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All foreigners arriving in and departing Thailand must go through immigration formalities for the purpose of national security, in order to prevent inadmissible persons or personae non gratae from entering or exiting the Kingdom.

On this page

  1. First Port of Arrival
  2. Immigration checkpoint location
  3. Notification of staying in the Kingdom over 90 days
  4. Premium Lane /Priority Lane

Immigration Formalities at First Port of Arrival

Procedures (takes around 45-50 seconds/person)

  1. Present passport or travel document together with boarding pass
  2. Inspect the documents, record travel information, and stamp entry permission according to types of passport’s nationality or visa.
  3. Return passport to traveller

Immigration Formalities for Sick Passenger

(Takes around 10 minutes) In case the airline reports there is an sick passenger onboard.

Prohibit Section, Transit Sub-Division

The Prohibit Section, Transit Sub-Division will notify airline staff to prepare following documents for entry permission:

  • Letter from the airline requesting immigration formalities to be conducted outside the normal channel.
  • Passenger manifest
  • Copy of the ill passenger’s passport

Passenger’s Arrival

Airline staff to accompany the passenger and companion to go through immigration formalities at the Prohibit Section, Transit Sub-Division.

In case of sick passenger

In case of severely sick passenger who cannot get to the Prohibit Section, the Transit Sub-Division will send an immigration officer to inspect passenger’s passport. Once it is verified that the passenger matches the passport and is ill as notified by the airline, the immigration office will stamp entry permission to the Kingdom for passenger to receive further treatments.

Immigration Bureau

  • 904 Chaengwattana Road., Muang Thong Thani, Banmai, Pakkret, Nonthaburi 11120
  • Mondays – Fridays: 08:60 – 16:30 hrs.
  • +66 2-572-8500
  • 1178

Immigration checkpoint location

  • Don Mueang International Airport
  • Suvarnabhumi International Airport
  • Chiangmai International Airport
  • Mae Fah Luang Chiang-Rai International Airport
  • Phuket International Airport
  • Hat Yai International Airport

Link to Airports of Thailand www.airportthai.co.th

Notification of staying in the Kingdom over 90 days

Visitors are permitted to temporarily stay in Thailand. If they stay over 90 days, they must notify Immigration Office every 90 days or notify Immigration Checkpoint in their local areas as mandated in Section 37(5) of the Immigration Act B.E.2522 (A.D.1979).

Methods

  1. Notifying in person
  2. Assigning another person to notify on their behalf
  3. Notifying by registered mail
  4. Notifying online

Notifying in person

Required documents

  1. Passport
  2. Departure card TM.6 click to view sample TM.6 card
  3. Previous notifications of staying over 90 days (if any) click to view sample document
  4. Completed and signed notification form TM.47
    (download form at https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?page_id=3202)

Offices accepting notification

  1. In case of visitors residing in Bangkok and notifying in person or authorizing another person to do so on their behalf, go to 90 Days Report Section, 2nd Floor, Muang Thong Thani Temporary Service Centre, Popular Road, Ban Mai, Pakkred, Nonthaburi (Click for office location)
  2. One Stop Centre for Visa and Work Permits located at Immigration Division 1, Chamchuri Square Building, 18th Floor, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok (only for expatriates working in corporations with registered capital of at least 30 million Baht). (Click for office location)
  3. Immigration Service Centre for 3 National Legalized Labours in Bangkok (for 3 National Legalized Labours i.e. Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia who reside in Bangkok). (Click for office location)
  4. For other provinces, visitors can notify Immigration Checkpoint in the local areas of their residences.

Assigning another person to notify on their behalf

Required documents

  1. Photocopy of passport with following pages:
    • front page showing name/surname/passport number
    • current visa
    • last immigration entry stamp
    • last visa extension
  1. Photocopy of departure card TM.6 click to view sample TM.6 card
  2. Previous notifications of staying over 90 days (if any) click to view sample document
  3. Completed and signed notification form TM.47 download form
  4. Envelope with 10 Baht stamp affixed and visitor’s return address. Once the notification has been received, the immigration officer will use this envelope to send the lower part of form TM.47 back to visitor. This part must be kept for reference and for future notifications of staying over 90 days.
  5. The above mentioned documents must be sent by registered mail 15 days before the notification due date (as stated in the appointment slip). Visitors are advised to keep mail registration receipt for reference until documents have been returned.

Offices accepting notification

  1. In case of visitors residing in Bangkok, send the notification by registered mail to 90 Days Report Section Immigration Division 1, Immigration Bureau, Chalermprakiat Government Complex B, 120 Moo 3, Chaengwattana Road, Soi 7, Toongsonghong, Laksi, Bangkok 10210
  2. For visitors residing in other provinces, send the notification by registered mail to Immigration Checkpoint in the local area of visitors’ residences.

Download documents

www.doe.go.th/prd/alien/downloads/param/site/152/cat/14/sub/0/pull/category/view/list-label

Online notification

Procedures

  1. Visitors staying in Thailand can do their 90-day notification online at immigration.go.th
  2. Check notification status from Ref Number or passport details.

Remark

Visitors with following cases cannot do 90-day notification online

  1. Doing the first 90-day notification
  2. Having a new passport

In the above cases, visitors must notify Immigration Office in their local areas in person or assign another person to do so on their behalf.  The next notification can be done online.

How to Use The Premium Lane / Priority Lane at the International Airport

Premium Lane, Priority Lane, or Fast Track Lane is a special lane service of the Immigration Office to assist passengers who require special legal assistance, e.g., diplomatic staff, crew, or persons who require special assistance such as people with disabilities and holders of Premium Lane or Fast Track Lane tickets and first or business class tickets.

Documents for the Premium Lane service:

1

Passport

2

First Class or Business Class Tickets

3

Premium Lane or Fast Track tickets with flight No. and the passenger’s name on the boarding pass that matches the passport.

How to Apply for Premium Lane Service

Foreigners who wish to use a special channel to travel in and out of Thailand can apply for a special channel service at the “Office of the Board of Investment (BOI)“. The applicant must have the following qualifications:

1. A BOI promoted company
2. A foreign investor and family who work in management position from Manager level and above

Procedure:

1

Submit online

Submit a request through the Single Window Visa and Work Permit System at https://swe-expert.boi.go.th/SW-WEB/main.php

2

Submit the letter yourself

Submit the letter yourself at the Group of Foreign Experts Office of the Board of Investment of Thailand at the One-Stop Service Center for Visa and Work Permit, Chamchuri Square Building, 18th floor or via email at visawork@boi.go.th For details, please call +66 2209 1100 ext. 1162-4

Specify the details as follows:

  1. Company name, address, and the BOI certificate number
  2. Name of the traveler and location
  3. Passport number
  4. Flight and date and time of arrival in Thailand (specify the date and time in Thailand)
  5. Flight and date and time of departure outside Thailand (specify the date and time in Thailand)

Office of the Board of Investment

Related Website

Airport of Thailand website
Immigration Bureau
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