VISA TO ENTER THAILAND

Kindly note that the organizers cannot assist you with your visa applications and that each delegate is responsible for checking whether they require a visa to enter Thailand or not.  The organizers can only assist to provide you with an invitation letter to use for your visa application if required.

Thailand has very relaxed rules for entry.  Please check the below table to see whether you require a visa to enter Thailand or not.  If you do require a visa to enter Thailand then you will be required to apply for one BEFORE you arrive in Thailand.  Most visas for Thailand take 3 days to 14 days to process depending on the applicant’s passport country.

Invitation Letter – If you require an invitation letter for visa application purposes then please logon to the conference registration section.  Then, scroll down towards the bottom of the screen and you will see a button for downloading the invitation letter.  You must register for the conference before you can download the invitation letter.

Summary of Countries and Territories entitled for Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival to Thailand

(taken from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 25 March 2024)

Ordinary Passport								Diplomatic/Official Passport
Passport holders of the following countries/ territories may apply for Visa on Arrival	Passport holders of the following countries/ territories may enter Thailand without a visa						Passport holders of the following countries may enter Thailand for Business Trip	Passport holders of the following countries/ territories may enter Thailand without a visa
	Tourist Visa Exemption Scheme			Bilateral Agreement			Visa Exemption Scheme	Bilateral Agreement
Period of stay	Period of stay			Period of stay			Period of stay	Period of stay
15 days	30 days			14 days	30 days	90 days	30 days	30 days	90 days
Bulgaria Bhutan China Cyprus Ethiopia Fiji Georgia India Kazakhstan Malta Mexico Nauru Papua New Guinea Romania Taiwan Uzbekistan Vanuatu	Andorra Australia Austria Belgium Bahrain Brunei Canada Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland India (10 Nov23–10 May24) Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan (1 Mar 24–31Aug24) Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Monaco The Netherlands New Zealand	Norway Oman The Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar San Marino SaudiArabia (&VoA) Singapore Slovak Slovenia Spain South Africa Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (10 Nov23–10 May24) Turkey Ukraine UAE UK USA	Brazil* Korea(ROK)* Peru* Hong Kong** Vietnam** Russia (90 days) (1 Nov 23 – 30 Apr 24)	Cambodia Myanmar (International Airports only)	China Hong Kong** Laos Macau Mongolia Russia (&VoA) Vietnam**	Argentina Brazil* Chile Korea (ROK)* Peru*	Japan (1 Jan 24- 31 Dec 26)	Bangladesh (Diplomaticpp. only) Brunei Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia China Ecuador Hong Kong Indonesia Kazakhstan Laos Macau Malaysia Mongolia Mozambique Myanmar Oman Pakistan (Diplomatic pp. only) Singapore Timor-Leste Vietnam	Albania Argentina Austria Belarus Belgium Bhutan Brazil Bulgaria Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic El Salvador Estonia Finland France (Diplomaticpp.only) Germany Georgia Greece (Diplomatic pp. only) Hungary India Israel Italy Japan Korea (ROK) Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Mexico Montenegro Morocco The Netherlands	Nepal Panama Peru The Philippines Poland Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Seychelles Slovakia South Africa Spain (Diplomatic pp. only) Sri Lanka Switzerland Tajikistan Tunisia Turkey Ukraine UAE Uruguay