I read on this website (scroll down to country number 16 on the list):

 

https://voyeglobal.com/visa-free-countries-with-us-tourist-visa/

 

that it is possible for people who need a visa for Thailand to enter the country visa-free if they have a valid US tourist visa. Can anybody confirm this? Has anybody tried it?

 

Thanks.

4 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

if they have a valid US tourist visa.

I'm confused.

 

Come to Thailand, show them your American passport.  Do the digital arrival thing.   Get a STAMP (not a Visa, just a visa-exempt stamp) for 60 days that can be extended in-country for 1900 baht (another 30 days) and start there.

 

A valid US Tourist visa has 0% importance in Thailand.  Mods can correct me if I'm crazy.

 

I looked at that link, now I'm confused.  lol

 

 

2 minutes ago, Quentin Zen said:

I'm confused.

 

Come to Thailand, show them your American passport.  Do the digital arrival thing.   Get a STAMP (not a Visa, just a visa-exempt stamp) for 60 days that can be extended in-country for 1900 baht (another 30 days) and start there.

 

A vaid US Tourist visa has 0% importance in Thailand.  Mods can correct me if I'm crazy.

 

 

You've totally missed the point. I am not a US citizen. I am a citizen of a country whose citizens need a visa to enter Thailand. I happen to have a valid tourist visa for the US. Some countries (listed on the website for which I provided the link) allow people to enter without a visa (when they otherwise would need one) IF they happen to have a valid US tourist visa. (This is because they trust the strict US vetting system.) So to repeat my question in a slightly different way: Has anyone who needs a visa for Thailand been able to enter Thailand without a visa by using their valid US tourist visa? Thanks.

Not according to Google 

 

No, a valid US tourist visa does not allow entry into Thailand for visitors who would otherwise require a visa. Thailand has specific visa exemptions and on-arrival visa options for certain nationalities, but a US tourist visa is not one of them, according to the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Thailand. You must either be from a country that is exempt from needing a visa for Thailand, or obtain the appropriate Thai visa before traveling. 

 

It seems improbable, worth checking with the Thai Embassy in whichever country you currently reside?  

16 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

Has anyone who needs a visa for Thailand been able to enter Thailand without a visa by using their valid US tourist visa?

Look up the entry requirements for the country that you are from. 
 

 

16 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

Thanks

You’re welcome.

1 minute ago, Farmerslife said:

Not according to Google 

 

No, a valid US tourist visa does not allow entry into Thailand for visitors who would otherwise require a visa. Thailand has specific visa exemptions and on-arrival visa options for certain nationalities, but a US tourist visa is not one of them, according to the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Thailand. You must either be from a country that is exempt from needing a visa for Thailand, or obtain the appropriate Thai visa before traveling. 

 

It seems improbable, worth checking with the Thai Embassy in whichever country you currently reside?  

Thanks. That's very clear. So I wonder why that article whose link I provided said that it was possible.  And I wonder about the other countries on the list.

 

By the way, I live in Thailand on a retirement extension. But I was thinking of moving to Vietnam and dropping my retirement visa, and just visiting Thailand a few times a year. But if I cannot enter Thailand with my US tourist visa, then this would not work, as I wouldn't want to apply for a visa every time I visited Thailand. So I'll just keep the Thai retirement visa and visit Vietnam on tourist visas.

2 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

So I'll just keep the Thai retirement visa and visit Vietnam on tourist visas

Being Oz, I also require a Visa to enter Vietnam. 

The eVisa for Vietnam is very simply and takes about 4 days process time. 

Tourist visas one month $25 or multi 3 month $45. 

42 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

that it is possible for people who need a visa for Thailand to enter the country visa-free if they have a valid US tourist visa. Can anybody confirm this? Has anybody tried it?

Why would you believe such nonsense on the internet. For visa rules you should consult a countries government sites to get the latest information not some junk site likely put together with AI peddling eSim cards.

48 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

I am a citizen of a country whose citizens need a visa to enter Thailand.

Your nationality?

Seems to me a mix of terminology here. The OP, I think, means a valid US passport, NOT a US tourist visa, which is something a person would need to enter the USA and has no bearing for entry into Thailand.

 

If in fact he has another nationality passport, AND a tourist visa for the USA then the latter means nothing, and only his nationality passport will determine whether or not he is eligible for "Visa exempt".

 

 

Maybe your visa would help with territories like Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa.

 

A big no on Thailand.

1 hour ago, BangkokHank said:

You've totally missed the point. I am not a US citizen. I am a citizen of a country whose citizens need a visa to enter Thailand. I happen to have a valid tourist visa for the US. Some countries (listed on the website for which I provided the link) allow people to enter without a visa (when they otherwise would need one) IF they happen to have a valid US tourist visa. (This is because they trust the strict US vetting system.) So to repeat my question in a slightly different way: Has anyone who needs a visa for Thailand been able to enter Thailand without a visa by using their valid US tourist visa? Thanks.

 

5 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Seems to me a mix of terminology here. The OP, I think, means a valid US passport, NOT a US tourist visa, which is something a person would need to enter the USA and has no bearing for entry into Thailand.

 

 

 

 Not a mix of terminology.  OP is pretty clear he doesn't have a US passport, just a valid US tourist visa.

This is pretty common. If the US approves them for a visa, then some third countries will as well. Similar rules apply for Schengen visa holders as well.

True for some countries, but not for Thailand.  The ONLY thing Thailand looks at is the passport nation.  That is what determines who needs a visa and who doesn't.  Other visas to other countries have no effect on eligibility to enter Thailand. 

On 7/15/2025 at 10:31 AM, CharlieH said:

Seems to me a mix of terminology here. The OP, I think, means a valid US passport, NOT a US tourist visa, which is something a person would need to enter the USA and has no bearing for entry into Thailand.

 

If in fact he has another nationality passport, AND a tourist visa for the USA then the latter means nothing, and only his nationality passport will determine whether or not he is eligible for "Visa exempt".

 

 

 

I believe he means he has what you mention in the second paragraph of your post.