Immigration police have denied claims circulating on social media that hundreds of thousands of Israelis have settled in Thailand.
There are no irregularities with verified arrival and departure figures for Israeli nationals, Immigration Bureau officials said on Thursday.
They were responding to a claim on social media that about 425,000 Israelis — about four percent of the total Israeli population — have settled in Thailand.
The figure is close to the number of Israelis who visited Thailand in 2025, the bureau said.
Immigration data from the five main airports in Thailand showed that 420,202 Israelis arrived in the country last year and 405,712 departed.
From Jan 1 to March 11 this year, 84,238 Israelis visited Thailand and 80,171 left the country.
The Immigration Bureau reported that there were 31,892 Israelis in Thailand on Tuesday. The figure included tourists arriving under the free-visa scheme, as well as those seeking longer-term visas for business, education and family visits.
Among Israelis seeking long-stay visas, there were 139 in Mae Hong Son, one in Amnat Charoen province, and none in Phrae and Phayao.
On islands including Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, 5,938 Israelis sought short- and long-term visas from Jan 1 to March 11.
Last year Thai authorities stepped in to combat anti-Israeli backlash in Pai in Mae Hong Son, a favourite destination of Israeli travellers.
The southern tourist island of Koh Phangan is another popular destination, but there have been complaints there about widespread ownership of land and businesses by Israelis.
