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Do I need a visa for a layover in Thailand if I have to collect my baggage and check-in again?

Thailand Visa Visa Requirements Transit Visa Immigration Expat Travel Self-Transfer Flights

Dec 22, 2022

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Fabienne ********

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Hi, I will be travelling from Cambodia to Australia in February. My first flight will be from Phnom Phen to Bangkok (arrival in Bangkok: Feb 13 around 7pm). I have to collect my baggage and check-in again for my second flight to Sydney (self-transfer, so I will leave the transit area). Departure time is a few minutes after midnight at Feb 14. So, my question is: do I need to get a visa in Thailand for those 5 hours? Or is there some sort of exception?

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The poster is inquiring whether a visa is required for a short layover in Thailand, specifically when arriving from Cambodia to Bangkok and then self-transferring to a flight to Sydney. Comments indicate that the necessity for a visa depends on the passenger's nationality and circumstances; generally, a transit visa may be required unless the individual qualifies for visa exemption.

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John **********

Transit visa unless you are eligible for visa exempt. To pass immigration you need to be allowed into Thailand. Hopefully you don't have a long history of staying inside Thailand

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@John *********

Thank you! I’ve been to Thailand for 5 weeks in November and December 2022.

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@Fabienne *******

if that's all you have nothing to worry about. I'd just go with visa exempt

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@John *********

great, thank you for your help!

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Wayne *********

Depends on the country passport your using.

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Stuart *********

What’s your nationality?

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German

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If German than you get a visa exempt entry. No visa required.

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