Thailand Tourist Visa

If you plan to stay in Thailand for more then 15 days (Visa on Arrival grants you a 15 days stay), you would have to apply for a Transit or Tourist visa.

A transit visa allows you to stay in Thailand for 30 days. You can stay in Thailand for 60 days on a tourist visa. The visa application has to be made either to the VFS centers in Delhi and Chennai or the Royal Thai Consulates in Mumbai and Kolkata.

Thailand Tourist Visa

Requirements for Tourist/Transit Visa:

  1. Return air ticket paid in full.
  2. Passport valid for at least six months.
  3. The visa fee in the form of a demand draft payable to the Thai Embassy/Consulate. You can also obtain a demand draft at the VFS center on payment of a fee.
  4. Two passport sized photographs.
  5. Evidence of enough funds during your stay in Thailand. The same can be demonstrated by one of the following -
  • An endorsement of a 500 USD foreign exchange purchase in the passport.
  •  An international credit card.
  • Bank statement - 6 Months.

 You can also obtain a double entry transit/tourist visa. This allows you two entries into  Thailand. You can stay for a period 30 and 60 days per entry respectively.

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