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Thailand e-Visa from Pakistan: step by step (2026)

✓ Checked against official sources · October 20263 min read

Thailand’s visa for Pakistanis is an e-Visa, but with one offline step: the fee is paid in cash at the Royal Thai Embassy in Islamabad or the Consulate-General in Karachi. You never hand in your passport. Here is how it works from start to finish.

In this guide
  1. Before you start
  2. Step by step
  3. Questions people ask

Before you start

Step by step

  1. 1
    Apply on the official portal

    Fill in the application on Thailand’s official e-Visa website and upload your documents.

  2. 2
    Choose where you pay

    The Royal Thai Embassy in Islamabad or the Consulate-General in Karachi, whichever is nearer to where you are.

  3. 3
    Pay the fee in cash

    At the embassy’s visa gate during payment hours, with your application confirmation. Fees are not refundable under any circumstances.

  4. 4
    Wait about 14 working days

    Processing starts once the fee is received and acknowledged.

  5. 5
    Print your e-Visa

    Show the printed copy at check-in and to Thai immigration. Mobile or digital copies are not accepted.

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Thailand: apply at least three weeks before you fly to allow for processing. Photo: Humphrey M / Unsplash
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Questions people ask

Do I need to go to the Thai embassy?

Only to pay the fee in cash, at the embassy in Islamabad or the consulate in Karachi. You do not hand in your passport.

How long does it take?

About 14 working days after the fee is received.

Can I show the e-Visa on my phone?

No. Mobile or electronic copies are not accepted. Print it.

Is the fee refunded if I am refused?

No. Thai visa fees are non-refundable under any circumstances.

Visa rules change often. We confirm the current requirements and fees before you pay. A visa does not guarantee entry.