Embassies and consulates in Thailand

Outside Bangkok, missions are found in Chiang Mai (15), Phuket (8), Pattaya (5), Khon Kaen (3), Songkhla (3), Nonthaburi (1), Surat Thani (1) and Hua Hin (1), among other towns; most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 97 can enter visa-free, 15 get a visa on arrival and 86 need an e-Visa for Thailand.

Schengen consulates in Thailand received 264,190 short-stay visa applications in 2025, the 10th highest number of any country, and issued 247,816 visas. 5.9% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). In 2024 the rate was much the same, 6.2%. The number of applications was almost unchanged (265,243 in 2024).

Most applications went to France (37,707), Italy (35,642), Germany (35,270) and Norway (33,420).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was Romania’s (2.0%) and the highest Poland’s (28.7%). The sharpest rise since 2024 was at the consulates of Portugal (+3 points), the largest fall at those of Hungary (−3.9 points).

Bulgaria and Romania began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so their 2024 figures cover part of the year. The numbers include every nationality applying in Thailand.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 64,004 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Thailand, the 23rd highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 67%, exchange visitor visas 15% and student visas 5%. That is 4% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (66,666).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Thailand received 19,703, 19% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 25.7% for citizens of Thailand in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 22.5%).

In the other direction, Thailand runs 140 missions in 85 countries. Its largest networks are in China (9), Australia (6), Germany (6), the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (4).

Where the embassies are

Most embassies, 65 of 66, are in the capital, Bangkok. The largest foreign networks in Thailand are those of Switzerland (5), China (5), Germany (4), Italy (4) and Sweden (4).

Travel advice for Thailand

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Thailand: the US State Department rates Thailand at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 6 July 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises against all but essential travel to parts of Thailand (updated 12 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has a partial travel warning (Teilreisewarnung) for parts of Thailand (updated 26 October 2026).