TM.87 Application for a Non-Immigrant Visa in Thailand

TM.87 (ตม.87 คำขอรับการตรวจลงตรา, Application for Visa) is the application of a foreigner who is already in Thailand asking to be granted a Non-Immigrant visa (ประเภทคนอยู่ชั่วคราว). It is typically used to change a tourist visa or visa-exempt entry to a Non-Immigrant visa without leaving the country.

The form is bilingual (Thai and English), two pages, addressed to the Immigration Officer.

• a foreigner who entered Thailand on another visa or visa-exempt and wants a Non-Immigrant visa (for example, marriage to a Thai national, retirement, work or study);
• it is submitted at the immigration office responsible for your area of residence; whether a change is possible in your case and to which category — check with the office;
• according to the form, the application must be made in person;
• the form states a fee of 2,000 baht which is not refunded if the application is refused; check the current fee with the office.

• the immigration office and the date of application (Buddhist Era year, พ.ศ.);
• title (Mr./Mrs./Miss — circled), family name, first name, middle name, age, date and place of birth, nationality;
• passport number, date and place of issue, expiry date;
• current visa, mode of transport, where you arrived from, port and date of arrival, TM.6 arrival card number (if any);
• the reason why you need a Non-Immigrant visa;
• your address in Thailand and the details of the person who wrote the application (usually the applicant);
• signature or right thumb print — by hand; a 4×6 cm photo is pasted on.

• passport and copies of the photo page, current visa and last entry stamp;
• one 4×6 cm photo (there is a box for it on the form);
• documents supporting the reason (for example a marriage certificate, pension and financial documents, a letter from the employer or school) — the list depends on the visa category;
• proof of address, such as the TM.30 notification receipt.

Check the exact list of documents and their requirements with the immigration office before you apply.

1. Tell the chat in any language which Non-Immigrant visa you are applying for and why.
2. The assistant fills in passport data, entry dates in พ.ศ. and your address in Thailand; data from your profile is filled in automatically.
3. Download the PDF, print, sign, paste a 4×6 photo and submit in person.

Official form ตม.87: intermed.kku.ac.th (PDF) — a copy of the Immigration Bureau form hosted by Khon Kaen University; Thai Immigration Bureau: immigration.go.th. Checked on 2026-10-08. This is not legal advice.