Do I need to show an entry flight ticket or is a bus ticket sufficient for a tourist visa application in Penang?

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Feb 6, 2024

9 months ago

Ruxandra *********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hi :) When I apply for a tourist visa in Penang, do I need to show an entry flight ticket to Thailand or can I take a bus/ferry to Thailand? 

Also, do I need to show a 3-month bank statement of how much?

(I'm Romanian if that helps in any way)

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TLDR : Answer Summary

When applying for a tourist visa in Penang, it is generally required to show proof of an entry flight ticket to Thailand. However, a bus or ferry ticket can be sufficient if applying from a nearby country. Additionally, applicants are typically required to provide a bank statement showing a minimum balance of 20,000 THB. Note that requirements may vary based on the immigration officer's discretion.

Chris *********

You always can buy a reservation /ticket for a couple of dollars for showing to them if nessesery on

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9 months ago

Taketo *********

all depend on officer. website said need proof of flight ticket. In fact, my friend apply before covid 2018 they not asking about flight ticket. but my another friend apply on 2023 they asking proof of flight ticket

9 months ago

Bob **********

If anything it could be a ticket out of Thailand

9 months ago

Jan ******************

@Bob *********

The question was into Thailand. You don’t need to have a ticket out for to apply for a tourist visa as long as you don’t apply for multiple entries. For visa exemption you need a ticket out within 30 days.

9 months ago

Bob **********

@Jan *****************

why would you need a ticket into Thailand once you pay and are issued a visa they could care less where you go depending on your history you can very well be asked for the 3 proofs one being a ticket out of Thailand within 60 days

9 months ago

Jan ******************

@Bob *********

Because the formal requirement for achieving a tourist visa is to have a ticket into Thailand when you apply for a tourist visa but there’s no formal requirement to have a ticket out. The question was if a bus ticket was sufficient.

9 months ago

Ruxandra *********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Actually a ticket out of Thailand is required. I was just wondering if they wanted to know how and when I'm entering Thailand

9 months ago

Nongnuch ********

@Ruxandra ********

the departing ticket must show that you are leaving within 60 days from entering (regardless the fact that you can extend the stay permit for 30 more days)

9 months ago

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Nongnuch ********

Jan ******************

This is from thai embassy in Norway but the requirements are the same. We of course need to show a flight ticket, but a bus ticket should be sufficient as long as you apply for a visa from a neighbour country. You need to show proof of minimum 20 000 thb.

9 months ago

Nongnuch ********

@Jan *****************

why do you insist that you are right? You are WRONG. The requirements to obtain a Tourist Visa at the Royal Thai Consulate General on Penang is that he has to show both a ticket entering and a ticket leaving Thailand within 60 days (regardless of the fact that he can extend for 30 days)

9 months ago

Jan ******************

@Nongnuch *******

Because I don’t know the specific practice in this particular office in Penang, but I applied for and got a tourist visa at the thai embassy in Oslo Norway before Christmas and they just required a ticket and date into Thailand.

9 months ago

Nongnuch ********

@Jan *****************

it is different in other parts of the World, the question was about Penang, and this consulate is known for their unfriendliness and their strict handling of requirements

9 months ago

Jan ******************

@Nongnuch *******

Ok, thanks for letting me and us know. I didn’t know and we don’t need to show proof of a ticket out unless we apply for a multiple entries tourist visa.

9 months ago

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Jan ******************

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