{"id":6603,"date":"2026-09-05T19:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/blacklist\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:22:48","slug":"blacklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/blacklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Blacklist in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>\u0e40\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e30 <strong>Thailand blacklist<\/strong> (\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0a\u0e35\u0e14\u0e33, <em>banchi dam<\/em>, officially the list of <em>prohibited aliens<\/em>) is the register kept by the Immigration Bureau of foreigners who are to be refused entry to the Kingdom, either for a fixed period or indefinitely. The word does not appear in the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979); the legal basis is Section 12, which lists the categories of persons refused entry, and Section 16, which lets the Minister of Interior exclude a foreigner in the interest of the country. Overstay is by far the commonest reason a foreigner ends up on it.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e0d<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#how-a-name-gets-onto-the-list\">How a name gets onto the list<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#checking-avoiding-and-living-with-a-blacklist-entry\">Checking, avoiding and living with a blacklist entry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#getting-off-the-blacklist-and-what-it-is-not\">Getting off the blacklist, and what it is not<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">\u0e04\u0e33\u0e16\u0e32\u0e21\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-a-name-gets-onto-the-list\">How a name gets onto the list<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>\u0e21\u0e32\u0e15\u0e23\u0e32 12<\/strong> turns certain facts into a bar on entry: prior imprisonment other than for a petty or negligence offence, work in prohibited occupations, a threat to public order, and, in its final paragraph, a previous deportation or revocation of the right to stay. Section 16 adds a discretionary exclusion by the Minister for reasons of public order, morals or national security.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>\u0e40\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e30 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/overstay\/\">overstay<\/a> entries follow a published scale in force since 2016. A foreigner who leaves voluntarily after an overstay of more than 90 days is banned for 1 year; more than 1 year, 3 years; more than 3 years, 5 years; more than 5 years, 10 years. A foreigner arrested and prosecuted for overstay is banned for 5 years if the overstay was under 1 year and 10 years for longer overstays. An overstay of 90 days or less paid at the airport produces no ban. Entries following a criminal conviction and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/deportation\/\">deportation<\/a> have no published scale and are often for decades or without limit.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"checking-avoiding-and-living-with-a-blacklist-entry\">Checking, avoiding and living with a blacklist entry<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>There is no public lookup. A foreigner who suspects an entry can ask the Immigration Bureau in writing, or through a lawyer with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/power-of-attorney\/\">\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e33\u0e19\u0e32\u0e08<\/a>. The entry is discovered most often at check-in abroad, when the airline&#8217;s advance passenger system refuses boarding, or at the immigration counter on arrival, where the person is held in the transit area and returned on the same carrier at their own cost.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The common mistake is to enter on a new passport in the hope that the record is attached to the old number: the record is biometric and name-based, and a second refusal at the border adds a further entry. A person with an expired overstay ban can enter normally once the period has run; the ban is counted from the departure stamp.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"getting-off-the-blacklist-and-what-it-is-not\">Getting off the blacklist, and what it is not<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>An overstay ban simply expires. Other entries can be removed only by the authority that made them: a petition to the Immigration Commissioner setting out the change of circumstances, a ministerial revocation of a Section 16 exclusion, or a challenge in the Administrative Court, which must generally be filed within 90 days of the decision. Paying a fine does not clear it.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>The blacklist is separate from a Thai <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/criminal-record\/\">criminal record<\/a>, which is a police database of arrests and convictions, and from an Interpol notice. A person can be blacklisted with no criminal record at all, as with a long overstay.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">\u0e04\u0e33\u0e16\u0e32\u0e21\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">How long is the Thailand blacklist for overstay?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>For voluntary departure: 1 year for an overstay over 90 days, 3 years for over 1 year, 5 years for over 3 years and 10 years for over 5 years. For an arrest and prosecution: 5 years for an overstay under 1 year and 10 years for longer. An overstay of 90 days or less settled at the airport carries no ban.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">How do I check if I am blacklisted from Thailand?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>There is no online lookup. A written request to the Immigration Bureau, or a request through a Thai lawyer with a power of attorney, is the usual route, and some embassies can ask on a national&#8217;s behalf. Otherwise the entry surfaces when an airline refuses boarding or immigration refuses entry on arrival.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Can a blacklist entry in Thailand be removed?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>An overstay ban expires on its own and needs no application. Other entries can be lifted only by petition to the Immigration Bureau, by ministerial revocation where the exclusion was ordered by the Minister, or by an Administrative Court challenge, normally within 90 days of the order. A new passport does not remove the record.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>\u0e14\u0e39\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e48\u0e21\u0e40\u0e15\u0e34\u0e21: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/overstay\/\">overstay<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/deportation\/\">deportation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/immigration-bureau\/\">\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e04\u0e19\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e07<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/glossary\/visa-exemption\/\">visa exemption<\/a>, and the guides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/thailand-visa-overstay-criminal-blacklists\/\">visa overstay, criminal charges and blacklists<\/a> \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/th\/deportation-from-thailand-2026-rules\/\">deportation from Thailand: the 2026 rules<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thailand blacklist (\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0a\u0e35\u0e14\u0e33, banchi dam, officially the list of prohibited aliens) is the register kept by the Immigration Bureau 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