Thailand visa for Bangladeshis 2026: e-Visa needed

What changed for Bangladeshis on 15 September 2026

For Bangladeshis, 15 September 2026 did not bring any change. Your passport was never included on Thailand's visa-exemption list, nor in any bilateral arrangement letting Bangladeshis stay without a visa, and it is not one of the three passports — Azerbaijan, Belarus and Serbia — that can still collect a Visa on Arrival stamp after that date. Before the update and after it, a Bangladeshi traveller has needed to secure a visa ahead of departure, most commonly the tourist e-Visa. In practical terms, this means you should plan your trip around the processing time for your visa application rather than around the reform date itself, since nothing about your entry requirements shifted when the new rules took effect for other nationalities.

Before you fly

• Check that your passport will still have at least six months of validity on the day you land in Thailand, plus one blank page for the immigration stamp, and renew it beforehand if either is in doubt.
• Apply for your e-Visa through the Thai e-Visa portal well before you fly, since Bangladeshi applications typically take between three and ten working days to process, and delays can happen.
• Carry evidence of enough funds for your stay, since immigration officers can ask Bangladeshi travellers to show around 20,000 baht per person or 40,000 baht for a family, plus proof of onward travel.
• Complete the Digital Arrival Card in the 72 hours before you land, using the Immigration Bureau's free portal, and keep the QR code ready to show at the checkpoint.

Staying longer than the visa allows

If 60 days is not long enough, you can apply once for a 30-day extension at an immigration office inside Thailand, for a fee of 1,900 baht. Because the tourist e-Visa is a single-entry document, leaving and re-entering the country does not reset your stay — you would need a fresh visa for each entry, so hopping across a land border is not a practical way to stretch a trip. Bangladeshis planning remote work or a longer course of study can instead look at the Destination Thailand Visa, which is arranged from outside Thailand and allows stays of up to 180 days at a time within a five-year validity, against proof of substantial funds.

At the airport

At Suvarnabhumi, Bangladeshi passport holders are not among the nationalities allowed to use the automated e-gates, so you will queue at the Foreign Passport counters for manual checks instead. An immigration officer there will check your passport, your visa, and the QR code generated when you filed your Digital Arrival Card, so have that code accessible on your phone or printed. The officer may also ask about your onward ticket and available funds before stamping you in, so keep those details within reach as you approach the counter.

Facts checked on 30 September 2026. Sources: Royal Gazette notifications of 31 August 2026, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs bilateral list, the Immigration Bureau. Rules change; your embassy has the final word.