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Samoa visa for citizens of Thailand

Citizens of Thailand get a Samoa visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Thailand: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Bangkok — Apia: ≈ 10,120 km, about 13 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Samoa visa rules at a glance

With a Thailand passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 81 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Thailand passport ranks 121st of 199.
Thailand passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Thailand and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Malaysia, Singapore, Macau, Philippines, China, Seychelles, Micronesia, Palestine, Russia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Fiji, Dominica, Barbados, and Haiti.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Thailand. Thailand visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Bangkok — Apia: about 10,120 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Bangkok 12:00 — Apia 18:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 143rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Thailand.