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Can I fly to Thailand on a single ticket and stay for 90 days?

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Sep 27, 2024
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Benny ***********
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Is it ok fly in to 🇹🇭on a single ticket, and Stay 90 days??
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Travelers can fly to Thailand on a single ticket and stay for up to 90 days, but there are important considerations regarding visas and onward travel. If entering under visa exemption or with a tourist visa, having proof of onward travel is often required by airlines, even if it’s rarely checked by immigration. Travelers report being asked for onward tickets by airlines frequently, and it's advised to either check with the airline beforehand or book a refundable ticket. Some users shared experiences of not being asked for onward tickets during their travels, underlining the inconsistency of enforcement.
Mick ********
I recently did this on a 90 day visa

Now I'm going to extend to a one year visa
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Jo **********
in 20 years and approximately 200 trips never have asked for a onward ticket
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Henrik *****
In and out of Thailand every month in 20 years, that must be a overdramatization
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Jo **********
@Henrik ****
 it’s a modest exaggeration. I live in Thailand and commute to Singapore for work.
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Henrik *****
But not on a tourist visa / visa excempt, which is what the OP is going to use.
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Jo **********
yes
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Gekke ********
I got stopped with a single ticket and the asked me to buy there a ticket out of the country and after I could go in(buy s ticket eith a 24 hour refund ive they ask. You're welcome
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Christopher *******
Need onward connection, even cheap train ticket to Laos that never gets use.,
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Ralph *******
Will your travel insurance be valid?
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Bart **************
@Ralph ******
 good point, some do indeed require a return ticket for that.
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@Bart *************
 Yes. Just about all where I live.
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Janelle *****
Just rent an onward ticket for $14
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Henrik *****
No, you need a onwardticket within the initial 60 days.

Furthermore returntickets are cheaper than 2 oneway, especialy when the return is bought within 80 days before the travel date.
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Jo **********
@Henrik ****
 in 20 years and approximately 200 trips never have asked for a onward ticket
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Jo **********
@Henrik ****
 sure everyone carries 20,000 baht in their pocket
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Henrik *****
That’s the law you need to abide.

So nothing to discuss further.
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@Jo *********
 they ask any cash, eq. of
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, it can be usd for example. And they ask, and can sent to ATM sometimes.
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@Jo *********
 only today I did 3 road crossing on red light. And no one died... Strange 😅
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Henrik *****
That does not change the fact, that it is a official requirement, that you have to have a ticket out of Thailand, in each visaperiod, when traveling visa excempt.
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@Henrik ****
 sure everyone carries 20,000 baht in their pocket
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Benny ***********
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@Henrik ****
 If I book a buss ticket to Kambodja before 60 day? Ok or not

And have in/out fly ticket 90 day?
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@Benny **********
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Michael ********
I travel a lot and get asked about 50 % of the time now to show visa which if you dont have they will ask for onward ticket.

Before covid was rarely guess airlines worried about liability.

Its also in the IATA guidelines as a requirement.
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Sh ****
Book a ticket with qatar and pay for the more expensive one where you can get a full refund then cancel it when you arrive and get your money back. The That’s what I did
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Kevin ******
@Sh ***
 so smart
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John ********
@Sh ***
 wasted money
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@John *******
 how is it wasted when you get a full refund 😂 use a credit card
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Ed ********
Ive been asked many times by the airline for proof of onward travel, in the time of my visa
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Jan ******************
Asked all the time and the only accurate answer is that there’s a formal onward ticket requirement within 60 days for tourist entries as tourist visa and visa exemption. Rarely checked at the immigration but you might risk your airline will require it for boarding. Therefore you have two options: call your airline and ask for their policy regarding this and/or buy a cheap onward ticket within 60 days.
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@Jan *****************
 I agree on most of what you write, but wonder if you are right about the tourist visa..?

From what I have read, they accept an onward ticket within 90 days if you have applied for a tourist visa. That this could be the main reason to actually apply for a tourist visa instead of entering on visa exemption.
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Maksym ***********
@Cissi ********
 some Thai embassies clearly say - return ticket in 60 days only
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@Maksym **********
 ok. Obviously it varies since some embassies give you a tourist visa if you submit a return ticket within 90 days. That is why I thought it would be accepted by the immigration officers too, but I fully understand Jan Kenneths reply.
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@Cissi ********
 Formally tourist visa and visa exemption are the same, you’ll need an onward ticket within the days you’ll get stamped in for in the first place. This will never be any issue in the immigration unless they pull you aside and start questioning you for some other reason, and the airlines are probably more strict when you travel without any visa at all.

The extension is always solely in the discretion of the immigration officer and not a right you have as they like to put it.

This is from the immigration stating you’ll need a ticket out within the days of your tourist visa and some embassies/consulate don’t even issue a tourist visa without an onward ticket within 60 days.
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@Jan *****************
 thanks for the clarification. 👍
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James *******
Yes of course. If the airline asks say no, if they want you to then book a bus for $10 online on your phone there and then.
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Onne ***********
40 years only with single ticket. Never problem
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@Onne **********
 20 years crossing roads on red lights, never problem 🤷
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@Onne **********
 not with the airline 🤔 they are the one who will cover any expenses if they let you go without onward or return ticket 🤔
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Gary *********
Good chance you’ll get asked for an onward ticket. Many asked. Best phone the airline as people advise you
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Benny ***********
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@Onne **********
 Which Visa do you use then??
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Onne ***********
Benny Bergström only the 30 days
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Benny ***********
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@Onne **********
 Do you go to Border Bounce ???
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@Onne **********
 you live in Thailand on 30 day exempt visa ?
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Rob *******
It is possible. it is allso possible for you to get refused boarding without showing onward travel.
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Jae *****
Its like a slot machine, if you have luck, you won, if you no luck, you get to step aside and IO will personally warm welcome you.
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John **********
With an appropriate visa yes.

Without a visa ask your airline
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Benny ***********
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Yes, so IO in AirPort dont care????
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@Benny **********
 Still a formal requirement in the immigration. That’s why your airline could care in the first place, but rarely checked unless they pull you aside and start questioning you for some other reason.
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@John *********
 I go whit 60 days and 30 days more at IM
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@Benny **********
 Airlines and Immigration won't recognize your "30 more days" as you have to apply for it. It's not a given!
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@Benny **********
 I assume you mean visa exempt, in which case you need to ask your airline as they may not let you board the flight without a return ticket
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@John *********
 or just another ticket out of Thailand
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@John *********
 I came to Thailand 14 months back on a one way ticket no issues at all
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@James *********
 But, you are supposed to have a ticket out of Thailand within the exemption period. The fact that they didn’t check doesn’t change that.

On my last two trips, the airline has checked. I would not be able to board without an exit ticket.
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@James *********
 Depends which airline you use some want to see your ticket to leave on day 59 when checking in. So wouldn't chance it and check with them..
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