  Thailand opened a new consulate in the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi serving Thai nationals working or visiting the island as well as tourists. Thai honourable consulate in Langkawi. 

MAE SAI: Immigration is very friendly & the border town is a lot nicer now. Go to the border to exit. If going by bus remember the last bus leaves Mae Sai at 3.30pm for ChiangMai. The Nachonchair Air bus also leaves for Pattaya. From Mae Sai immigration catch a Songtaew 5 baht to the border or from the bus station 10 baht. Walk straight across & hand your passport to Myanmar with 250 baht or $US5 before the Burma archway on the right. They give you a voucher then when you return your passport is stamped and you cross back to Thailand. No charge on the Thai side and you fill out your TM card & have your entry stamped. ONLY buy 2 bottles & 2 cartons of cigarettes per person & do not listen to them if they say more. They fine you 1000 baht per extra bottle & up to 2000 baht per a pack of playing cards. Theres nothing really to buy in Tachelik apart from DVD's 4 for 100 baht and everything is now cheaper on the Thai side--May 2006. As at 2006 there are many Tour companies now conducting visa runs to both Mae Sai and Chang Khong. One of the best places to stay in Chiangrai is Chian House and they too have Visa runs or in Chiangmai go to the Poolside Bar, Prince Hotel and they have runs in a minibus every Sunday and Wednesday morning returning by 5pm the same day .BORDER OPEN

 

Mae Sot news: no pictures allowed on the bridge. Border runs to Mae Sot are OK and a good alternative to visit this now nice town. Mae Sot is $10 or 500 baht BORDER OPEN

 

Ranong Border to Victoria Point Tenasserim Myanmar: From Saphan phla Pier boat ride across Pak Chan estuary to Victoria Point. You will stop at two places before Burma, Thai office will check you have an exit visa and stop at Burma's immigration pay the 5 dollars and for them to verify you have a exit visa from Thailand. Give the longtail boat driver your passport with a $5 bill and stay on the boat & the ride can cost 40-100 baht depending on the mood. BORDER OPEN

 

Chiang Saen: you can cross the border to the casino and it costs 500 baht via boat to Laos. Situated 60kms from ChiangRai. 2006 there are many boats from China plying this route and you can buy goods here. They will give you a tourist visa on the other side cost is 250 baht. Open 7 days as far as we know & you do not need a visa before hand. Just arrive.  BORDER OPEN

 

Nong Khai: don't buy your visa to visit Laos from Tuk Tuks etc as you will be ripped off. Cross the border and pay & $US30. You can obtain a  tourist visa at Vientiane or get a runner to do for you.  BORDER OPEN   

 

Kota Bahru is the Thai consulate closest to Phuket, and one of a few in the region that has consistently issued six-month double-entry non-immigrant B visas, required by people who wish to work in Thailand.BORDER OPEN 

 

 

Penang:   Penang is issuing non immigrant O visas which may change on 2nd July 2007 --- but call them first or email them for the right paperwork Tel : (094) 226-8029,9484 Fax : (094) 226-3121 email : thaipg@tm.net.my- [ Train timetable to Penang ] BORDER OPEN 

 

 

Singapore: visa are in limbo now as not sure but please call them first. (65) 2357694, 7360637 to get info. Forget trying to obtain B non immigrant visas as they normally only give out a tourist visa.

Vientiane: Tourist visas 1-3 & single/double entry They are more interested in processing tourist visas now. If a B visa have your company papers & don't expect more than one entry but marriage visas are OK. Tel: 214-5813,   2145856

Poipet: Cost is 1000 baht at the Cambodian side and they will not take US$ for a visa 30 days into Cambodia. BORDER OPEN.

