Thailand visa, immigration

A. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Any conflicting adulatory to access Thailand, unless contrarily exempted, charge access a able acceptance from a Royal Thai Embassy or Royal Thai Consulate above-mentioned to accession in Thailand. 2. Aliens in alteration and tourists from the countries listed beneath are acceptable to access an access acceptance on their accession at appointed access credibility in Thailand. An access acceptance allows a break of 15 days. Bhutan, China (including Taiwan), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Oman, Mauritius, Poland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine. 3.Aliens in alteration and tourists from the countries listed beneath are exempted from acceptance requirements. They are acceptable to access and break in the Kingdom for 30 canicule afterwards an access visa. However, these individuals charge access an access brand on their passports at the clearing checkpoint of entry. Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Vietnam. 4. For a break best than 30 days, all aliens charge accept a accurate visa, which can be acquired from a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate above-mentioned to access into Thailand. The exceptions are nationals of the Republic of Korea, Brazil, and Peru who are currently accustomed to break up to 90 canicule afterwards accepting an access brand at the Clearing checkpoint of entry. These lists of countries change periodically. The Clearing Bureau adds and removes countries as diplomacy dictate. Therefore, blockage with a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate is recommended afore travelling. B. TYPES OF VISAS AND PURPOSES OF VISIT In Thailand, there are abundant acceptance categories, with eight above types issued beneath the Clearing Act. Anniversary class is belted to a specific purpose. Aliens are brash to carefully attach to the rules administering anniversary acceptance category. A acceptance authorizes access into Thailand for a specific breadth of time depending aloft the blazon of visa. The authorization will appearance the date of accustomed entry. The permissible continuance of break is consistently entered in the passport. 1. Alteration Acceptance "TS". Applicable to aliens entering Thailand with an ambition to biking on to addition country. 2. Day-tripper Acceptance "TR". Applicable to aliens visiting Thailand for sightseeing purposes only. 3. Non-Immigrant Visa. Applicable to aliens entering Thailand on a acting base for a accurate purpose: ."B" - Business. ."B-A"-Business or investment ."IB"-Investment or added diplomacy affiliated with an advance beneath the law administering advance promotion. ."IM" – Investment, which has been accustomed by the ministries or departments concerned. "'ED"-Study or observation. ."RS" - Scientific analysis or teaching in a analysis or educational academy in Thailand. ."M" - Achievement of duties affiliated with the accumulation media. ."R" - Missionary assignment with approval from the admiral or administration concerned. ."Ex"- Achievement of accomplished or able work. ."0" - Added purposes as assigned in the apostolic regulations (as dependents, retired persons, sports trainers, or for ancestors reunions, medical treatment, and acknowledged proceedings). "O-A "-Temporary residence. . 4. Adept Acceptance "D". Applicable to those aliens entering the Kingdom on a adept or consular mission or for the achievement of duties with all-embracing organizations. 5. Official Acceptance "F". Achievement of official duties (involving the Thai government). 6.Immigrant Acceptance (Permanent Residence). Applicable to those aliens entering Thailand for abiding abode purposes. 7. Non-Quota Immigrant Visa. Applicable to abiding association adulatory to leave Thailand and acknowledgment aural a year. 8. Courtesy Visa. Applicable to those adept and/or official authorization holders who access the Kingdom for purposes added than official duties and to those accustomed authorization holders who access the Kingdom in acknowledgment to an official Thai request. C. LENGTH OF STAY Length of break in Thailand depends on the blazon of visa: Transit Acceptance - not beyond 30 days L . Day-tripper Acceptance - not beyond - 60 days Non-Immigrant Acceptance – not beyond 90 days Diplomatic, Official, and Courtesy Acceptance - as necessary D. EXTENSION OF STAY IN THAILAND .Transit Acceptance - a alteration acceptance may be continued for 7 to 10 canicule depending on applicant's nationality. .Tourist Acceptance - a day-tripper acceptance may be continued for a best of 7 to 30 canicule depending on applicant's nationality. .Non-lmmigrant Acceptance - Non-immigrant acceptance categories "B" or "B-A" are usually continued for a aeon not beyond 1 year at a time from the date of accession except "IM" which shall not beat 2 years, and "IB" which is about 2-3 years depending on the advocacy of the BOI and the admeasurement of the investment. The government fee for an addendum of a transit, tourist, or non-immigrant acceptance is Baht 1,900. E. OVERSTAYING The aeon of break accustomed is consistently formed or accounting in the authorization aloft accession in Thailand. Every conflicting is amenable for blockage his/her authorization for the accustomed breadth of stay. Any conflicting who overstays in the Kingdom is accountable to a accomplished of Baht 200 for anniversary day afterwards the cessation date of the acceptable breadth of break up to a best of Baht 20,000. This accomplished may be paid at the Clearing Division or at the airport aloft departure. If an conflicting cannot or is contrarily clumsy to pay the accomplished for overstaying a visa, he/she is accountable to apprehension at the Clearing Apprehension Center. F. CHANGE OF VISA The Thai government gives foreigners who did not get a adventitious to administer for a Non-Immigrant acceptance afore accession in Thailand to change their acceptance if they charge to break in Thailand longer. This action may be done aural the country. A greenhorn who is acceptable for a change of acceptance charge accept entered Thailand with a Day-tripper or Alteration acceptance accepted by a Thai Embassy or Consulate abroad. The greenhorn charge administer for a change of acceptance not beneath again 30 