Embassy of the United States Bangkok, Thailand

The type of visa you will need and the requirements to apply for that visa depend primarily on your purpose of travel to the United States. Click on the type of visa below to learn more about the requirements for that visa class:

• A & G: Representatives of foreign governments
  • A-3 and G-5: Personal/Domestic Employee of representatives of foreign governments
    • New Domestic Worker Visa Eligibility Requirements (PDF 1.7MB).
• B-1/B-2: The visitor visa, which is issued to aliens for several purposes:
  • B-2: For tourism, visit to friends and relatives, medical treatment, and amateur/unpaid participants in cultural or sports events 
  • B-1: For general business purposes (meetings, short-term training, etc)
  • B-1: For personal/domestic employees of B, E, F, H, I, J, L, O, P, and Q visa holders and U.S. citizens temporarily assigned to the United States.

    For information on bringing your domestic employee to the U.S. for U.S. citizens, please click here. For information on bringing your domestic employee to the U.S. for nonimmigrant foreign nationals, please click here.

  • B-1/OCS: For crewmembers working on Outer Continental Shelf (B-1/OCS) and yachts (B-1)
• C-1: People transiting through the U.S.
• C-1/D: Crewmembers (Airlines and Ships)
• E: Treaty Traders (E-1) and Treaty Investors (E-2)
• F: Students in academic or language programs
• H: Temporary workers and trainees, including H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, and H-4
• I: Journalists and members of the media
• J: Exchange visitors
• K: Fiancé(e)/spouse of a U.S. citizen
• L: Intra-company transferees, including L-1 and L-2
• M: Students in vocational or other non-academic programs
• O: Temporary workers of extraordinary ability
• P: Athletes and entertainers
• Q: Cultural exchange visitors
• R: Religious workers
• TD: NAFTA Derivative

For Information for B-1 Domestic Employee, A-3, G-5, H, J, and NATO-7 visa applicants about Legal Rights and Protections (PDF 252KB).

Please visit the Application Process page for further information.