Thailand

Visitors entering Thailand are required to prove they have sufficient funds to cover the length of their stay, and should hold documentation for return/onward travel.

However, guaka and amylin, coming with Dutch and American passports, no documentation and no onward tickets, didn't experience any troubles.

Passport

 * Valid passports of 6 months are required by all nationals in order to obtain a visa to Thailand.

Visa requirements
Ordinary passport holders of most countries, including the United States of America, Canada, European Union countries, Russia, Japan and Australia, do not need a visa if their purpose of visit is tourism and if their stay does not exceed 30 days. Thai immigration requires visitors' passports to have a minimum of 6 months validity and at least one completely blank visa page remaining. Visa-on-arrival is available at certain entry points for passport holders of 20 other nations, including India and China.


 * Americans: Visas are not required for holiday travel by US passport holders for periods of 30 days or less (an extension of up to 10 days is possible).


 * UK nationals: Visas are not required for travel by UK passport holders endorsed British Citizen or British National (Overseas) for periods of 30 days or less (an extension of up to 10 days is possible). Other UK passport holders require a visa and a passport valid for six months beyond the intended period of stay.


 * Canadians: Visas are not required for travel by Canadian passport holders for periods of 30 days or less (an extension of up to 10 days is possible).


 * Australians: Visas are not required for travel by Australian passport holders for periods of 30 days or less (an extension of up to 10 days is possible).


 * South Africans: South Africans do not require a visa for visits of up to 30 days (an extension of up to 10 days is possible), and can travel on temporary passport.


 * Irish nationals: Visas are not required for travel by Irish passport holders for periods of 30 days or less (an extension of up to 10 days is possible).


 * New Zealanders: New Zealand nationals do not require a visa for periods of 30 days or less (an extension of up to 10 days is possible).

List of countries eligible for 30-day visa exemptions:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bahrain, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United State of America, Vietnam

Types of visa and cost
Royal Thai Embassies and Royal Thai Consulates-General may issue the following types of visas:
 * Transit Visa
 * Non-Immigrant Visa
 * Diplomatic Visa
 * Official Visa
 * Immigrant Visa
 * Non-Quota Immigrant Visa
 * Courtesy Visa

Useful tips

 * For longer stays, you should obtain a 60-day tourist visa from the Thai embassy in your country of residence before your arrival.

Bangkok
Bangkok is Thailand's capital and biggest city, is a transport and visa hub for South East Asia. You can find many low budget flights and a lot of embassies and consulates here.

Some tips:
 * The Chinese embassy gives out visas.
 * It's worth to not get the visa for Cambodia at the (often corrupt) border.
 * For Myanmar you might be better off at the border.

Thailand Embassies and/or Consulates

 * Argentina

Thai Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina Av. Federico Lacroze 2158 1426 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires City: Buenos Aires Phone: (+54) (11) 4774-4415 / 4772-1170 Fax: (+54) (11) 4773-2447 Email: mailto:thaiembargen@fibertel.com.ar Office Hours: 08:30 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 16:30


 * Australia

Royal Thai Embassy in Canberra, Australia 111 Empire CCT Yarralumla 2600 City: Canberra Phone: (06) 273-1149 and/or 06-273 2937 Fax: 06-273 1518 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M., 1:30 P.M. - 4:00


 * Canada

Royal Thai Consulate General Vancouver 1040 Burrard Street BC V6Z 2R9 City: Vancouver Phone: (604) 687-1143 Fax: (604) 687-4434 Web Site: http://www.thaicongenvancouver.org Email: mailto:info@thaicongenvancouver.org Office Hours: Visa: drop off and pick up services: 9.30-12.30 am Consular services: 9.30 to 12.30 am - 1.30-430 pm


 * United States

Royal Thai Embassy 1024 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 401 20007 City: Washington DC  Phone: (202) 944-3600 Fax: (202) 944-3611 Email: mailto:thai.wsn@thaiembdc.org Office Hours: Monday - Friday 09:00 - 13:00 hrs and 14:30 - 16:00 hrs. Walk-in services : 09:00 - 13:00 hrs. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time)

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