Do I Need a Visa for Traveling to Thailand?

Are you traveling to Thailand Soon and you are getting confused on whether you need a Visa or not to enter the Kingdom?
The Answer will be based on 2 main Things: Your Nationality, and how long you will be staying in Thailand.

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Visa Exemption for Coming to Thailand

There are a Number of Countries that have official agreement with the Thai Government allowing them to Travel to Thailand under the visa exemption Scheme (No need for applying for Visa).
If you come under this Scheme, You will be able to stay for 30 days in Thailand and you can extend the Stay with additional 30 days when you are in the Kingdom from any immigration office. (Total Possible Stay duration is 60 days)

Below is the List of the Countries that are eligible for Coming to Thailand under the Visa Exemption Scheme:

Andorra
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bahrain
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives

Maldives
Mauritius
Monaco
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
The Phillipines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
San Marino
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
UAE
UK
USA
Brazil
South Korea
Peru
Hongkong
Vietnam

Visa on Arrival

Some Other Nationalities are allowed to come to Thailand without Pre applying for a Visa, however they will need to Get a Visa on arrival from the Port of arrival when they Enter Thailand.
Visa on arrival allows its Holder to Stay in Thailand for up to 15 days. Below is the List of the 19 Countries Eligible for Visa on Arrival when traveling to Thailand:

Tourist Visa

If your Nationality does not belong to any of the Above mentioned Nationalities that are eligible for either Visa exemption or Visa on arrival, Then you will need to apply for a Tourist Visa.
(if you belong to one of the above mentioned Nationalities, You can Still apply for the Tourist Visa as well in case you are planning to Stay longer in Thailand)

Tourist Visa allows you to stay for 60 Days and you can extend your stay with additional 30 days when you are in Thailand (Total Possible Stay duration is 90 days).

Want to Stay in Thailand Even Longer?

In case you are looking for a Long Stay in Thailand even longer than the allowed duration by the Above mentioned Visa types, then you will need to apply for a Long term Visa,

There are Several Types for the Long term Visas, Among these types there are:

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