Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Thai passport holders 9
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
AngolaVisa required→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
ParaguayVisa required→Visa on arrival15 days
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Thai passport holders 13
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
AlbaniaVisa-free→eVisa
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IraqeVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
NicaraguaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→eVisa
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Thailand 13
BahamaseVisa→Visa required
DR CongoeVisa→Visa required
DominicaVisa-free60 days→eVisa
GaboneVisa→Visa required
GambiaeVisa→Visa required
HonduraseVisa→Visa required
MoroccoVisa-free60 days→eVisa
North MacedoniaeVisa→Visa required
PanamaVisa-free60 days→Visa required
South SudaneVisa→Visa required
UzbekistanVisa-free60 days→Visa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadineseVisa→Visa required
KosovoVisa-free60 days→eVisa
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes