United Arab Emirates to Thailand visa requirements

UAE ordinary passport holders can currently visit Thailand visa-free for up to 60 days under Thailand's visa exemption scheme. A pending revision would reduce the stay to 30 days only after Royal Gazette publication plus 15 days; TDAC remains mandatory before arrival. Holders of an ordinary United Arab Emirates passport do not need a visa to enter Thailand for tourism or eligible short visits under the visa exemption scheme. As of 19 June 2026, official Thai and UAE sources still support a current 60-day visa exemption for UAE ordinary passport holders. Thailand's Cabinet approved a revision on 19 May 2026 to move many nationalities, including UAE passport holders, to a future 30-day exemption category, but the Department of Consular Affairs and TAT both state the measure takes effect only after publication in the Royal Gazette and a further 15 days. Until that effective-date trigger happens, the live rule remains 60 days. The current 60-day visa exemption covers tourism, business engagements and urgent/ad-hoc work purposes listed by Thai sources, while the pending revised 30-day scheme is described as tourism-purpose. The stay can be extended once in-country by 30 days at an immigration office for 1,900 THB. All non-Thai nationals must submit the free Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) within 72 hours, or 3 days, before entry. Travelers should hold a passport valid at least 6 months, proof of onward/return travel, accommodation details, and funds of 20,000 THB per person or 40,000 THB per family. UAE diplomatic and special passport holders have a separate 90-day bilateral waiver, which is not the ordinary-passport rule.