 

Chang Khong: Watch out if you are on a tourist visa here as some of the border Immigration may ask you for your return ticket out of Thailand when you apply for your visa. If no ticket then you will not be issued with a visa then you will need money to get out.Its a scam so make sure you have your airline ticket out of Thailand with you. BORDER OPEN 

 

Laos Visa: Get your tourist visa at any Lao embassy overseas or through a tour agency. Visas on arrival at Vientiane's Wattay International airport and Lao side of the Thai-Laos friendship border bridge by Nong Khai Thailand and. Visitors need a valid passport, one photo, a fee of US$ 30. Laos, Royal Thai Embassy Route Phonekheng, Vientiane, P.O. Box 128 Tel: 214 5813, 214 5856 Fax: +66 1 411 0017 Border crossing open from 9am till 4.30pm. Chongmek in Ubon Rathchathani Province to Vang Tao, Pakse, LaosBorder crossing is open 6am till 7pm.From Ubon Ratchathani ytake bus to Chongmek. Ferry across the Mekhong river. Visas $US30 are available on arrival into Laos, & like Mai Sai if you just wish to visit the market in Laos you can leave your passport at immigration and pay 70baht.You can take your car across this border crossing as long as it is registered in your name. Chong Bok Pass in Nam Yuen, Ubon Rathchathani Province is another border. Bueng Kan to Paksan: Border crossing open from 8.30am till 4.30pm, Laos visa available on arrival.

China's Yunnan and Myanmar's Shan state: Kyegaung border check point by the Shwe Li or Yuli river flows Muse (Shan state) and Ruli (Yunnan) towns & foreign tourists can a travel agent to apply for a permit for them to travel across this border. You need passport copies, travel itinerary, photos etc always carry photos and passport copies. You need a Myanmar guide inside Shan state.

Cambodia Visa: on arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport , Siem Reap Airport and international border check points. Need passport, copies and 1 photographs (4x6) and fill out the forms. Minthly Tourist visa costs US$20, a business visa costs US$ 25 and may be extended in-country. Tourist visa can be extended only one month at a time, while a Business visa can be extended indefinitely. Cambodia: Aranyaprathet/Poipet Border crossing point open from 7am till 8pm, visa on arrival to Cambodia 1,000baht.Its a crap town but full of fakes and touts. Sishopan is the town past Poipet. Dirt road still to Siam Reap. Pong Nam Rorn ( or Pong Nam Ron ), Ban Laem to Daung Lem Border Crossing: Battambang. Cambodian visa on arrival issued at this point. Koh Kong crossing point into Kampot Cambodia. Cambodian visa on arrival available and the border crossing is open from 7am till 5 pm.

Khao San Rd: have a mobil Visa van in the street for short extensions & info?

Cambodia NEWS FOR VISAS:  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cambodia and International Cooperation is launching e-Visa that enables a traveler to apply for a travel visa online. The applicant does not need to visit a Cambodian Embassy to submit an application or even need to sent an application to the Embassy and wait for a response. All they need is to access the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, http://www.mfaic.gov.kh, get their passport and credit card information ready and e-Visa will deliver the Visa to their mailbox for them to print. You can always review our website for more information. http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh.

  You need to travel to Chang Khong, Mae Sot or Nong Khai in Laos. --- PLEASE RING THE MAE SAI IMMIGRATION: (053) 731-008 OR CHIANGMAI (053) 277-510  & MAE SOT (055)563-002-4 TO CONFIRM

New lists of visa exemptions 

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 , Phuket4. 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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PENSION CHANGES:
NEW pension visas has changed to 50 years old. (Must apply out of Thailand for a non immigrant O visa first but once you have then you can reapply in Thailand). You need 800,000 Baht in the bank OR an equivalent amount of income of not less than 65,000 baht every month with proof of pension income before applying for a one year visa. 

RETIREMENT VISAS: One Year You must enter Thailand on a non immigrant visa to apply.Quick and easy using our Law Office. Cost is 10,000 baht but we do have an Express 2 day service. You need to show 800,000 baht in the Bank or pension fund with Thai Bank letter stating you have 65,000 baht coming in each month then email us or Tel: 01-9527812 to apply. You must have an existing non immigrant visa to apply NOT tourist visa.

RETIREMENT MARRIAGE VISAS: One Year  If married to a Thai you need 400,000 baht in the bank.  If you need bank account letter from your bank Bangkok Bank it now takes 5 days not one day to obtain.

RETIREMENT UNDER 50 VISAS:  ARE NO LONGER VALID FOR CONDO OWNERS.

