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Is a return flight from Cambodia sufficient as proof of onward travel for entering Thailand with a visa exemption?

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Hi! I little question about onward flight... If my itinerary is: Home -> Chiang Mai -(bus)-> Lao -> Cambodia -> Home (flight from Phnom Pehn), and I have booked a *real* flight Phnom Pehn to my home country about 25 days after arrive in Thailand, is it enough as a proof of onward flight?

I mean, I'll arrive in Thailand with a visa exemption, and I haven't a flight out of Thailand, but I do have a return flight to my home country. Is it enough, or do I need to book a cheap flight out of Thailand?

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The user inquires whether a booked return flight from Phnom Penh to their home country, scheduled 25 days after arrival in Thailand, can serve as proof of onward travel since they do not have a flight out of Thailand itself. Responses indicate that while this situation may not be an issue at passport control, airlines often require proof of onward travel if entering Thailand on a visa exemption.

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The problem you have will not be with the passport control people here but with the airline you're flying here on. They will want proof of onward travel in 30 days if you're comin' in visa exempt.

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Thai Airways did not ask? In Germany they ask every single passenger for proof!

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Tnx Tod. We'll flying with Cathay, with stopover in HK. Never had asked me for an onward flight on my home country when traveling to Thai with other companies (Qatar and Thai Airways)

BTW, both go and return with the same company.

Anyway, we'll do the online check in, so I think that is no problem: if they ask for an onward travel we can book one cheap Air Asia and then do again the check in...

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In 9 years I've never had a flight booked out of Thailand when coming in. My flights 'to' Thailand are always the return leg of my journey.

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