Thailand Visa for American Citizens

Do you need a visa?

Not for a holiday. American passport holders enter Thailand without a visa and stay up to 30 days under Thailand's visa exemption scheme. You can ask immigration for one extension of 30 days once you are here, which takes you to 60 days.

You do need a visa if you want to stay longer than that, or if you are coming to work, study, retire or join family. Those routes are below.

Where your application is handled

Thailand has 4 offices in United States of America. Your application is reviewed there. You still apply online.

Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C.: Consular Office (visas, passports, legalisation)

• Address: 2300 Kalorama Road N.W., Washington, DC 20008, USA
• Phone: +1 202 684 8493
• Fax: +1 202 483 2308
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 09.00-12.30 and 14.00-17.00. Passport and ID renewal by appointment only.
• Consular: [email protected]
• Official site: https://washingtondc.thaiembassy.org

Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C.: Chancery

• Address: 1024 Wisconsin Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20007, USA
• Phone: +1 202 944 3600
• Fax: +1 202 944 3611
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 09.00-12.30 and 14.00-17.00.
• General enquiries: [email protected]
• Official site: https://washingtondc.thaiembassy.org

Royal Thai Consulate-General, Chicago

• Address: 700 N. Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
• Phone: +1 312 664 3129 (visa section extension 108)
• Fax: +1 312 219 8663 (consular), +1 312 664 3230
• Opening hours: Office Monday to Friday 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-17.00. Consular counter 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-16.00. Closed public holidays.
• Visa: [email protected]
• General enquiries: [email protected]
• Official site: https://cgchicago.thaiembassy.org/

Royal Thai Consulate-General, Los Angeles

• Address: 611 North Larchmont Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA
• Phone: +1 323 962 9574
• Fax: +1 323 962 2128
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 09.00-16.00.
• Visa: [email protected]
• Thai passport: [email protected]
• Legalisation and civil registration: [email protected]
• General enquiries: [email protected]
• Official site: https://thaiconsulatela.thaiembassy.org

Royal Thai Consulate-General, New York

• Address: 351 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022, USA (between 1st and 2nd Avenue)
• Phone: +1 212 754 1770 (visa extension 308, Thai ID 303, passport 300 or 301, legalisation 306)
• Opening hours: Consular services Monday to Friday, 10.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.30. Closed public holidays.
• General enquiries: [email protected]
• Official site: https://newyork.thaiembassy.org

The honorary consulate cannot issue your visa

Thailand has an honorary consulate in Coral Gables, Florida and Houston, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana. It is easy to find and easy to mistake for the real thing. It cannot issue visas, Thai passports, ID cards or certificates, and it cannot authenticate documents. Do not send your application or your documents there.

Coral Gables, Florida: Ms. Maria D. Sariol, Honorary Consul-General · 2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA · +1 305 445 7577 ext. 2 · [email protected].

Houston, Texas: Mr. Charles C. Foster, Honorary Consul-General · 3 Greenway Plaza, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77046, USA · +1 713 335 3995 · [email protected].

New Orleans, Louisiana: Mr. Mark C. Romig, Honorary Consul · New Orleans & Company, 2020 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA · [email protected].

Longer stays

If 30 days is not enough, these are the routes American passport holders use most.

• Thailand Tourist Visa Service for a longer holiday, up to 60 days plus a 30 day extension.
• Thailand DTV Visa Service for remote work and freelancing, 180 days at a time over five years.
• Thailand Retirement Visa Service for people aged 50 and over.
• Thailand Education Visa Service for studying Thai, Muay Thai or a course.
• Business Visa and Work Permit Service for working for a Thai employer or running a business here.

See every country’s Thailand visa rules, or ask us about your trip.