For your convenience, please make an appointment for Smart Visa issuance at the immigration bureau HERE

1. The applicant comes to Thailand Investment and Expat Services Center (TIESC) on the appointment date and time for Smart Visa issuance with required documents filled out and signed, and asks to meet with a Smart visa staff.

Documents needed to be presented at the time of Smart Visa Issuance are as follows.

• Passport or travel document and copies of all passport or travel document pages with immigration or consular stamps and the latest arrival stamp

  * Required two-three blank pages for Smart Visa stamp

• Valid notification Letter from the Board of Investment to the Immigration Bureau (print one-sided)

  * The notification letter remains valid within 60 days from the issuance date

  * To be collected at Smart Visa Unit

• TM.90 Form – APPLICATION FOR SMART VISA (print on both sides)

  * Filled out and signed

• TWO STM.6 Form – CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM FOR THE TEMPORARY STAY PERMIT IN THE KINGDOM (print on both sides)

  * Filled out and signed

• THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM OF PENALTIES FOR A VISA OVERSTAY (print one-sided)

  * Filled out and signed

• THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PRACTICES FOR RECIPIENTS OF SMART VISA (print one-sided)

  * Filled out and signed

• One passport size photo (4 cm x 6 cm)

  * WHITE background, dressed in business attire (t-shirt is not allowed) without wearing glasses or headgear, taken within 6 months (a photocopy or poor quality photos will not be accepted)

• Original and photocopy of TM.6 *** (front of your arrival/departure card)

  * (In case you have entered Thailand before July 1st, 2022 or entered through the immigration control at land border checkpoints and have received TM. 6 card)

• Receipt of 90-day report

  * a qualified applicant that once hold a Thai non-immigrant visa which has been extended at least once, must make sure to have made a 90-day report of current residence to the Immigration before the issuance appointment date as the evidence of the report is required by the immigration at the time of Smart Visa issuance.

• Work Permit

  * In case of Non-Immigrant B visa holder

2. Smart visa staff gives the applicant the documents to be submitted to the immigration and has the applicant review and correct the documents, if necessary. When all documents are ready, the Smart visa staff has the applicant sign on the document receiving logbook to confirm all documents are completely received.

3. The Smart visa staff accompanies the applicant to the immigration and submits the documents to the information counter officer. The information counter officer stamps the documents and gives them back to Smart visa staff together with queue number ticket for B.I.D counter.

4. The Smart visa staff and the applicant submit the documents to B.I.D. counter. After this point onwards, the Smart Visa staff returns to the LTR Lounge while the applicant waits for their queue number to be called.

5. The applicant will be called by the immigration officer at B.I.D counter for finger scanning and photo taking. After that, the applicant waits to be called again and brings the documents to the payment counter for Smart Visa fee.

6. After the payment, the applicant shows the fee payment receipt to the B.I.D. officer in order to receive Smart visa stamp. After receiving the passport with visa stamp, the applicant returns to the LTR Lounge and requests to meet with Smart visa staff again for an orientation of Smart visa such as yearly report procedures with the immigration, status report procedures with Smart visa unit, visa extension information, etc.

1. After receiving Smart Visa result via email, please inform the Smart Visa Unit via email at smartvisa@boi.go.th which Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate-General you plan to receive Smart Visa at least one month in advance before the tentative date of flight to enter Thailand.
2. Your notification letter will automatically be forwarded to your selected Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate-General. When this is done, you will be informed by Smart Visa unit via email. This process normally takes around 7-14 working days.
3. To obtain Smart Visa, please apply for the E-Visa through https://www.thaievisa.go.th as soon as possible and inquire about the required documents since each Embassy/Consulate reserves the right to request additional documents.

Kindly note that the notification letter is valid for 60 days from the date of issuance. Should the notification letter has expired, obtaining a new certification becomes necessary, requiring the initiation of the entire application process. We strongly advise applicants to carefully follow the visa issuance guidelines as this update has already been mutually agreed upon the BOI and related agencies to ensure a smooth and timely process.

4. Please check your E-Visa document as soon as you receive it. In case your E-Visa (Smart Visa) appears to contain different information from your notification letter for Smart Visa endorsement such as wrong visa type, permission dates, number of entries, etc., you must contact the Thai E-Visa system immediately.

Please note that failing to do so on the Smart Visa holder part, Smart Visa unit denies any responsibility for what this error might incur.

5. After arriving in Thailand, please check the information on the arrival stamp in the passport immediately after receiving it from the immigration officer. In case your arrival stamp appears to contain different information from your E-Visa document such as wrong visa type, permission dates, etc., please inform the immigration officer immediately.

Please note that failing to do so on the Smart Visa holder part, Smart Visa unit denies any responsibility for what this error might incur.

6. Please send a copy of the E-Visa document and arrival stamp to smartvisa@boi.go.th. In order to ensure the correctness of your Smart Visa information and receive the notification letter of rights for Smart Visa holders.

* The Smart Visa processing fee is approx. 10,000 Baht per year for visa permission. For example, the permitted duration of 6 months and 1 year and 4 months will cost 10,000 Baht and 20,000 Baht respectively and must be paid to the consular officer. Please note that the processing fee at each Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate-General may vary depending on the currency rate and the additional fee which might be applying in some countries.