Thailand visa for Uzbeks 2026: e-Visa needed

What changed for Uzbeks on 15 September 2026

Until 14 September 2026, Uzbek passport holders could fly into Thailand and receive 60 days at the border without any paperwork, under the exemption Thailand extended to 93 nationalities in July 2024. That arrangement ended on 15 September 2026, when the exemption was formally repealed and the Uzbek passport was left off the fresh list of 60 exempted countries. In practice, this means you can no longer turn up at a Thai airport or land crossing without a visa and expect to be waved through. You now need to sort a visa or e-Visa before you leave Uzbekistan, and airline staff will check for it at the boarding gate, so travelling without one risks being refused boarding rather than just facing questions on landing.

Before you fly

• Check that your Uzbek passport has at least six months of validity left on the day you land in Thailand and still has a blank page free for the entry stamp.
• Carry proof of onward or return travel and be ready to show at least 20,000 THB per person, or 40,000 THB for a family, since Thai immigration can ask for a funds check.
• If you're applying for the e-Visa through thaievisa.go.th, submit it well ahead of your trip, since Uzbek applicants usually wait between three and ten working days for a decision.
• Once you know your flight details, file the Digital Arrival Card within 72 hours of landing; it's free to submit online and you'll need the QR code it gives you for immigration.

Staying longer than the visa allows

If 60 days isn't long enough, you have a couple of straightforward options rather than slipping across a border and back. Holders of the tourist e-Visa can apply for a single 30-day extension at a Thai immigration office, for a fee of 1,900 THB, taking your stay to 90 days in total. Uzbeks who plan to work remotely or study a longer course can instead look at the Destination Thailand Visa, which runs for five years and allows stays of up to 180 days per entry, provided you can show funds of 500,000 THB and apply from outside Thailand. Repeated short hops over a land border are not a workaround, since the two-entry-per-year limit only ever applied to visa-free travellers, not to anyone holding a visa.

At the airport

At Suvarnabhumi, Uzbeks aren't among the nationalities allowed to use the automatic e-gates, so you'll join the Foreign Passport queue for a manual check by an immigration officer. Have your passport and the QR code from your Digital Arrival Card ready, as officers scan that code alongside your passport to confirm your details and entry conditions. Keep any proof of your visa or e-Visa, onward travel and funds accessible too, in case they're asked for during this check.

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.