Travel/Visa

Visa

You will probably need a Visa to enter Thailand. Please find all necessary information here: http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/4908.

The requirement of applying for Thai visa may slightly different by the regulation of the Embassy of Thailand to each country. The following information serves as a guideline only.

According to the webpage of Thai Ministry Foreign Affairs (http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/4908/15398-Issuance-of-Visa.html) which stated under the “Non-Immigrant Visa” that:

“to study, to come on a work study tour or observation tour, to participate in projects or seminars, to attend a conference or training course, to study as a foreign Buddhist monk (Category "ED")”

The quoted sentence suggests that the visa type for author should be the “non-immigrant” with “ED” category.

The requirement for the “ED” visa are:

• Visa application form completely filled out
• Passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months. The validity of 18 months is required for one year visa application.
• (4 x 6 cm) protograph of the applicant, taken within the past six months
• Evidence of adequate finance (20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family)
• Transcript / Letter of acceptance from the concerned schools/universities or institutes ("ED")

Further precise information can be found on (http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/services/4908/15398-Issuance-of-Visa.html)

Please note that citizen of some countries have special right for visa exemption and visa on arrival to Thailand. For more information, please visit: http://www.consular.go.th/main/th/customize/62281-Summary-of-Countries-and-Territories-entitled-for.html.

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