Thailand announced eVisa for Pakistani passport holders
Thailand has officially announced the E-Visa, and officially from 2025, all people who are in Pakistan can apply for the online E-Visa.
Before, they had allowed only a few countries for testing purposes — for example, if Pakistanis were living in Saudi Arabia, China, Europe, etc., they could apply. But now, everyone can apply online for the Thailand visa — no matter where you live — starting from 1st January.
This has been officially announced by the Consulate in Karachi and the Embassy in Islamabad, and they have issued a notification for this.
But there is one issue here — they are saying that the payment still has to be made at the embassy, although the visa form will be submitted online. Which I personally find a bit strange because in all other E-Visa systems, both the visa application and payment are done online.
And Thailand was actually the last country in this whole region where the visa was still a sticker visa. All the other countries — Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, even Myanmar (Burma) — all had online visas, only Thailand was left. So finally, Thailand has also made its visa online now.
The E-Visa will be received by email on paper, and you will have to print it and take it with you. You will travel on that document now. Earlier, you had to get a sticker on your passport.
As far as E-Visas are concerned, brother, now the whole world is shifting towards E-Visas, and soon there will be no stamps on passports either. That’s coming very soon.
So those people who used to say, “sticker visa,” — those sticker visas are about to end. Already, if we talk about big countries — Australia no longer gives sticker visas, Canada is also ending sticker visas, the UK is also ending them, and the Schengen Area will also very soon start the E-Visa system.
Only America (USA) will be left, but even America in the future will definitely do the same.
Now, as far as Thailand is concerned — the requirements for the visa will be available on the website — you will need almost the same things:
- hotel booking,
- flight reservation,
- bank statement,
- and other financial documents.
All these details have to be uploaded to the website. You’ll also need to upload basic information, your photo, and a passport copy.
But from Pakistan, you can apply only after 1st January, because from that date onward, you will be eligible to apply from Pakistan through this website for Thailand’s E-Visa.
Before that date, you won’t get the E-Visa; you’ll still have to go to the embassy.
The embassy has already stopped accepting visa applications — so you will have to wait for 1st January.
Now, regarding requirements and fees — the fee will be the same as the normal online visa fee, usually around $50 for E-Visas in most countries.
If we talk about Malaysia or Cambodia, their fee is actually less than $50, but Vietnam’s fee on the website looks low, though recently the Vietnam website is not issuing visas.
Now, one more thing — even though Thailand has introduced the E-Visa system, they can still call some applicants for an interview at the embassy if there’s any doubt or issue with someone’s application.
So yes, they might call you for an interview at the embassy if needed.
And very soon, I think that online payment will also be available — then you will be able to easily pay with your card online and get your visa directly — just like Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Singapore already have.
So I expect that within a few days or weeks, you will no longer need to go to the embassy for payment. Even though right now they are saying that you have to make payment at the embassy — that will soon change. You will be able to pay directly online and receive your visa directly online.
Now about the visa duration — just like the current sticker visa, its validity is three months, and you can stay for two months (60 days). I think the E-Visa will be the same — as per the previous rollout, they had the same policy:
- three months validity, and 60 days stay.
It’s possible they might allow 30 days stay also, because normally, on the sticker visa, you can stay 60 days after arriving in Thailand.
So this is a very good update and a good process, because now, when all other countries have E-Visas, there’s no reason to go to the embassy just for Thailand.
Now, you can sit at home and apply for the E-Visa of Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and all these other countries easily.
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