Entry rule for your passport
No visa for tourist stays of up to 30 days; your passport must be valid for at least 6 months on entry. Complete the Thailand Digital Arrival Card online before you arrive.
Official sources: Government of Canada.
Who this covers: Ordinary Canadian passports for a short tourist visit under the current exemption. Other documents, business, employment, residence and repeated-entry plans require separate checks.
Check your circumstances
Read these conditions alongside the entry rule. Where official guidance does not state a condition, that is not confirmation that no condition applies.
- Passport type Confirmed for this scope
- The MFA list includes ordinary Canadian passports. Other travel documents are outside this guide’s scope.
Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.
- Trip purpose Confirmed for this scope
- The current exemption is for tourism. Do not use this guide as permission for business, employment or residence.
Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.
- Age Conditions to check
- Infants and children entering Thailand also need a TDAC. Family travel and consent documents should be checked for their circumstances.
Official sources: Thailand Immigration Bureau.
- Residence Not stated in the cited guidance
- The nationality exemption list does not state a residence-country condition for this passport group. Consular jurisdiction matters if a separate visa application is needed.
Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.
- Other visas or residence permits Not stated in the cited guidance
- The exemption list does not state a requirement for this passport group to hold a US, UK, Schengen or other third-country visa or residence permit.
Official sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.
- Carrier and arrival route Conditions to check
- TDAC applies to entry by air, land or sea. Transit without passing through immigration is different. Confirm whether your connection requires entry.
Official sources: Thailand Immigration Bureau.
- Stay and visa validity Conditions to check
- The tourist exemption allows up to 30 days. An additional period of up to 30 days requires immigration approval; it is not automatic.
Official sources: Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C..
Use a valid regular passport
Your regular Canadian passport must be valid for at least six months on entry. Check a temporary passport, emergency document or official passport separately. Your carrier may also apply document requirements for your journey.
Canadian advice says dual nationals must enter and leave Thailand with the same nationality passport. Get your entry stamp from immigration at the border and use the official immigration process for any extension; do not buy a stamp through an intermediary.
Official sources: Government of Canada.
Submit a new arrival card for each visit
Complete the Thailand Digital Arrival Card through the official Immigration Bureau site during the three-day window that includes your arrival date. Have passport details, travel information, your address in Thailand and the requested health information ready. Check the details before submitting and keep the card you receive.
The TDAC is an arrival form, not a visa. It is free through the official service. Every entering traveler needs one, including infants and children. Submit a new card for each entry. Transit passengers who do not pass through immigration do not need a TDAC.
Official sources: Thailand Immigration Bureau; Thailand Immigration Bureau; Royal Thai Embassy, London.
Keep accommodation and departure evidence ready
Keep proof of accommodation, onward travel within the permitted visit and funds for the trip accessible at arrival. Check the Thai mission’s current cash requirement before departure; do not rely only on a bank balance or card. A visa exemption is not a guarantee of admission, and an immigration officer may ask questions or conduct an interview.
This exemption is for tourism. Check the correct permission before a business trip, conference, job, study period or longer stay.
Official sources: Royal Thai Embassy, London; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C..
Check your entry stamp and repeat-trip plans
Check the last permitted day on your immigration stamp before leaving the checkpoint. An extension of up to 30 days may be available, but immigration decides whether to grant it. Apply before your current permission expires.
Before planning a third visa-exempt entry in a calendar year, ask the Thai mission whether you need a visa. London’s embassy guidance advises a visa for more than two visits. Do not assume that flying out and back guarantees another exemption.
Official sources: Royal Thai Embassy, London; Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C.; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Check the linked authorities again before travel; Thailand makes the final entry decision.
Approved by TravPa Editors.