Thailand visa for Indonesians 2026: 30 days visa-free

What changed for Indonesians on 15 September 2026

Before 15 September 2026, Indonesians travelling to Thailand without a visa were granted 60 days on entry. A Ministry of Interior regulation, published in the Royal Gazette on 31 August 2026 and in force from 15 September 2026, cut that visa-free allowance to 30 days for Indonesian passport holders. If your passport was stamped in before 15 September 2026, you keep the 60 days already marked in it; the shorter stay only applies to entries from that date onward. For trip planning, this means Indonesians can no longer rely on two months of visa-free time in one go — anyone wanting to stay longer than 30 days now needs to plan an extension or apply for a different visa before travelling.

Before you fly

• Check that your Indonesian passport has at least six months of validity remaining from your arrival date and at least one blank page free for the entry stamp, since immigration officers can refuse boarding or entry otherwise.
• Carry enough cash or accessible funds to cover 20,000 baht per person, or 40,000 baht if travelling as a family, since Indonesian travellers can be asked to prove this at immigration.
• File your Digital Arrival Card in the 72 hours before you land in Thailand, since every Indonesian passport holder must submit it regardless of visa status, and keep the QR code ready to show at immigration.
• If you would rather arrive with a 60-day single-entry e-Visa instead of the visa-free stamp, apply through the online system before you leave Indonesia, since processing usually takes three to ten working days.

Staying longer than 30 days

If 30 days isn't enough, Indonesians have a few legitimate ways to stay longer. You can apply for a single extension of up to 30 days at an immigration office inside Thailand before your stamp runs out, for 1,900 baht. If you know you'll need two months in one visit, applying for the e-Visa before you travel gives Indonesian passport holders 60 days on a single entry, extendable once at that cost. For remote work or long courses, the Destination Thailand Visa is arranged before you leave Indonesia and allows stays of up to 180 days per entry across a five-year validity, provided you can show the required funds. Leaving and re-entering to reset the clock is not a route immigration recognises, so plan through one of these channels instead.

At the airport

At Suvarnabhumi, Indonesians are not among the nationalities allowed to use the automated e-gates, so you'll go through the Foreign Passport counters with an immigration officer instead. Have your passport and your Digital Arrival Card QR code ready, as the officer scans the code to pull up the details you submitted online before landing. Keep the QR code accessible on your phone or printed, since it's checked alongside your passport at the counter regardless of whether you're entering visa-free or on a visa.

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.