Thailand: Visa-free is your easiest route
Your circumstances
- Passport:
- 🇮🇳 Indian
- Lives in:
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Going to:
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Purpose:
- Holiday
Route summary
Visa-free
Visa-free entry to Thailand for up to 30 days (+ TDAC before you fly)
India is on Thailand's 30-day tourist visa-exemption list (effective 15 September 2026, replacing the earlier 60-day scheme). No visa is needed for tourism — carry proof of onward travel and enough cash, and submit the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online within 3 days before arrival.
Conditions
Applies if: Any country of residence (ordinary Indian passport)
- Tourism only: the 15 Sep 2026 list covers tourist visa exemption; other purposes need the relevant visa (MFA Thailand).
- Proof of onward travel out of Thailand within 30 days (Royal Thai Embassy Helsinki).
- Funds: cash of or equivalent to 20,000 THB per person or 40,000 THB per family (Royal Thai Embassy Doha).
- Entries by land or sea under the visa exemption are limited to 2 per calendar year (Royal Thai Embassy Doha).
About this route
- Route type
- Visa-free: no visa application needed.
- Documents
- 4 listed by the official source.
- Fee
- No visa fee (as published).
- Processing
- TDAC: submit online up to 3 days before arrival.
Next step
Make sure you are travelling on an ordinary Indian passport and plan to stay 30 days or less.
Last checked 4 Oct 2026 against image.mfa.go.th
Documents
4 documents listed by the official source
- Ordinary Indian passport
- Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) submission confirmation
- Proof of onward travel leaving Thailand within 30 days
- Cash (or equivalent) of 20,000 THB per person / 40,000 THB per family
Fees
- Official government fee
- No visa fee
- Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
- None stated by the official source
- Notes from the source
- No visa fee under the visa-exemption scheme.
Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.
Processing and validity
- Processing time
- TDAC: submit online up to 3 days before arrival
- Validity
- Not published by the official source
- Maximum stay
- Up to 30 days per entry (entries on or after 15 Sep 2026)
Your travel report
A free PDF of this result with its official links, a checklist and space for notes. It is created in your browser; we don't receive or store it. Its QR link contains only this rule's status (visa type and check date), no personal data.
Requirements for all visitors to Thailand
These apply on top of the visa rules above, whatever your passport, unless an item says otherwise.
Arrival cardThailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)
Applies to: all non-Thai nationals entering by air, land or sea (not airside transit). In force from 1 May 2025.
Official source: tdac.immigration.go.th · Last checked 2 Nov 2026
HealthYellow fever certificate if arriving from a WHO yellow-fever risk country
Applies to: travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from a country WHO lists as a yellow-fever risk country; also after an airport transit of more than 12 hours in such a country.
Official source: cdn.who.int · Also checked: wwwnc.cdc.govNot official · Last checked 25 Oct 2026
Other routes
No other route found for Indian passport holders living in the United Arab Emirates.
All Thailand routes for Indian passport holders, wherever they live →
Where to apply · United Arab Emirates
Official portals, embassies and visa application centres that serve residents of United Arab Emirates.
How to apply: Visa-free entry to Thailand for up to 30 days (+ TDAC before you fly)
4 steps from the official source
- Step 1: Make sure you are travelling on an ordinary Indian passport and plan to stay 30 days or less.
- Step 2: Within 3 days before arrival, submit the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) at tdac.immigration.go.th (English only; it is not a visa).
- Step 3: Keep the TDAC confirmation with your passport for immigration.
- Step 4: Staying longer or travelling for other purposes? Apply for the right visa through Thailand's official e-Visa system before you travel.
Where: No visa needed. TDAC online at tdac.immigration.go.th
Official application page: tdac.immigration.go.th ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Quick answers
Do Indian passport holders living in the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Thailand?
Visa-free entry to Thailand for up to 30 days (+ TDAC before you fly). India is on Thailand's 30-day tourist visa-exemption list (effective 15 September 2026, replacing the earlier 60-day scheme). No visa is needed for tourism — carry proof of onward travel and enough cash, and submit the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online within 3 days before arrival. Source: https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/7pRkP4tkCe/Visa_update_2569/%E0%B8%9C.30.pdf
How much does the Thailand Visa-free cost?
No visa fee — No visa fee under the visa-exemption scheme.
How long does it take?
TDAC: submit online up to 3 days before arrival (Visa-free entry to Thailand for up to 30 days (+ TDAC before you fly)).
Alert me if this route changes
Get an email when we update the guidance for Indian passport holders living in the United Arab Emirates going to Thailand, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.
Explore Thailand
Planning more than the paperwork? Our Thailand guide picks out places to visit, things to do and where to shop, with a source for every tip.
- Places to visit:
- Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew · Wat Arun
- Things to do:
- Go to the Grand Palace by river · Evening at Asiatique or ICONSIAM · Light-and-sound shows at historical parks
- Shopping:
- Chatuchak Weekend Market · Train Night Market Srinakarin · ICONSIAM
Stay alert in Bangkok
Theft and scam hot-spots from official travel advice and Wikivoyage.
Tourist areas & open transport (tuk-tuks)
Pickpocketing & bag-snatching from motorbikes
Carry valuables securely, beware of bag-snatchers on motorbikes and take care in open transport such as tuk-tuks.
Source: UK FCDO travel advice – Thailand: Safety and securityAround Grand Palace / major temples
'It's closed today' & gem scam
Strangers claiming a sight is closed and offering a cheap tuk-tuk tour usually lead to gem/tailor shops selling worthless 'gems'. Never let a tuk-tuk driver take you to a gem store.
Source: Wikivoyage – Bangkok: Scams (CC BY-SA)Bars & nightlife districts
Drink spiking
Drink spiking happens in tourist areas — never leave drinks unattended or accept drinks from strangers.
Source: UK FCDO travel advice – Thailand: Safety and securityPattani, Yala, Narathiwat & parts of Songkhla (deep south)
Insurgent attacks
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel near the Thailand–Malaysia border, including the Hat Yai–Padang Besar train line.
Source: UK FCDO travel advice – Thailand: Warnings
Where else can Indian passport holders living in United Arab Emirates travel? →Every destination for Indian passport holders →
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