Can I enter Thailand with just a flight reservation and receive a 60-day visa on arrival?

Do you really have to?

You don’t need a visa!

Yepp book flight get on it don't forget passport and dollars

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"Can I simply make flight reservations to leave USA, without doing anything else, receive a 60 day visa upon arrival ... " Obviously you'll need to actually come to Thailand. They're not giving visa exempt for people who don't come here.

The visa is less of a question but rather Airline requirements.

Don’t miscount the number of days.

Day 1 is when you get stamped in to Thailand, even if that’s 11.55pm!!( in such a case, better to wait until after midnight)

In your case, getting the additional 30 days, which is added to the original 60, not from when you apply, you need to count the 90 days, for your return flight.

For example, if you arrive on 2nd March, your 90 days expires on 30th May.

That is 30 days of March, April; and May.

yes

As others have said, you may just want to book a throwaway ticket within your 60 days. It’s kind of silly, but it may be necessary. Some folks have reported that the onward ticket websites have been flagged by airlines, but you can get tickets from a variety of third party booking sites that can be cancelled for a fee or you can book a cheap ticket to Kuala Lumpur or Phnom Penh. You don’t want to spoil your vacation by having a problem at the airport because other people report they’ve never been asked. Some front desk clerks ask; some don’t.

Visa exemption and visa on arrival are not the same. For the first you get 60 days for free by just showing your passport, for the second you need to pay around US$60, glue a picture and get 15 days. If visa exemption, yes, you can also later extend 30 more days, while for VOA is not possible.

Thanks guys. This helps me too. I’m looking to go back just for a 90 day. Period. So 60 days upon my arrival. Do the same thing 30 day extension book my plane trip at 90 days out. I’m also in California thanks for the question. It was very very helpful.

Sort of correct. You don't need any visa, and you get a free 60-day entry stamp when you arrive. Whatever you do when you arrive in Thailand DO NOT follow the "Visa On Arrival" signs, just follow the hoardes

@Jim ********

No Visa on arrival but stamped in Visa Exempt for 60-days

In short, yes

You get 60 days on arrival and can extend for 30 more via immigration in Thailand

US passport holders do indeed get a 60 day visa exempt entry stamp. They can extend that once for a further 30 days at a local immigration office.

Your airline however may ask to see an onward flight within the 60 days, regardless that you could get an extension. Some insist, some don’t seem to care.