Pass-Atlas
Entering Thailand
Thailand playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#59
Entry openness
112
Visumfrei
97
Visum nötig
0
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Länderprofil
Hauptstadt
Bangkok
Bevölkerung
65.9 million
Fläche
514,000 km²
Währung
Thai baht THB
Sprache
Thai
Zeitzone
UTC+07:00
Im Ausland geboren
3.2 million · 2024
Migrantenanteil
4.4%
Ethnische Gruppen · 2015
- Thai97.5%
- Burmese1.3%
- other1.1%
Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.
Travel notes
Plug
Type A / Type B / Type O
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Left
Emergency
Police 191 · Ambulance 1669
Dialing code
+66
Airports
BKK · HKT · DMK · CNX
Highlights
- Grand Palace
- Doi Suthep
- Maya Bay
- Ayutthaya
- White Temple
Thailand PassRatgeber · ThailandVisa siteImmigration site
How to get a visa
Visa exemption / tourist visa / DTV
Visit / tourism · Exemption often 60 days; DTV 180 days per entry
- Visa-exempt travellers enter directly. Remote workers or wellness stays can apply for the Destination Thailand Visa.
Long-Term Resident visa
Remote / nomad · 10 years, for wealth, retirement, professionals or work-from-Thailand
- File funds or employer evidence by category on the LTR portal.
Immigration routes
Non-B + work permit
Employer sponsor
A Thai company hires you and obtains a work permit — the standard employment path.
Leads to PR:PR quotas are tiny; most people renew indefinitely.
PR & citizenship
Permanent residence (quota)
Time to PR:After several years on a non-immigrant visa; annual quota
- Income, tax, a Thai-language interview, clean record.
Citizenship needs longer stay, language and dropping prior nationality; grants are uncommon.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisumfrei97
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