Nationalities with Additional Requirements and Considerations

          When applying for a visa to enter Thailand, additional requirements and considerations apply to nationals of the following 29 countries:

1. China*
2. Bangladesh**
3. Nepal**
4. Pakistan**
5. Sri Lanka**
6. Egypt**
7. Iran**
8. Lebanon**
9. Palestine**
10. Yemen**
11. Algeria**
12. Central African Republic**
13. Cameroon**
14. Republic of the Congo**
15. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)**
16. Equatorial Guinea**
17. Guinea**
18. Ghana**
19. Liberia**
20. Libya**
21. Sao Tome and Principe**
22. Sierra Leone**
23. Somalia**
24. Sudan**
25. Nigeria***
26. North Korea****
27. Afghanistan****
28. Iraq****
29. Syria****

*Chinese nationals intending to stay in Thailand for more than 90 days will be subject to a background check, which takes between 2-4 weeks. Only Chinese nationals with residence in the Lao PDR may apply for a Tourist/Transit Visa to re-enter Thailand.  

**Nationals from this group of countries with no residence in the Lao PDR will be subject to a background check, which takes up to 4 weeks.

***Only Nigerian nationals with residence in the Lao PDR may apply for a visa from the Royal Thai Embassy, Vientiane. A local background clearance certificate is also required.   

****Only North Korean, Afghan, Iraqi and Syrian nationals with residence in the Lao PDR may apply for a visa form the Royal Thai Embassy, and will be subject to a background check, which takes up to 4 weeks.

For further information please contact the Consular Section of the Royal Thai Embassy, Vientiane at (+856) 21-453-916, (+856) 20 5551 2228 or [email protected]