Thailand Tourist Visa & Business Visa Requirements

Before You Begin

There is no consular fee for Thai tourist visas. Citizens from these countries can enter Thailand without a visa.

Step 1: Gather the items listed below

Valid Passport

Submit your passport containing one blank visa page. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from date of entry. If you do not have blank visa pages in your passport, Swift Passport can help you obtain extra pages or help you renew your passport; contact us for more information.  Please note that the last 2 pages in your passport ARE NOT counted as visa pages, those are amendment pages.

Thailand Visa Application

Thai Application for Residents in the Chicago Jurisdiction: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Thai Application for all other U.S. Citizens

Two Passport type Photo

Photo Requirements: Photo must have been taken in the last 6 months, be 2 inches by 2 inches in size, and have white background. Please face forward in your photo.

Option 1: email a photo to Swift Passport Services orders@swiftpassport.com using the following guidelines. Swift Passport will size and print your passport photos for a nominal fee of $15.

• Photo file needs to be attached to the email as a .jpeg file.  Other file formats cannot be properly formatted
• Have someone else take the picture of you; please do not send pictures you take of yourself.
• Please do not attempt to resize or format the photo in any way

Option 2: Obtain 2 passport photos from a passport photo service (Walgreens, CVS, FedEx, etc.).

Proof of Financial Eligibility

Copy of a bank statement showing a balance of $500 or more. If a third part is funding your trip, a letter from that party stating financial support is required.

Additional Items for Business Visas

Business Letter: A letter from the company who you are representing in Thailand. Must be signed by the management in charge of the applicant. It should contain the following:

• Job position and job description of the contact person in Thailand
• Assignment description and information about the end-purpose of the intended activities in Thailand (sales, purchases, coordination, auditing, etc.);
• Date(s) and place(s) of the meetings and information on periodicity, average length and assignment description of future trips, if any
• Financial responsibility for the trip, if applicable 

Official Invitation from Thailand: A letter of invitation from sponsor (either host company or individual) in Thailand explaining the relationship to the applicant and the purpose of travel. In addition, the letter must indicate the length of stay, place of stay, and contact information. (Note: for applications submitted in Chicago the letter of invitation must be original). If applicant is requesting a multiple entry visa to Thailand, the business letter must specify that. If such statement is not included on the letter, the applicant will be issued a single entry visa.

Additional Items for Non U.S. Citizens

Please include a color copy of valid Alien Registration Card (Green Card), Visa, or other proof of legal status in the United States, with permission for re-entry.

Payment

There are 3 fees associated with this service that can be paid with all major credit cards or a money order

• Swift Passport Service Fee: $75 for 5 day processing
• Thailand Consulate Fee for Tourist Visa (must be a postal money order made out to Consulate General of Thailand):
  • $40 Per Entry
• Thailand Consulate Fee for Business Visa (must be a postal money order made out to Consulate General of Thailand):
  • Single Entry Visa $80
  • Multiple Entry Visa $200

Swift Passport can obtain a postal money order for you upon request for $5.

Fees for non-U.S citizens vary, please call Swift passport for more information

There is no fee for tourist visas.

• Shipping: starting at $15. Swift Passport Services offers inbound and outbound shipping upon request

If you would like Swift passport to print your photos, there is a $15 fee as mentioned above

Submit your order to make payment for the above fees.

Step 2: Submit Your Order

• Option 1: Submit your order online
• Option 2: Call 877.917.9438 and place your order over the phone. Placing your order on the phone takes only a few minutes. Please be prepared to give us payment and shipping instructions.
• Option 3: Click here to print an order form. Complete the form and send it to Swift Passport with your visa application materials.

Step 3: Ship all Application Materials to Swift Passport Services

We highly recommend that you use FedEx to ship your application materials, as they are the most reliable shipping service and will provide you with accurate tracking information. Please ship your application materials to our Chicago location unless you have discussed an alternate location with our passport and visa specialists. Swift Passport Services can email you a pre-paid FedEx airbill to use for inbound shipping upon request. Please call or email us if you would like us to email you a pre-paid airbill. Applications will be submitted the day they are received if they are sent PRIORITY overnight.