Thailand has started the Visa on Arrival facility for Indians passport holders from October 01, 2021. Apart from India, Thailand also allows passport holders of 17 other countries and territories to enter the country on Visa on Arrival.
List of Countries eligible for Thailand ‘Visa On Arrival’
| S. No. | Country |
| 1 | Bulgaria |
| 2 | Bhutan |
| 3 | China |
| 4 | Cyprus |
| 5 | Ethiopia |
| 6 | Fiji |
| 7 | Georgia |
| 8 | India |
| 9 | Kazakhstan |
| 10 | Malta |
| 11 | Mexico |
| 12 | Nauru |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea |
| 14 | Romania |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia |
| 16 | Taiwan |
| 17 | Uzbekistan |
| 18 | Vanuatu |
All foreigners entering Thailand will need to apply for the certificate of entry. A certificate of entry or COE is a letter from the Thai embassy or consulate that allows a foreign individual to enter Thailand. COE must be presented to the immigration officer at the time of arrival in Thailand.
Quarantine Guidelines For Travelers
Fully Vaccinated Travelers – Vaccinations for travelers are required to be completed within 14 days before they leave for Thailand. During this period, they should not be allowed to enter the country.
All fully vaccinated travelers from India who got vaccination in India are requested to submit a clear vaccine certificate generated by CoWin at the time of COE registration.
The approved vaccines are as follows.
- CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech Ltd.)
- AstraZeneca or Covishield (AstraZeneca & University of Oxford / SK Bioscience (Korea) / Siam Bioscience / Serum Institute of India (SID)
- Pfizer — BioNTech COVID-19 or Comimaty (Pfizer Inv., & BioNTech)
- Janssen or Janssen/Ad26.COV2.S (Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.)
- Moderna (Moderna Inc.)
- Sinopharm or COVILO (Sinopharm Co., Ltd.)
- Sputnik V (Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology)
Non-Vaccinated Travelers – The quarantine period shall be at least 10 days for travelers who are unvaccinated and who are not fully vaccinated.
Children’s Under The Age of 18 – Children below the age of 18 who are not vaccinated and are traveling together with fully vaccinated parents or guardians can be quarantined for the same period as their parents or guardians.
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