RESIDENCY VISAS: Our office can help you. Our fee is 20,000 baht not including government fees but make sure: 1/. you have 3 years consecutive multiple non immigrant visas to be eligible with no broken record eg. extensions or overstays? 2/. if a pensioner then proof of your funds monthly coming in 3/. What you have done to assist Thai society while you have been in Thailand. 4/.Your educational qualifications 5/. Document from your country from Police to say you have no previous criminal records & certified by your Embassy here.6/. Photo of your house or property if you have? 7/. All the above to be translated into Thai.

ELITE PRIVILEGE VISAS: Is no different from a retirement visa and the only benefit is you pay 1m baht for the privilege of having a 5 year visa??? Chiangmai Immigration were telling those who bought the Elite card that they can give them a visa for less every year in 15 minutes?? Buying a house has no special right than if you buy a house using a company! so be careful.

FOREIGNERS WITH THAI CHILDREN can apply for a 1 year visa. have proof of 400,000 baht in the bank and also the birth certificate of the Thai child.

OVERSTAY 500 baht per day.

RE ENTRY PERMITS: If leaving then coming back and you need a re entry permit make sure you have pics and copies of your passport when you enter the new airport as no copy machines.

Residence Permit applications:  

The following report may be of interest to: All expatriates considering applying for a residence permit. Criteria to obtain residence permit. The Thai Immigration Department quotas for all expatriates applying for residence permits are 100 persons per nationality. All foreigners may qualify to apply for a residence permit if he/she

1. Holds a passport of his/her current nationality, which was granted a NON-IMMIGRANT VISA and the individual has been permitted to stay in the Kingdom of Thailand for of at least 3 consecutive years up to the application submission date.

2. Has personal qualifications that meet one or more of the following categories: 1) Investment category 2) Working/ Business category 3) Humanity Reasons category: He/she must have relationship with a Thai citizen or an alien who already possesses a residence permit as the followings: - A legal husband or wife - A legal father or mother - A child who is under 20 years of age up to the submission date of application and must be single

4) Expert category  5) Other categories     Submission period for the applications The applicants can submit the applications once a year. Normally, the opening date for the applications is in December, we recommend to prepare the required documents 1-2 months earlier. Once the date is announced, the applications can be submitted until the last working day of the year. The results will be announced in May 2003 and the residence permits will be issued in December 2003. 

Residence permit you need non-immigrant visa for 3 years before applying and our fee is 20,000 Bht and government fee is 2,000 Bht in the beginning and 50,000 Bht Government fee when you get it. It will will take about 1 - 2 years to get, but will last as long as you want to stay in Thailand. Approval of a residency book is 191,400 baht.

VISA RUNS You already have a tourist visa...it's valid for one or two months from the date of issue. This visa can be extended by one month in Thailand. In Chiang Mai, go to the immigration office. The extension fee is 1900 Baht. After this month expires you can re-apply for yet another extension (same fee). You get an "under consideration for X amount of days" stamp endorsement, another one when you return (after crossing into Mynamar or Laos) after X amount of days (no fee) and finally a "must leave country in X amount of days" endorsement. This gives you approximately 30 days more.  To enter Laos you can get a visa at the border towns of Chiang Khong or Nong Khai. You can also obtain a visa in Chiang Mai. Laos town of Huai Sai across the Mae Khong River from where you travel onwards onto Luang Prabang in Laos. In Chiangmai go to the Prince Hotel --Pollside bar and a minibus leaves every Sunday and Wed for Mae Sai.

COMPANY CHECKS: Chiangmai commercial registration is presently looking closely at companies. If you have a company make sure you have the workers and not just nominees as you will have to explain where and what they are each doing in your company. Remember even playing a guitar in a  bar for fun is working? and you will be jailed, bailed around 65,000 baht then deported after the fine. We recommend you do not use a company just to buy a house only, as under the Thai law you must conduct a business as well as thats basically what a company is for.

POLICE COMPLAINTS: now have a new email address if you have a problem with Thai Police on metr-police@police.go.th  & P.O. Box 191, Rong Muang, Pathum Wan, 10330, Thailand.

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