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Thailand: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Thailand. 76 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 64 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 42Visa-free
  • 5ETA
  • 29On arrival
  • 46eVisa
  • 104Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Thailand
Rank64
No prior visa76
CodeTHA

Passport strength

An above-average passport 64

Rank 64 of 199. 76 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 10.

JapanVisa-free15 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysTürkiyeVisa-free30 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysHong KongVisa-free30 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free30 daysIndonesiaVisa-free30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 150

A prior visa is needed for 150 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredUnited Arab EmiratesVisa requiredIndiaeVisa
Mobility32/10076 destinations without a prior visa
Taxes25/100up to 35%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
Plan B and family0/100dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Thailand passport gives

45of 100
rank 124 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

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  • Mobility3276 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law47score -0.23 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life70HDI 0.798
  • Health and longevity6976.4 years life expectancy
  • Education67education index 0.73
  • Taxes25up to 35%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
  • Plan B and family0dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 42

Entry on your passport

Popular:TürkiyeJapanChinaGeorgiaIndonesiaVietnam
ArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBruneiAsia · 14 daysCambodiaAsia · 14 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 30 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJapanAsia · 15 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMyanmarAsia · 14 daysNauruOceaniaNiueOceania · 30 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 30 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysTaiwanAsia · 14 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTürkiyeEurope · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 daysVietnamAsia · 30 days

ETA 5

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:South KoreaSri LankaKenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysRussiaEurope · 30 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 days

On arrival 29

Visa issued at the border

Popular:ArmeniaMaldivesQatarSaudi ArabiaTanzania
ArmeniaMiddle East · 120 daysBahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysJordanMiddle EastLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 60 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysQatarMiddle EastRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSenegalAfrica · 30 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 days

eVisa 46

Applied for online before travel

Popular:SerbiaIndiaCubaMorocco
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAzerbaijanEuropeBahamasCaribbeanBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaGuyanaAmericasIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMoldovaEuropeMontserratCaribbeanMoroccoAfricaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSerbiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbeanSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaUkraineEuropeUzbekistanAsiaVenezuelaAmericasZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 104

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaAustriaEuropeBangladeshAsiaBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaColombiaAmericasCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeEgyptAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIraqMiddle EastIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMonacoEuropeMontenegroEuropeNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropePalestineMiddle EastParaguayAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSpainEuropeSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 61Botswana79
  2. 62Belarus78
  3. 62Kazakhstan78
  4. 63Bolivia77
  5. 64Thailand76
  6. 65Suriname73
  7. 66Dominican Republic72
  8. 66Lesotho72
  9. 67Namibia71

Frequently asked questions

Thailand: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 76 of 226 countries and territories, 42 visa-free, 5 with an ETA and 29 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 64 of 199.

Thailand: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Thailand → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Thailand → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Thailand → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 113 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 97. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.