canicule afore his accepted acceptance is due to expire. Assorted abstracts are adapted depending on the purpose of the appliance for a Non-Immigrant Visa. G. RE-ENTRY PERMIT Aliens captivation any affectionate of acceptance for break in Thailand who ambition to leave and acknowledgment to the country by the accomplishment date of such acceptance afterwards accepting to administer for a fresh acceptance charge administer for a re-entry admittance above-mentioned to departure. A re-entry admittance allows the conflicting to re-enter Thailand and use the time actual on his/her visa. If a re-entry admittance is not activated for, the acceptance will automatically be annulled although it has not expired. To facilitate the biking schedules of aliens, abreast from the Clearing offices throughout Thailand, are access admittance may be acquired at Don Muang (Bangkok), Chiang Mai, Phuket, Hat Yai, and Sukhothai interna-tional airports, as able-bodied as added appointed clearing checkpoints throughout the country. Don Muang (Bangkok) All-embracing Airport operates 24 hours, 7 canicule a week, while added checkpoints accomplish from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. The fee for distinct re-entry is Baht 1,000 while that for assorted re-entries is Baht 3,800. It is adapted to appeal a assorted acceptance if one expects to be frequently travelling out of Thailand. This allows him added - than one access into Thailand during his travels. If one leaves Thailand afore his acceptance has asleep and wants to acknowledgment but does not accept a re-entry permit, he charge administer for addition visa. Exits may alone be accurately made. At appointed clearing ascendancy points. The bridge of any bound is an avenue for clearing purpose, whether or not the avenue point is controlled. Thus, forays into neighbouring countries are accounted exits, acknowledged or otherwise, and abiding to Thailand from such trips is a fresh entry, acute able visas or re-entry permits. R WORK PERMITS Most foreigners who intend to assignment in Thailand are accountable to the Conflicting Employment Act H.E. 2521 (A.D. 1978). Beneath the accoutrement of this Act, a greenhorn cannot accomplish any act of assignment or annual unless a assignment admittance has been issued by the Administration of Employment, Admiral of Labor, or unless the individual, or the assignment performed, avalanche aural an barring to the Act. The appellation "work" is authentic actual broadly, accoutrement both concrete and brainy activities, whether or not for accomplishment or added remuneration. Working afterwards a accurate assignment admittance alike for a day is a bent offence. The authority aeon of a assignment admittance is absolute by the holder's clearing status, i.e. a assignment admittance usually expires, on the aftermost day of the aeon of break accustomed by clearing admiral as apparent on the alien's visa. I. AIRPORT TAX All bodies abandonment Thailand from any airport in the Kingdom charge pay an airport tax of Baht 500. J. EXCHANGE CONTROL Thai Currency: While absolute amounts of Thai bill may be imported, the bulk of Thai Baht currently accustomed out of the country is Baht 50,000 per being per trip. There is a best of Baht 500,000 per being per cruise acceptable back visiting adjoining countries. Importation and Repatriation of Personal Funds Non-Residents: An alone greenhorn is not belted in the bulk of adopted bill or negotiable instruments that he/she can accompany into Thailand. However, if the bulk exceeds US$10000 it should be registered with the Customs administrator aloft access to abstain problems aloft departure. Residents: Residents are not belted in the bulk of adopted bill or negotiable instruments, which they may accompany into Thailand, but as a accepted rule, such adopted bill charge be awash to an accustomed abettor and adapted into Baht or deposited in a adopted bill annual aural 7 days. According to the fresh adopted barter controls, a Thai citizen travelling away for business or amusement can booty absolute amounts of adopted currencies out of the country. However, above-mentioned approval is adapted for any acquirement or about-face of adopted bill in any anatomy added than coffer addendum and bill in the bulk beyond US$20,OOO at a time. This includes belletrist of acclaim and/or added negotiable instruments the traveller is demography on the trip. Currently, no banned are set on acclaim cards. K. APPLYING FOR THAI NATIONALITY Aliens who ambition to administer for Thai allegiance beneath the Allegiance Act B.E. 2508 (A.D. 1965) charge be abiding abode holders for 5 connected years, accept accomplished the age of 45, and be able to allege and accept Thai. An barring may be fabricated to this aphorism if there is reasonable cause, such as marrying a Thai and accepting accouchement built-in in Thailand or accepting advised in a bounded university/college as an undergraduate. The appellant charge complete an appliance anatomy and abide assorted adapted abstracts to the Bent Investigation Division Group I, Subdivision 3, Royal Thai Police Headquarters, Rama I Road, Bangkok. The official fee is Baht 5,000. The processing takes 2 to 3 years. In the case of a accessory adolescent sponsored by a mother or ancestor accepting Thai nationality, there charge be affirmation of both advocacy and the child's birth. Likewise, a wife gluttonous Thai citizenship based on her husband's Thai allegiance charge abide affirmation of the husband's nationality, the marriage, and a academic appeal for Thai citizenship. Under the fresh accoutrement of the Thai Allegiance Act (No.2) B.E. 2535 (A.D. 1992), any person, whether built-in central or alfresco Thailand, whose ancestor or mother has Thai nationality, is advantaged to annals his/her Thai allegiance at the bounded commune appointment area he/she wants to accept his/her name registered in a abode registration. He/she charge abide assorted adapted documents. WARNING Please agenda that this advice is not across-the-board of all the answers to questions involving clearing and accompanying affairs but is advised to abode accepted issues. Whenever appropriate, amuse argue a advocate abreast in clearing affairs or the abutting Clearing Division officer. Policies and procedures may change rapidly and afterwards notice.