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Thai passport (Thai: หนังสือเดินทางไทย) is the passport issued to citizens and nationals of Thailand by the Passport Division of the Department of Consular Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thai biometric passports have been issued since August 2005.
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.svg) The front cover of a contemporary Thai biometric passport, 3rd version released 2020 | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| First issued | 1939 (booklet) 1993 (machine-readable passport) August 2005 (1st Generation ePassport) February 2013 (2nd Generation ePassport) July 2020 (3rd Generation ePassport) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Thai citizenship |
| Expiration | 5 or 10 years |
| Cost | ฿1,000 for 5 years, ฿1,500 for 10 years validity |
The history of Thai passports can be traced back to travel documents first issued during the reign of King Chulalongkorn in the late-19th century. The first passport regulations in Thailand were enacted in 1917, in order to ensure the country's security during World War I. A Thai passport booklet was first introduced in 1939 in Thai and French language which was changed to Thai and English in 1977. The first machine-readable Thai passports were introduced in 1993, and in August 2005 Thailand became only the second country in the world and in Asia (after Malaysia) to introduce biometric passports. In 2019, the validity of Thai passports was increased from 5 years to 10 years.[1]
A 3rd generation passport planned for release in mid 2020 will feature iris scan identification and be valid for 10 years. The number of offices available to apply for a passport will increase from 319 to 500.
In 2024, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin discussed with the Belgian and German government in a push to get visa exemptions from member states of the Schengen area.[2][3]
The ordinary Thai passport cover is dark red with the Emblem of Thailand emblazoned in the centre. The official passport has a blue cover, the diplomatic passport a red cover and the temporary passport a green cover. All types have the word "หนังสือเดินทาง ประเทศไทย" (English translation: หนังสือเดินทาง nangsue doen thang- Passport; ประเทศไทย prathet thai - Thailand) above the national emblem and the words THAILAND - PASSPORT below it. The biometric symbol is at the bottom of e-passports. The passport contains 66 pages.
Thai passport includes the following data:
The request note inside a Thai passport states:
Translation in Thai:
This is stated in English only. All other information is printed in Thai and in English.
As of 2024, Thai citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 83 countries and territories, ranking the Thai passport 63rd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.
For some countries, Thai nationals may enter as tourists without an advance visa provided they can produce official documentation of lawful permanent residence abroad. In particular, Thai permanent residents of the United States or Canada can show their US Green Card or Canadian Permanent Resident Card together with their Thai passport in order to gain entry to many countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Notable example is Jamaica. (Note that in many cases US or Canadian permanent residence will allow a traveler to gain entry as a tourist regardless of their nationality).
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