Entry requirements

Who can enter Thailand

112 of 198 passports enter Thailand without an advance visa, which puts it in the more welcoming half of our index. It ranks #27 for openness, tier A.

By nationality

Thailand entry rules, nationality by nationality

112 passports enter Thailand without an advance visa

Thailand ranks #27 for openness

Visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA combined, out of 198 passports in our dataset. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only — not safety, government travel advisories, or how easy the country is to travel in.

Visa-free: 97
Visa on arrival: 15
eTA: 0
eVisa: 86
Visa required: 0

No passports match this filter.

About this data

How to read these categories

Visa-free means no permission is needed before or on arrival; visa on arrival and eTA are granted at the border or online in minutes; eVisa and consular visa must be approved before you travel.

Data last verified: August 20, 2026. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only. It says nothing about safety, government travel advisories, flight connectivity or how easy the trip actually is.

No destination-specific primary source has been recorded for Thailand yet — this column comes from the general dataset sweep rather than an individual re-verification.