Thailand - Visa and
Customs
As a general rule, any foreigner seeking entry into the
Kingdom of Thailand for business, investment, study, medical
treatment, mass media, religion, employment and other purposes
is required to apply for a visa from a Thai Embassy or Consulate-General.
To do so, a foreigner must possess a valid passport or travel
document that is recognized by the Royal Thai Government
and comply with the conditions set forth in the Immigration
Act B.E.2522 (1979) and its related provisions.
Foreigners who
fall into any of the following categories are prohibited
to enter the Kingdom:
- Having no genuine and valid passport or
document used in lieu of passport; or having a genuine and
valid passport or document used in lieu of passport without
visaing by the Royal Thai Embassies or Consulates in foreign
countries; or from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, except
if a visa is not required for certain types of aliens in special
instances. Visaing and visa exemption will be under the terms
and conditions as provided in the Ministerial Regulations.
- Having no appropriate means of living following
entrance into the Kingdom.
- Having entered into the Kingdom to take
occupation as a labourer, or to take employment by using physical
energy without skills or training , or to work in violation
of the Alien Work Permit Law.
- Being mentally unstable or having any of
the diseases as prescribed in the Ministerial Regulations.
- Having not yet been vaccinated against
smallpox or inoculated or undergone any other medical treatment
for protection against disease and having refused to have
such vaccinations administered by the Immigration Doctor.
- Having been imprisoned by the judgement
of the Thai Court; or by a lawful injunction; or by the judgement
of the Court of foreign country, except when the penalty is
for petty offense or negligence or is provided for as an exception
in the Ministerial Regulations.
- Having behavior which would indicate possible
danger to the Public or likelihood of being nuisance or constituting
any violence to the peace or safety of the public or to the
security of the public or to the security of the nation, or
being under warrant of arrest by competent officials of foreign
governments.
- Reason to believe that entrance into the
Kingdom was for the purpose of being involved in prostitution,
the trading of women of children, drug smuggling, or other
types of smuggling which are contrary to the public morality.
- Having no money or bond as prescribed by
the Minister under Section 14 of the Immigration Act B.E.
2522 .
- Being a person prohibited by the Minister
under Section 16 of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522.
- Being deported by either the Government
of Thailand that of or other foreign countries; or the right
of stay in the Kingdom or in foreign countries having been
revoked; or having been sent out of the Kingdom by competent
officials at the expense of the Government of Thailand unless
the Minister shall consider exemption on an individual special
case basis.
The examination and diagnosis of disease
of a physical or mental nature, including protective operations
as against disease, shall be conducted by the Immigration
Doctor.
Information on location and contact number
of the Thai Embassy and Consulate-General abroad could be
obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department
of Consular Affairs, Visas and Travel Documents Division,
123 Chaengwattana Road, Bangkok 10210, Tel. (662) 981-7171
ext. 3201-2, 3204-5 or direct line 575-1062-4, Fax. (662)
575-1066 , E-mail : div1303@mfa.go.th
Note: Please check the period of stay
stamped in your passport by the immigration officer. Visitors
who overstay their visa will, at the time of their departure,
be fined 500 baht for each excess day.
CUSTOMS:
Duty Free Allowance The duty free allowance
will be applied to accompanied personal effects up to Bath
10,000 worth if i) the items are intended for your own personal
or professional uses; ii) the quantity are reasonable; and
iii) the items are not subject to prohibition or restriction.
However, there are limits on the amount of
alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, cigars and smoking tobacco
to which you may include in your duty free personal exemption
as follows:
- 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of cigars or
smoking tobacco
- 1 litre of spirituous liquor.
Personal effects do not include motor vehicles
and motor vehicle parts regardless of the length of time used
and owned
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