Filing from India
Thailand DTV from India: four posts, state by state
Four Thai posts share India by state. When we checked on 8 October 2026, none had published a DTV checklist updated for the rule of 31 August 2026: the only one, New Delhi's, is dated July 2024.
Checked against official sources on 8 October 2026
At a glance
DTV in India: the essentials
- Where you file
- One of four posts
- New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai or Kolkata, by where you are when you apply. Online since 1 January 2025.
- Embassy fee
- INR 30,000
- At all four posts since 27 April 2026. Paid outside the portal. Never refunded.
- Processing
- About 14 working days
- From the fee payment, at New Delhi and Kolkata. Chennai and Mumbai state none.
- Money in the bank
- 500,000 THB
- The portal's figure. No Indian post states a current rupee amount.
- Criminal record
- Not named
- No Indian post says which certificate it accepts. The rule requires one.
Who files here
New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai or Kolkata: which post covers you
You file with the post covering the place where you are when you apply. The only official list of states is New Delhi's e-Visa FAQ of September 2026, reproduced below. What counts as permanent residence
Embassy
New Delhi
States
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tripura
- Uttarakhand
- Uttar Pradesh
Union territories
- Chandigarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Lakshadweep
- Ladakh
Consulate-General
Chennai
States
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
Union territories
- Puducherry
Consulate-General
Kolkata
States
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Jharkhand
- Odisha
- West Bengal
Union territories
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In the FAQ's words: “Thai visas will be issued only to applicants who are physically present in India throughout the entire e-Visa application process.”
The checklist
What the Indian posts ask for
No post in India has published a DTV list that includes the two documents added on 31 August 2026. Here is what applies anyway, then what the posts publish today.
The rules every post shares: DTV visa requirements and DTV visa cost.
Required since 31 August 2026
- Proof of permanent residence
- Required by the ministry's rule. What counts in India is not stated by any Indian post: ask yours.
- Certificate of criminal record clearance
- One certificate, from your country of nationality or of permanent residence. No Indian post names it or its maximum age.
Every e-Visa applicant in India (New Delhi FAQ, September 2026)
- Proof of current location
- “such as a house agreement, Aadhaar card, monthly electricity bill, or other relevant supporting documents”. An application without it may be cancelled or rejected.
- Photo
- In colour, taken within the last 6 months, JPG, 3 MB at most.
- The printed e-Visa
- “Electronic copies displayed on mobile phones or other electronic devices will not be accepted.”
Paying the fee, post by post
- New Delhi
- No cash at the embassy. A bank transfer or UPI to the embassy's DBS account, or a cash deposit at a DBS branch, then the slip by email to thaievisa.del@gmail.com.
- Kolkata
- A demand draft at the Consulate-General, 09:30-12:00, or a cash deposit at a DBS branch with the slip sent to thaivisa.ccu@gmail.com.
- Chennai
- A demand draft payable to the Royal Thai Consulate-General, presented in person.
- Mumbai
- Not stated on any page we could read.
- Deadline
- Pay within 14 days of submitting the online application.
Your lane (New Delhi's checklist, dated July 2024)
- Workation
- An employment contract or certificate, or a portfolio showing digital nomad, remote worker, foreign talent or freelancer status.
- Thai soft power
- An invitation letter from the company in Thailand running the activity.
- Spouse or child under 20
- Proof of the relationship: marriage, birth or adoption certificate.
- Dated before the rule
- This list predates 31 August 2026. Its fee and its money line are out of date, and it lacks the two documents above. Do not file from it alone.
Criminal record certificate
Your criminal record certificate: the Police Clearance Certificate
No Thai post in India names the certificate it accepts or how recent it must be. The rule applies: one certificate, from your nationality or your country of permanent residence.
Which certificate
For an Indian citizen living in India, the Indian certificate is the Police Clearance Certificate (PCC), issued through Passport Seva. Not an Indian citizen? The rule also allows the certificate of your country of nationality. How the certificate works
A state-police certificate
Whether a Thai post in India accepts one is not stated.
No apostille
Thailand joined the Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026, and it applies to Thailand only from 28 February 2027. Until then an apostille is not valid for Thailand, and no post asks for one on the DTV upload.
