Thailand to United States visa requirements

Visa required. B1/B2 visitor visa, USD 185. Thailand is not on the Visa Waiver Program. Thai ordinary passport holders need a visa to enter the United States — Thailand is not on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The standard tourist/business visa is the B1/B2, with a USD 185 non-refundable MRV application fee. The application requires the DS-160 form and usually an in-person interview at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok or Consulate General in Chiang Mai. B1/B2 visas for Thai nationals have no reciprocity issuance fee and are listed as multiple-entry, 120-month visas in the U.S. State Department reciprocity table; each U.S. admission is still decided by CBP at the port of entry, commonly up to 6 months for B visitors. Thai passports appear on CBP's December 18, 2025 six-month validity update list, so the passport only needs to be valid for the intended period of stay. State's global wait-time table should be checked before booking; on 2026-06-19 it showed Bangkok B1/B2 interview-required appointments at about 1.5 months and Chiang Mai as NA. Interview waiver is narrow: under the September 18, 2025 State update, full-validity B1/B2 renewals may qualify only if the prior visa expired within 12 months and the other listed criteria are met.