Is it a problem to travel to Thailand on a one-way ticket while applying for a retirement visa?

@John ********

that is why you email them and take a print out of their reply

@Henrik ****

I love your comments.. so direct and it sounds like you know what you're talking about.. Can I contact you on DM? Thank you

@Henrik ****

30 days is definitely not enough time, unless he already has a very good agent already lined up.

@Graham *****

from experience , the Thai customs in the US is very slow for some reason , and are requiring things which take longer to achieve because of slow processing , medical exam , bank statements etc..............I leave next week to do the same , and have found it to be easier to come over on a passport and do the process when I arrive , SEVERAL agencies to help

@Steve *******

I agree with the 60 day visa. Agent told me last year it took 30 days for my retirement visa to process (and it did).

having traveled from US to Thailand, 6 times,I can guarantee they will not even give you a boarding pass without either a visa or an outbound "from Thailand" ticket to another country... And Delta is what I always fly. not a lot of $$ to get ticket to Cambodia, and look for the cheapest possible "unless you actually want to go there". why is this?? airlines are legally responsible to pay for cost of your return ticket, if a passenger doesn't have funds for it, so no ticket agent is going to risk loosing their job, giving you a boarding pass. Then they'd have to take you to court to recover thier costs, of course there is also the 1 in 1000 chance that an immigration agent when you arrive in Thailand, asking you for it, in the rare event you manage you get on the plane, they can just turn you right around, and have you sent back. If the risk to you is worth it, to take a gamble, then by all means go for it. of the 6 times, flying from Detroit, they've attempted to tell me "we can't give you a boarding pass because "", and I already have the thai embassy webpage loaded on my phone before I go to the ticket counter, and this is with a return ticket every time. The flight is 100% booked always, and most likely overbooked,so they're doing anything they can to bump passengers, and not have to refund, etc.

@Biff *****

yes nobody asked me about return ticket in Thailand. Already I came around 12x.

Take an agent for your retired visa easy going and no stress for you.

I took 1 lady in hua hin and really I had nothing to do visit her only 2x and 1x immigration that it. Price for 15 months was around 35.000 baht+ the insurance for the bank account what was 5.000 baht I think Extension after that time also no problem.

@Biff *****

careful! This is contrary to my experience with Delta’s departure counter in ATL.

@Biff *****

They said that on the phone. You should get it in writing. Maybe send them an email so you have something to show the gate agents.

@Cliff ********

agreed it depends on their mood. I been 4 times in past 8 months and have been asked once about my return date by airline and once by immigration