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Do I need to provide a departure date for my OA visa application if I'm booking a one-way flight to Thailand?

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Sep 24, 2023

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Keith **********

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I'm in USA and applying for an OA visa from the USA.  I plan on a one way flight but the e-visa application is looking for a departure date.  Do i just make up a date?

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When applying for an OA visa while in the USA, you can enter any date within a year of your planned arrival as your departure date, since the visa permits a one-year stay in Thailand. It's noted that other countries, like Australia, also do not require proof of flight bookings for this visa type.

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Wayne *********

Australia does not ask for proof of flight booking for OA or OX visa

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Brandon ************

The visa you're applying for gives you permission to stay in Thailand for 1 year so put any date within a year of your arrival date

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Keith **********

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They don't need proof of departing flight?

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Benedict **********

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I went through the O-A evisa application successfully about 3 weeks ago (Embassy in Hungary) and although the e-visa system did not ask for my flight ticket only for the date, two days after submission I got an e-mail asking for my ticket as “further document”.

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Burnard ************

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That's Thailand Immigration. When you think something should be simple, nope, you are wrong.

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Keith **********

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Brandon ************

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shouldn't need one for a non-immigrant visa.

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