Can I fly to Cambodia first before entering Thailand on a Tourist Visa issued in Singapore?

Aug 26, 2022
2 years ago
Perko *********
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Hi All, I got my Tourist Visa 60days issued in Singapore already. I submitted my flight details during my visa application showing my flight booking SIN-CNX-SIN.

If I choose to fly to Cambodia first, then fly from Cambodia to Chiang Mai, does this affect the visa in anyway?

Or must I definitely depart only from Singapore?

Thanks in advance!
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The user inquires whether changing their travel route from Singapore to Cambodia before entering Thailand on a Tourist Visa affects the validity of the visa. A comment suggests that once the visa is issued, the specific route taken to enter Thailand is not significant.
Stuart *********
Once you’ve got your visa it’s irrelevant how you actually wing your way to Thailand or which border entry point or airport you use.
Perko *********
ORIGINAL POSTER
thank you so much! it's my first application for a TR so wasn't quite sure. Thanks for this
Kool *******
@Perko ********
the only requirement is that you enter Thailand to use it within 90 days from the date it was issued. There are no other restrictions once it is issued.
Perko *********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Sorry just re-wiring my brain now as I plot my trip.

So if I plan:

Fly Sin - CNX,

Few days later, leave for Siem Reap and come back to CNX

The 60 days stay resets itself upon my entry?
Brandon ************
@Perko ********
when you enter Thailand they will write "used" on your tourist visa meaning it's no longer valid. You cannot use it again after that.
Kosam ********
@Brandon ***********
Brandon Thurkettle And they put that stamp on my single entry Non-immigrant B visa. I have to apply for visa extension with a multiple entry provision.
Brandon ************
@Kosam *******
non-B doesn't come in a multi entry variety. If you obtain outside of Thailand it's single entry, and if you obtain inside of Thailand it's zero entry. Extensions are zero entry also.
Kosam ********
@Brandon ***********
Oh. What does zero entry mean? Does it mean once I move out I can't return? If so, then how can I be able to move out and in because I'll be staying for at least 8 months and I'll need to travel out to my home country during this period?
Brandon ************
@Kosam *******
zero entry means you're already in the country so there's no entries included. You would need to purchase a re-entry permit from immigration or from the airport before you leave to keep your stamp alive.
Kosam ********
@Brandon ***********
Perko G Rose Oh. I'll consider going back to the immigration office. Many thanks.
Stuart *********
@Perko ********
No the tourist is visa is single entry. When you leave it stops.
Perko *********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Kool ******
thank you so much! this is really helpful.
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