| Visa types |
Category |
Purpose of visit |
| Diplomatic Visa |
D |
to enter the Kingdom of Thailand for diplomatic purposes. |
| Official Visa |
F |
to enter the Kingdom of Thailand for official purposes. |
| Transit Visa |
TS |
to transit to another country or to re-enter his/her own country |
| S |
to participate in sports activities |
| C |
the person in charge or crew of a conveyance coming to a port |
Tourist Visa
|
TR (Single) |
to enter for tourism purposes |
| TR (Single) |
to enter for training (boxing, scuba diving, and yoga training) |
| STV |
to enter for tourism purposes (permitted to stay up to 90 days) |
| MT |
to enter for a medical treatment at hospitals / medical facilities |
| METV |
to enter for tourism purpose (Multiple entries) |
| Non-Immigrant Visa |
NON – B |
to work (Working) |
| NON – B |
to conduct business by invitation (Business) |
| NON – B |
to work as a teacher (Teaching) |
| NON – IB |
to conduct business as Investor through Board of Investment (BOI) |
| NON – ED |
to study |
| NON – ED |
to do an internship |
| NON – F |
to perform official duties in Thailand |
| NON – M |
to work as a film-producer |
| NON – M |
to work as journalist or reporter |
| NON – O |
to perform duty or mission in the family of an alien. |
| NON – O |
to stay with family in Thailand |
| NON – O |
a person who used to have Thai nationality to visit Thai relatives |
| NON – O |
to perform volunteering duties |
| NON – O |
to receive medical treatment for more than 60 days |
| NON – O |
to be a sport trainer as required by the Thai Government |
| NON – O |
to be a contestant or a witness for the judicial process |
| NON – O |
to stay in Thailand after retirement (at least 50 years of age) |
| NON – O-A |
Long Stay retirement (up to 1 year) (for at least 50 years of age) |
| NON – O-X |
Long Stay retirement (up to 5 years) (for at least 50 years of age) |
| NON – RS |
to conduct scientific research / training / teaching in a research institute |
| NON – R |
to perform religious / missionary works (single entry) |
| NON – RA |
to perform religious / missionary works (Multiple entry) |
| Special Entry |
SE |
Thailand Privilege Card (Elite Card) holder. |
| Privilege Entry |
PE |
Thailand Privilege Card (Elite Card) holder. |
SMART Visa
|
T |
to enter as Highly skilled professionals |
| I |
to enter as Investors in technology-based business |
| E |
to enter as Senior executives in technology-based companies |
| S |
to enter as Technology-based startup entrepreneurs |
| O |
to enter as legal dependents of Smart Visa holders |