Is it acceptable to apply for a Thai E-Visa with a one-way ticket and a return ticket from another country?

your name in international format can be found at the bottom of the detail page. Check the website of the Thai Embassy Rome on hints how to write your names correctly. Always enter them manually first, before you upload the scan of your passport detail page. Don't us the "-" separation mark in your name! The system will see it as a "minus" key and it will be rejected

@Belgasem *********

buy a cheap throw-away REAL flight ticket out of Thailand within the first 60 days. Like Air Asia one-way from Hat Yai to Kuala Lumpur for 38.- US Dollar. It will help with your application

@Belgasem *********

the name after the family name is the first name. All others after the first name are middle name(s)

@Belgasem *********

check the bottom lines of your passport detail page. The keys "<<" and ">>" are separating the family name from the first and the middle names. A key ">" will separate the first name from the middle name(s)

@Belgasem *********

You complete the application online and it is processed by the local Embassy based on your answer to "current location"

@Belgasem *********

email.and phone

@Thaimer *****

the TIMATIC rule of IATA has nothing to do with Thai Immigration

@Nongnuch *******

I would lije to see screenshot of Timatic where it says person with visa issued by Thailand is forbidden to travel with 1 way ticket. I’ve done it bunch of time. Trips from Europe, not one way from Kuala Lumpur or similar

@Thaimer *****

If you are flying to Thailand a one-way ticket without a visa, you can expect that the airline will ask you to provide proof of onward travel from the destination country within the expected length of stay stamped upon entry. In your case it’s a 60-days visa exempt entry.

It does not necessarily have to be the "return flight". It CAN be a return flight. But it can also be a one-way flight "out of Thailand" within the permitted period.

For example, a cheap one-way ticket with Air Asia from Hat Yai to Kuala Lumpur for $35.00, is a 100% secure onward travel proof

Even if you have a visa, the airline can ask for proof of onward travel if you are leaving Thailand outside the length of stay stamped upon entry, or if you want to fly with a one-way ticket.

They "can", they don't necessarily do so. But if the check-in crew implements the rules consistently, they will definitely ask for it.

Because this IATA rule does in fact EXIST, even if many people don't believe it or want to accept it, just because they have never been asked for proof of onward travel.

The penalty for the airline that does not follow the rule is 10,000 U.S. Dollars if the passenger is rejected at the border of the destination country.

And if a flight is overbooked, the airline uses the onward travel proof as a proven means of thinning down the number of passengers. And that's what they will surely do in such a situation!

Thai immigration normally is not interested in proof of onward travel or the return flight. They only ask for it randomly - this usually happens to those entering the country who got an extensive stamp history in their passport, or passengers who turn up in ragged clothing or drunk.

The airline is only enforcing a guideline from Thai immigration. The IATA, as the highest aviation authority, has committed to applying these guidelines. And because Thai immigration has passed the check-duty to the airlines, it does not check again when you enter the country. They tacitly trust the airlines did check already

It is also important to know that many airlines do NOT accept a train or bus ticket to a neighboring country as proof of onward travel, but insist that it must be a FLIGHT ticket.

** You also often read that you can provide proof by booking a hotel in a neighboring country.

** or by presenting a visa for the neighboring country.

** or by signing a form in which you accept responsibility in the event of entry being refused.

** or by taking a speedboat ride from Koh Lipe to Langkawi.

** or a bus ticket to Cambodia

** or a train ride to Singapore

** or a cheap "onward ticket" (but at your own risk)

All of these are just half-hearted suggestions. There is NO guarantee that it will work. The airline decides whether to accept it or not

Of course there are people in every group who claim the opposite, but they can NEVER GUARANTEE their statements

Where as a “real” one-way flight ticket out of Thailand is always a 100% guarantee

Then there are people who firmly claim that the proof of onward travel does not exist, just because they have never been asked

These people can never guarantee that you will not be asked. Such a behavior is irresponsible towards those asking in FB groups

There is NO guarantee that you will not be asked at check-in. It could just as easily be the other way around and proof of onward travel will be asked.

Then you are left standing at the check-in counter and are refused boarding.

That is why I don't think it is a good idea to present your own experience as irrefutable. Thousands of travelers have been turned away in the past, and HUNDREDS face this problem EVERY day at airports around the world

What kind of proof of onward travel will be accepted, you should ask the airline, but it is best to do so in writing (email) In this case if you receive a positive reply, you can print it and take it to the check-in counter. Over the phone, airline employees sometimes tell you anything whatever comes to their mind, much of it might not be true.

@Nongnuch *******

yes, airline can ask proof of forward travel if you DON’T have a visa because they’ll get a penalty if they fly you to Thailand and you get refused entry into Thailand.

In case you’re already issued a Thai visa from Thai embassy/consulate airline wouldn’t ask you proof of forward travel.

@Thaimer *****

IATA Rule onward flight out of Thailand

I am very surprised at the response in this group . . . . .

ACTUALLY, it is ALWAYS the AIRLINE who can refuse boarding the flight, if you do not have a flight out of Thailand within the admitted period you will get stamped in upon entry into Thailand.

Thai Immigration DOES NOT CARE ABOUT the flight itinerary!

It is the AIRLINE that must apply an IATA rule: If the visa does not reflect the needed itinerary, they have to assume that Thai Immigration might refuse entry because you visa does not fit the intended stay, and they will have to fly you back to the origin airport at their own expenses, and pay a fine between 5000.- USD and 10.000.- USD.

So ACTUALLY it is the Airline which checks your ticket and NOT Thai Immigration. Thai Immigration is aware that you can extend most stay permits inside the country, so they do not check or care much. Thai Immigration only starts to act, if your travel history to Thailand indicates that you might be misusing the visa and visa exempt rules

I am surprised at the amount of false info here. It is that most airlines will need proof of onward- or return flight out of Thailand within the period you get stamped in at entry. Thai Immigration are the least people who care about your flight itinerary. It is the airlines that will refuse boarding, because they will have to transport you back to the origin at their own expenses if you get refused entry into Thailand. And since January 2023, the fine imposed to an airline which ignored this rule, has risen from formerly 5000.- USD to 10.000.- USD.

Keep in mind, Thai Airways CAN ask for proof or they WON'T ask for proof. Both options are possible. Never trust the advice given by an airline employee over the phone! Only trust an emailed reply and print it, so you can show it upon check-in in case nobody at the check-in has any idea of what they are doing.

I have witnessed countless times when passengers were refused boarding because their itinerary didn't fit their visa. And don't worry about Thai Immigration - they are the last ones who would even care. Thai Immigration CAN (but rarely does) ask you for THREE proofs: itinerary, booked accommodation, and 20,000.-THB or in any other currency in CASH (credit cards not accepted)