ANNOUNCEMENT
Updates on the Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival (VoA)The Royal Thai Government promotes tourism and economy witha new Visa Exemption Scheme for listed countries below.
(Starting from 15 July 2024 onwards)

Visa Exemption
Nationals of the following 93 countries and territoriesare entitled to visa exemption
for the purpose of tourism, AND business engagements, urgent or ad-hoc worklisted in the 16
categories below.
1. Tourism Purpose
Travelers, who wish to travel to Thailand for leisure, can stay up to 60 days and could
extend for another 30 days at the Thai Immigration. Please be aware that the extension ofstay is solely at the discretion of the immigration officer.Travelers who wish to stay longer
than the period of 90 days, please apply for a new type of visa at the Thai Immigration.
2. Working Purposes
Foreigners,who wish to work in Thailandunder the “16 Types of Necessary, Urgent or
Ad-hoc Work” listed below, need to notify the registrar in person at any international airport
or Labour Office in Thailand. The process takes one working day and can only be allowed
after the foreigner has entered Thailand. Within the period of 60 days with visa exemption,
the travelers can workfor15 days. Those who wish to work or stay longer, please apply for
Non-Immigrant B visa at the Thai Immigration.
Japanese travelers can still enter to Thailand with 30-days Bilateral Agreements forbusiness engagements, by providing document(s) related to the business engagement tothe Immigration. After entering to Thailand, the traveler must notify the Department ofEmployment or Labour Office in Thailand.
For more information: https://fukuoka.thaiembassy.org/en/content/ac011223

16 Types of Necessary, Urgent or Ad-hoc Work:
1. Organizing or setting up conferences, trainings, seminars, exhibitions, or trade fairs
2. Conducting special academic lectures
3. Aviation superintendent
4. Occasional internet audit
5. Follow-up and resolve technical issues
6. Quality control of products/goods or products/goods quality inspection
7. Inspection or improvement of production process
8. Machinery and electric generator equipment system inspection or maintenance
9. Machinery maintenance and installation
10. Electric train technician
11. Aircraft or aircraft equipment system technician
12. Consulting work on machinery maintenance or machinery control system
13. Machinery demonstration and testing
14. Movie filming and slide photographing
15. Recruitment of job seeker for overseas job placement
16. Technical skill testing for overseas job placement
List of Countries and Territories:
1. Albania
2. Andorra
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Belgium
6. Bahrain
7. Bhutan
8. Brazil
9. Brunei
10. Bulgaria
11. Cambodia
12. Canada
13. Czech Republic
14. China
15. Colombia
16. Croatia
17. Cuba
18. Cyprus
19. Denmark
20. Dominica
21. Dominican
Republic
22. Ecuador
23. Estonia
24. Fiji25. Finland

26. France
27. Georgia
28. Germany
29. Greece
30. Guatemala
31. Hong Kong
32. Hungary
33. Iceland
34. India
35. Indonesia
36. Ireland
37. Israel
38. Italy
39. Jamaica
40. Japan
41. Jordan
42. Kazakhstan
43. Korea (ROK)
44. Kosovo
45. Kuwait
46. Laos
47. Latvia
48. Liechtenstein

49. Lithuania
50. Luxembourg

51. Macao

52. Malaysia
53. Maldives
54. Malta
55. Mauritius
56. Mexico
57. Monaco
58. Mongolia
59. Morocco
60. Netherlands
61. New Zealand
62. Norway
63. Oman
64. Panama
65. Papua New
Guinea66. Peru
67. Philippines
68. Poland
69. Portugal
70. Qatar
71. Romania
72. Russia
73. San Marino
74. Saudi Arabia
75. Singapore
76. Slovakia

77. Slovenia
78. Spain
79. Sri Lanka
80. South Africa
81. Sweden
82. Switzerland
83. Taiwan
84. Tonga
85. Trinidad andTobago
86. Turkey
87. Ukraine
88. United ArabEmirates(UAE)
89. UnitedKingdom(UK)90. United Statesof America(USA)
91. Uruguay
92. Uzbekistan
93. Vietnam

Visa on Arrival (VoA)
Nationals of the following 31 countries and territories may apply for Visa on Arrival at
the immigration checkpoints for tourism purpose, for a single entry with a period of stay
not exceeding 15 days.
List of Countries and Territories:
1. Armenia
2. Belarus
3. Bulgaria
4. Bhutan
5. Bolivia
6. China
7. Costa Rica
8. Cyprus
9. El Salvador
10. Ethiopia
11. Fiji

12. Georgia
13. India
14. Kazakhstan
15. Kyrgyzstan
16. Malta
17. Mexico
18. Namibia
19. Nauru
20. Papua New
Guinea
21. Paraguay

22. Romania
23. Russia
24. Saudi Arabia
25. Serbia
26. Seychelles
27. Taiwan
28. Tunisia
29. Uzbekistan
30. Vanuatu
31. Venezuela

For more information, please contact the Thai Immigration Bureau.