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What are the requirements for onward travel when extending a SETV in Thailand?

SETV Visa Extension Onward Travel Requirement Thai Embassy Work Visa Visa Application Process

Sep 20, 2023

3 years ago

Ryan ********

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Australian passport holder. I need to leave Thailand by 22 October. Finishing a work contract. I’ve been in Thailand on work visa since 2019.

So I need some more time to find new contract, I’m going for SETV for 60 days with the extension. I would just like to know the requirement of onward travel. How does that work when you get extension? You need to reschedule or just forfeit the ticket?

Also would the royal Thai embassy in Phnom Penh or Ho Chi Minh be better. I was going to stay about a week out of Thailand to get it done.

I just heard Cambodia is more strict and in 2018 and 2019 I went through Ed and visa exempt.

Looking for your helpful suggestions thanks 🙏

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An Australian passport holder currently on a work visa in Thailand, seeking to extend their stay with a Special Tourist Visa (SETV) for 60 days, inquires about the requirements for onward travel during the extension process. They ask whether a flight ticket needs to be rescheduled or forfeited and which location, Phnom Penh or Ho Chi Minh City, would be more suitable for visa processing. Responses emphasize the importance of booking a flexible flight, the differences in processing times between the two embassies, and the necessity of properly canceling the current visa and work permit before leaving Thailand to avoid future issues.

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3 years ago

Ryan ********

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Company is cancelling my visa for me early next month. Maybe HCM is the better one for me based just on what I’ve heard. I don’t have a “history”. Been here legit on a work visa for almost 4 years

Thanks Todd

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Ryan *******

HCMC can work but you need to read the requirements carefully & you need to tick every box, they don't allow 'wiggle room' on the requirements.

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3 years ago

Ryan ********

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@Tod ********

I got my current lease of the condo I’m renting in Bangkok. I guess they should accept that?

3 years ago

Ryan ********

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@Tod ********

thanks again it seems every embassy needs proof of onward travel to be a flight and not over land crossing (bus). I guess that is the consensus?

3 years ago

Tod *********

did you READ the requirements on the page of the link I jumped you? because you're acting like you did not 🙁

Nothing personal at all, and I got no problem trying to help you but I'm NOT gonna spoon feed you this stuff 😕

3 years ago

Ryan ********

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@Tod ********

Tod Daniels sorry I did phrase it as a question instead of a statement. I believe I have all the rental acomm requirements. I can ask landlord if I’m missing anything.

Sorry for accidentally posting a commercial link in the last reply btw.

I can't find an outbound airline that offers a decent cancellation policy. It might be best just to buy a throw away ticket IMHO.

3 years ago

James ********

@Ryan *******

book a cheap one way ticket to Phnom Penh from Don Mueang airport. Or book on a travel website which allows you to cancel within 24 hours... print out the booking and cancel the flight.

3 years ago

Tod *********

@Ryan *******

you're gonna show onward travel in the 60 days you'll get stamped in for so buy a ticket you can cancel after you get the visa

AND

read those proof of lodging requirements, if you're NOT staying at a hotel you need EVERY bit of paper they mention or they won't accept that as valid lodging.. Most people just book a hotel for 60 days that they can cancel after they get the visa

3 years ago

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John **********

@Ryan *******

I think you have to cancel the visa yourself, it's in your passport.

3 years ago

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

@Ryan *******

it's your responsibility to cancel your extension (a visa cannot be cancelled).

Is your company taking your passport to immigration along with your cancelled work permit and getting your extension cancelled in your passport? If not, they're not cancelling your extension and you need to do it.

If yes then you need to review your passport after you receive it back and ensure that your extension is clearly cancelled within your passport.

3 years ago

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Tod *********

𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁?

Book a ticket with a company you can cancel or move it on after you get the visa issued.

𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.

Phnom Penh is 3 working days NOT including the day you apply for the visa

HCMC is mandatory booked appt to get in the gate and 3 working days (including the day you apply) processing

Go to the website, READ the requirements, meet the requirements, wait the processing time, get the visa 🙂

We rarely let on "what consulate is better" because it all comes down to your previous entry stay history, your ability to meet the requirements, etc. The best consulate is the one you can get the visa from 🙂

Make sure you CANCEL your current Extension of Stay based on employment at the immigration office that issued it with documentation from your employer and proof you cancelled your work permit BEFORE you leave the country <- just stamping out doesn't officially cancel an extension and IF you ever work in thailand again it will bite you that you didn't cancel it correctly

3 years ago

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