Travelling to Thailand
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Australia: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Brazil: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Canada: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Chile: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- China: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- France: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Germany: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- India: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Israel: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Italy: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Japan: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Malaysia: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Mexico: visa required
- Netherlands: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- New Zealand: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Singapore: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- South Korea: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Spain: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- Ukraine: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- United Kingdom: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
- United States: visa-free short stay — up to 30 days per visit
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — Up to 1 litre of alcoholic beverages duty-free per traveler entering Thailand.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: allowed, must be declared — A Customs declaration is required when bringing into or taking out of Thailand Thai baht banknotes exceeding THB 450,000, or foreign currency banknotes exceeding USD 15,000 (or equivalent).Detailscompare everywhere →
- Controlled medication: depends on specifics — Medications containing psychotropic substances (Schedule II, III, or IV) may be carried for personal use up to a 30-day supply with a doctor's certificate/prescription, no advance permit needed. For a 31–90 day supply, travelers must obtain an FDA permit (Form IC-2) at least 15 days before traveling. Medications containing narcotic drugs (Schedule II or III) require an FDA Narcotics Division license before importing, for up to a 90-day supply. Importing Schedule I psychotropic substances is not allowed under any circumstances.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: allowed, within limits — Bringing a personal drone into Thailand in your luggage is allowed (no import permit needed for non-commercial personal use), but it cannot be legally operated until registered with both the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC, drone ownership/radio-frequency registration at anyregis.nbtc.go.th) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT, drone + pilot registration at uasportal.caat.or.th) — required for any drone with a camera, or weighing over 2 kg.Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Fresh produce: allowed, within limits — Personal-use import allowance: fresh or processed (pickled/candied/canned) plants, vegetables, and fruit up to 5 kg; dried plants, vegetables, and fruit up to 2.5 kg. All food items combined must not exceed 10 kg/L, and none of the items may have been imported by the same traveler within the prior 3 months.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Injectable medication: allowed, within limits — Insulin and GLP-1 medicines (semaglutide, tirzepatide) are non-narcotic, non-psychotropic medicines under the Thai FDA's general personal-use rule: they may be carried in the amount necessary for personal use, up to a 30-day supply. Injector pens, needles and syringes used to administer them are medical devices for personal use, which the Thai FDA requires be accompanied by supporting documentation (device information, a purpose letter, and a medical certificate of need).Detailscompare everywhere →
- Meat & dairy: allowed, within limits — Personal-use import allowance: milk/dairy products (ready-to-drink milk, powdered milk, ice cream, cheese, whey protein, yogurt, pudding) up to 2.5 kg/L; meat, processed meat, and animal products (sausages, ham, smoked meat, dried pork, smoked salmon) up to 5 kg. All food items combined must not exceed 10 kg/L, and none of the items may have been imported by the same traveler within the prior 3 months.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Medication: allowed, within limits — General (non-narcotic, non-psychotropic) medicines may be carried in the amount necessary for personal use, up to a 30-day supply.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: allowed, within limits — Up to 200 cigarettes, or 250 g of cigars/smoking tobacco, or 250 g of a combination of tobacco products, duty-free per traveler.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Weapons: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
From the blog
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-13. Official source