Step by step
Apply on Passport Seva
On the Passport Seva portal (passportindia.gov.in). Its procedure pages could not be read on 8 October 2026, so we give no step detail.
Read how a passport office words it
The Hyderabad passport office writes: “Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) is issued to Indian Passport holders in case they have applied for Residential Status, Employment or Long term visa or for immigration. PCC cannot be issued for persons going abroad on Tourist Visa.” (PDF). Whether a DTV counts as a long-term visa is not stated.
Check the fee on Passport Seva
The fee and the time to issue are not on an official page we could read. Check them on Passport Seva before you plan.
Order it early
No Indian post states a maximum age. Ask yours, then order it so it is still recent on the day you file.
Not published
What the Indian posts do not say
The gaps are wide, because no post has updated its DTV page since the rule. We do not guess: ask the post that covers you before you file.
The rule's two documents
No Indian post's DTV requirements, checked on 8 October 2026, include the proof of permanent residence or the criminal record certificate.
What proves permanent residence
The FAQ names the Aadhaar card or an electricity bill as proof of current location. Whether they prove permanent residence, or what an OCI holder or a foreigner registered with the FRRO sends, is not stated.
Which certificate, how recent
No post names the certificate, its maximum age, or whether a state-police certificate is accepted.
The money
Months of statements, sponsor rules and a current rupee equivalent of 500,000 THB are not stated. The July 2024 rupee figure is out of date.
Chennai and Mumbai timing
Neither states a processing time. No post states how long before travel to apply.
Paying in Mumbai
Mumbai's payment method is not stated on any page we could read.
Visa-section emails
Every post hides its email addresses on its site. Only the payment mailboxes are readable.
The PCC fee and timing
Not on an official Passport Seva page we could read on 8 October 2026.
Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh
No Indian post says whether it covers residents of these countries.
Questions
DTV from India: common questions
Which Thai consulate in India covers my state?
Mumbai covers Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Chennai covers Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Puducherry. Kolkata covers Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The embassy in New Delhi covers the rest, Delhi included.
How much is the DTV fee in India?
INR 30,000, at the embassy and all three Consulates-General, since 27 April 2026. It is paid outside the portal, by the method your post sets, and never refunded.
Has the Thai embassy in India published the new DTV checklist?
Not when we checked on 8 October 2026. New Delhi's only DTV checklist is dated July 2024. The rule of 31 August 2026 still applies: proof of permanent residence and a criminal record certificate. Ask your post what it accepts.
Do I need a Police Clearance Certificate for a DTV from India?
The rule asks every applicant for one certificate, from the country of nationality or of permanent residence. No Indian post names the certificate. For an Indian citizen it is the PCC, issued through Passport Seva. Read the field note on the certificate.
How long does a DTV take in India?
About 14 working days from the fee payment, at New Delhi and Kolkata. Chennai and Mumbai state no time.
Is an Aadhaar card proof of permanent residence for the DTV?
New Delhi's FAQ names the Aadhaar card as proof of current location. Whether it counts as proof of permanent residence since 31 August 2026 is not stated. Ask your post.
Sources
Official sources
Every fact on this page comes from these pages. We re-read them when a post changes its rules, and date each one.
- Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi: visaUpdated 16 September 2026 · Checked 8 October 2026
- Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi: e-Visa FAQ (September 2026)Checked 8 October 2026
- Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi: DTV checklist (July 2024)Checked 8 October 2026
- Thai posts in India: updated consular fees 2026Published 15 April 2026 · Effective 27 April 2026 · Checked 8 October 2026
- Royal Thai Consulate-General, Mumbai: updated visa feesPublished 16 April 2026 · Checked 8 October 2026
- Royal Thai Consulate-General, Chennai: visa and consular feesPublished 16 April 2026 · Checked 8 October 2026
- Royal Thai Consulate-General, Chennai: e-Visa payment optionsUpdated 8 May 2025 · Checked 8 October 2026
- Royal Thai Consulate-General, Kolkata: e-Visa guidelines (PDF)Published 13 January 2025 · Checked 8 October 2026
- Passport Office Hyderabad: Police Clearance Certificate (PDF)Checked 8 October 2026
- Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Consular Affairs: DTV announcementPublished 28 August 2026 · Checked 2 October 2026
- Hague Conference (HCCH): Thailand joins the Apostille ConventionChecked 2 October 2026
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