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Free tourist visas were available at Thai embassies worldwide from June 25, 2009 to March 4, 2010. As this promotion period has now ended, all foreigners who apply for tourist visas must now pay an application fee (currently GBP 28.00 if applied for in the United Kingdom). Tourist visas are valid for a 60 days stay and may be extended at local Thai immigration offices.

Tourist Visa Exemption Category (free of charge)

Thailand continues to offer entry under the Tourist Visa Exemption category (free of charge) for 30 days when entering via an international airport, or 15 days if entering via a land or sea border.

Tourist Visa Exemption countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vietnam.

Visa Exemption

Thailand holds bilateral agreements on visa exemption for holders of passports from Brazil, South Korea and Peru, and these passport holders are given permission to stay for 90 days.

Visa on Arrival

Citizens of Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Maldives, Mauritius, Oman, Poland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan and Ukraine who need to apply for a 15 day Visa on Arrival at designated checkpoints and Airports will again be charged from March 5, 2010.

External links

1. http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/ - Thai Embassy, UK
2. http://www.mfa.go.th/ - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand