Thailand visa for Ethiopian citizens can be acquired easily, as if you're a citizen of Ethiopia and your visit in Thailand will be no longer than 15 days, you can get a Thailand Visa on Arrival at the time of your arrival to Thailand. This type of Thailand Visa is available at the airport in Thailand.
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Price of Thailand Visa for Ethiopian Citizens
Thailand Visa on Arrival fee for Ethiopian citizens is 2,000 THB. Visa on Arrival fee must be paid in cash and only local currency (Thai baht) is accepted for the payment. There are plenty of currency exchange booths at the airport for you to exchange your currency to Thai baht there.
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Thailand Visa on Arrival Requirements
When applying for Thailand Visa on Arrival, Ethiopian citizens must provide these documents:
- Passport issued by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia that must be valid for at least 30 days from the arrival date.
- A ticket for your journey from Thailand within 15 days from the arrival date.
- Booking confirmation of accommodation in Thailand (book your hotel on Booking.com or Agoda as bookings on these online platforms are usually accepted with no problem).
- One passport size (4 x 6 cm) photo.
- Visa on Arrival application form that needs to be filled in English.
- Thailand Visa on Arrival fee is 2,000 THB.
- Thailand Digital Arrival Card (mandatory from 1 May 2025).
- A proof that you have funds of at least 10,000 THB per person and 20,000 THB per family for your stay in Thailand. Cash can be presented in any currency.
Where can you get Thailand Visa on Arrival?
Ethiopian citizens can get Visa on Arrival at all Thailand international airports:
- Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok - Visa at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
- Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok - Visa at Bangkok Don Mueang Airport (DMK)
- Chiangmai International Airport, Chiang Mai - Visa at Chiang Mai Airport (CNX)
- Phuket International Airport, Phuket - Visa at Phuket Airport (HKT)
- Krabi International Airport, Krabi - Visa at Krabi Airport (KBV)
- U Tapao Airport, Rayong (Pattaya)
- Samui Airport, Surat Thani (Koh Samui)
- Sukhothai International Airport, Tak Immigration Checkpoint (Sukhothai)
- Chiangrai Airport, Chiang Rai
- Surat Thani Airport, Surat Thani (Koh Samui, Koh Phangan)
- Hua Hin Airport, Hua Hin
- Trang Airport, Trang (Koh Chang)
- Hatyai International Airport, Songkhla
Thailand Visa on Arrival for Ethiopian citizens is also issued at the border crossings when arriving by land from Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia.
Full list of Immigration checkpoints issuing Visa on Arrival for the citizens of Ethiopia can be found here: Points where you can get Thailand Visa on Arrival.
E-Visa on Arrival Thailand
There is Thailand E-Visa on Arrival online application system that is supposed to simplify and speedup the process of application for Thailand Visa on Arrival. This way of application is available for Ethiopia passport holders at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport and three other international airports. More info about the online application system can be found here: Thailand eVisa on Arrival (eVOA) by VFS Global.
Other types of Thailand Visa for Ethiopians
If you're a citizen of Ethiopia and planning to visit Thailand for more than 15 days, Visa on Arrival will not be suitable for you. You should get a Thailand Visa in advance instead.
In such a case you can get Thailand Single Entry Visa at Royal Thai Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, as Ethiopia is in the jurisdiction of this embassy. Starting from 1 January 2025, all Thai embassies and consulates, including the one in Kenya, use Thailand E-Visa system to process all visa applications.
Thailand visa for the citizens of Ethiopia can also be issued by Thai Embassies and Thai Consulates in countries, such as Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia etc. However, you must provide evidence that your current location is in the specific country, and you need to stay in that country until the visa is issued.
