Cost Of Visa In Thailand
This visa retrieval information is published exclusively for our registered users that have applied for one of our Thailand visa services. This article is to help them retrieve their passports and process the payment. It’s a quick read but I wanted to make sure that the end user had gotten the information they needed at one spot like this.
A tourist visa is a type of short-stay visa issued by countries to persons who want to travel to the country for tourism or other short-term activity. Depending on the purpose of your visit and nationality, you will most likely need to obtain a visa before entering Thailand.
Cost Of Visa In Thailand
If you are visiting Thailand long term, you may need to apply for a visa. Here some tips and guidance on how to obtain a visa and how much it costs.
How Much Is the Thailand Tourist Visa Fee?
The Thailand Visa fee changes depending on the country from which you are applying and the local currency. However, as an estimate, the Thai Tourist Visa cost ranges at about $30 to $50 for single-entry visas and about $150 – $250 for multiple-entry visas.
Additionally, you may have to pay in cash at the time of application or through bank transfer, as per the preferences of the Thai embassy or consulate through which you apply.
What Is the Duration of a Thailand Tourist Visa?
A Thai Tourist Visa is issued for the following duration:
- Single-entry Thai Tourist Visa: Valid for three months and a single entry. You can stay in Thailand for up to sixty days within three months. If you leave, you cannot re-enter even if you haven’t spent the maximum duration of days.
- Multiple-entry Thai Tourist Visa: Valid for six months, during which time you can enter multiple times, but for only up to sixty days per entry.
- Thai Visa On Arrival: Up to 15 days.
Can I Extend a Thailand Tourist Visa?
Yes, you can, unless you have a Thai Visa On Arrival. If you are in Thailand on a regular Tourist Visa, and you want to stay for longer than the visa is issued, you can apply for an extension at the Office of the Thailand Immigration Bureau in Bangkok before the visa expires. Extensions are issued for up to 30 days but the decision is ultimately up to the Immigration Officers.
To apply for an extension, you need:
- Your valid passport
- Photocopies of your passport’s information page, your current Thai visa, and the entry and exit stamps
- The Thai Visa Extension Application Form, which you can download online or get at the Immigration Office
- Enough money to pay the Thai visa Extension fee (1,900 Thai Baht which is about USD 62)
- A passport-sized picture
Thai Visas On Arrival, however, which are issued for up to 15 days, cannot be extended. If you know you need to stay for longer than 15 days, you have to apply for a regular Thai Tourist Visa from one of the diplomatic missions of Thailand.
What Happens If I Overstay a Thailand Tourist Visa?
If you overstay your Thai Tourist visa, you will be fined. The fines for overstaying start from 500 Thai Baht per day, and can reach as high as 20,000 Thai Baht per day if you overstay for more than 40 days.
If you overstay your visa for longer than 90 days, you will be deported and banned from re-entering the country, depending on how much you have overstayed (the ban could be from 1 to 10 years).
Can I Apply for a Thailand Tourist Visa Online?
Whether you can apply for a Thailand Tourist Visa depends on your nationality. For the moment, only citizens of a few countries can submit their Thai Visa applications online: China, Britain, and France.
In December 2018, the Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that in 2019, they would launch a new electronic application system for visa applications in order to facilitate tourism. In February 2019, Chinese nationals became the first foreign nationals to be eligible for the Thai eVisa and were joined by British and French nationals in April.
However, it is expected that in the following three years, citizens of all foreign countries with which Thailand has diplomatic relations will become eligible to receive a Thailand visa online.
Additionally, as of now, even those who are eligible to submit their Thailand visa applications online still have to go and get their passport stamped at a Thai embassy or consulate in their country, but the Thai government intends to make the entire process online in the following years.
If you are eligible, you can apply for a Thai Tourist Visa online here.
Can I Work With a Thailand Tourist Visa?
No, a Thailand Tourist Visa does not allow the holder to work. Any foreigner who wants to work or conduct business in Thailand must apply for a Non-Immigrant Visa category ”B”. Additionally, if you want to take up paid employment, you also need a Thai Work Permit, which your employer has to obtain for you.
