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Thailand's visa-free stay for Indians is now 30 days

Since 15 September 2026, Indian passport holders can visit Thailand without a visa for up to 30 days. Thailand's 60-day visa exemption scheme has ended.

The short answers

How many days can Indians stay in Thailand without a visa?

Indian passport holders can stay in Thailand without a visa for up to 30 days, under the visa exemption that took effect on 15 September 2026. The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi says it remains in effect until further announcement.

Is Thailand still visa-free for Indians?

Thailand is still visa-free for Indian passport holders, for stays of up to 30 days. The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi lists the exemption for tourism and short-term business engagements, effective from 15 September 2026.

How do Indians apply for a Thailand visa?

Indians who need a Thai visa apply online through Thailand's e-Visa system at thaievisa.go.th. The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi says every applicant has had to use that site since the e-Visa system came into effect on 1 January 2025.

Before and after

Until 15 September 2026
Indian passport holders could stay in Thailand for up to 60 days without a visa.
Since 15 September 2026
The visa-free stay for Indian passport holders is up to 30 days.

What changed

Thailand's Cabinet approved a revision of the country's visa exemption and visa on arrival schemes on 19 May 2026. The Ministry of Interior announcements that carry it were published in the Royal Gazette on 31 August 2026 and took effect 15 days later, on 15 September. The revision revoked the 60-day visa exemption scheme for all 93 countries and territories it covered, and gives each country one exemption scheme.

For India, that scheme is 30 days. The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi announced that the 30-day exemption for Indian passport holders entering for tourism took effect on 15 September 2026. Its visa page describes the exemption as covering tourism and short-term business engagements, and says it remains effective until further announcement.

Travellers already in Thailand under the earlier measures were not cut short. The embassy in Moscow, setting out the national rules, says that anyone admitted before 15 September 2026 may stay until the period granted to them runs out. It also says that the decision to admit a traveller, and for how long, rests with the immigration officer at the airport or border.

Anyone who needs a visa applies online. The New Delhi embassy says that since the e-Visa system came into effect on 1 January 2025, every applicant has had to apply through thaievisa.go.th.

What they published

The revision of Thailand's visa exemption and VoA schemes, 2026, effective from 15 September 2026

Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi · read 27 October 2026

  • The 30-day exemption for Indians took effect on 15 September 2026.

    the 30-day visa exemption scheme for Indian passport holders entering Thailand for tourism purposes officially takes effect on 15 September 2026
Read it on newdelhi.thaiembassy.org

Visa

Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi · read 27 October 2026

  • It covers tourism and short-term business, until further announcement.

    The 30-day visa exemption for Indian ordinary passport holders for tourism and short-term business engagements purposes remains effective from 15 September 2026 until further announcement.

  • Every applicant uses the e-Visa site.

    With the e-Visa system having come into effect on 1 January 2025, all applicants are required to apply for a visa through the website
Read it on newdelhi.thaiembassy.org

Revision of Thailand's Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival Schemes (2 September 2026)

Royal Thai Embassy, Moscow · read 27 October 2026

  • The 60-day scheme was revoked for 93 countries and territories.

    Revoking the 60-day visa exemption scheme for all 93 countries and territories

  • The Cabinet approved it on 19 May 2026.

    on 19 May 2026, the Cabinet of the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand approved the revision of

  • Published on 31 August 2026, in force from 15 September 2026.

    The relevant Ministry of Interior announcements were published in the Royal Gazette on 31 August 2026. The revised measures will therefore take effect from 15 September 2026

  • Earlier entrants keep the stay they were granted.

    Foreign nationals admitted to Thailand under the previous measures before 15 September 2026 may remain in Thailand until the expiry of the period of stay granted to them.

  • Immigration officers decide admission and length of stay.

    Permission to enter Thailand and the authorised period of stay are determined by Thai immigration police officers at airports and other ports of entry
Read it on moscow.thaiembassy.org

Where to go next

Vietnam e-VisaThe usual next stop on a South-East Asia trip, and unlike Thailand it needs a visa.Singapore visaNo visa on arrival for Indians. The application goes through an authorised agent.

Thailand

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