What are the requirements for the Thailand Tourist E-Visa regarding return flights?

It's so simple if you're American, buy the ticket that refund is guaranteed if you don't travel. Those day in eighties my time the call it open ticket.

To be honest...based on your history in this group you really should engage an agent to sort your things. First you wanted to apply for a DTV, then a non O, now you applied with insufficient/contradicting information for a tourist visa.

I'm not sure but I think you make everything even worse.

It should be an outbound flight regardless of where you go, so you can buy an outbound ticket to any other country as long as you depart before your visa expires.

Wait so when you filled out the application did you actually put your onward flight details since you are visiting multiple countries? If you left it blank then they are probably concern that you think you are just going to stay there or something. If you added your onward flight details with the correct day before your visa expiry then I’m not sure what to tell you. No country can force you to return to your home country what you do OUTSIDE the country is none of their business. What makes more sense is proof that you will leave the country right.

unfortunately , every embassy has a slightly different requirements.....like Mexico....

They are wrong

There isn’t 90 day tourist visa utter rubbish .theres 6o day plus 30 extension at immigration

Simple fix. Just buy a refundable return flight for the requested doc document. Once in Thailand, cancel the ticket. During the exit, all is needed is your outbound ticket to any destination.

The TR visa always had the requirement of having proof of ticket that you leave the country. Flight back home or to another country. Btw you only get 60 days of stay when you enter the country. My consulate put a little paper into my passport that explained this. Of course I was dumb and only saw it just after i arrived in Bangkok. But still early enough to get a 30 days extension to stay the intended 90 days. It was clearly written in the requirements list which i even printed and brought to the consulate. They said congrats, finally someone who has all documents. This was before the e-Visa and it took 2 minutes to check documents (bank statement, hotel booking, flights in and out)

been a requirement for ever to have return ticket

You misinterpreted. It is simply out of country. Book a 1 way fully refundable to Vietnam.

They usually ask return or onward ticket. I put onward ticket in March and there were no issues. Also, its 60 days then you extend 30 more days.

My only other thinking is that you have spent a lot of time recently in Thailand on tourist visas and exempt stays? They have been cracking down on that.

Just purchase a refundable ticket home.

Your passport stamp is your deadline to depart Thailand on a e-visa you applied for in your home country. You can do border runs to return to Thailand to reset your stay. (Check with immigration) If you don't use you return flight on that time, you just lost a flight home and need to purchase another. It is a requirement to show a return ticket to your home country or any country out of Thailand. (Check with your travel agent.

Very complicated, but possible to do with a lot of running around and talking to the right person. Good luck!

I'm somewhat confused here. And I suspect the consulate will be similarly confused. You have applied for a tourist visa which allows you to enter Thailand for 60 days and can be extended by a further 30 days (it must be used within 90 days) but have booked accommodation in Thailand for 180 days. How do you propose to use that accommodation when you won't have permission to stay for that 180 days? You may also have an issue with your airline who may require you to have a ticket out of Thailand within the 60 days you'll get stamped in for. For me you need to change your accommodation booking to within 60 days, have a ticket out of Thailand within the 60 days and write a covering letter explaining your "mistake" and saying you wish to also travel to Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos (wherever your ticket out within 60 days is for).

There is no such thing as a 90 tourist visa they are 60 day single entry and 6 months multiple entry or a 90 non O longterm visa that can be extended to 12 months.

All tourist visas should have a return flight or a bus leaving Thailand a 90 day non O doesn't require a return flight to be books so I am confused what visa did you apply for ?

I didnt know there is an option for flat out 90 day Thailand Tourist eVisa. I thought Tourist eVisa only granted 60-day of stay, then you can personally extend it for another 30 days at local immigration and pay THB 1900. Have i been missing out new changes regarding duration of TReV?

And i know it is a requirement to provide an EXIT ticket out of Thailand during/before the expiration of your stay (60 days), but it doesnt have to return to your homecountry. Anywhere outside of Thailand is fine. Again, maybe i've been missing out tons of new changes lately 🫣

So what happened to the Non-O Visa you were applying for about 10 days ago?

I came in on a 90 day non O evisa. I had to have an onward flight. I booked a cheap ticket to a neighboring country. No need for it to be to my home country. It was required for the visa and for the aircraft boarding procedure in London as I had a single ticket to BKK.

Call me stupid, but I just entered Thailand May 29th on my Brazilian passport. Had TDAC printed and on my phone. Signed residential proof of accommodations for the next 90 days. 21k Baht cash tucked in an envelope ready to show. Printed forward itinerary for August 26th. Placed my fingers on the little gadget, looked at the camera, green checkmark and WELCOME TO THAILAND smiley emoji. Lady at passport control slaps a stamp on a page already filled with previous Thai entry/exit stamps. Smiles.Did not ask for ANY of the crap people blab about on these posts. I say Khop kun na kaap...Off to Airport Rail Link. What's so fucking complicated about that????

😆 first time ? Try having a shitty passport. It’s the most common visa requirement.

The visa is valid for 90 days you’ll be stamped in for 60 days

Buy a ticket to whatever country you plan to explore after Thailand

Just a flight anywhere, book a cheap one to Vietnam or Cambodia

Show an ongoing flight within 90 days leaving Thailand that's sufficient, Cambodia or Vietnam etc

"I applied for the Thailand Tourist 90 day E-Visa" . . .. sorry but there is nothing such as a 90-days tourist visa

You are applying for a 90 day tourist visa but have booked accommodation for 6 months and are confused why they want to see your return flight home at the end of the 90 days. It is obvious you plan to stay ligner than 90 days. Jsut get a flight home

So put wherever you are going to after your Thailand stay.. they just want to make sure you dont overstay hence why all these new visa entry and stay rules

Don’t listen to all this advice on buying an air ticket to Cambodia, etc. $10 remedies this. But if you’re visiting other local countries… I like doing the $10 method because it leaves me open to decide later.

Onwardticket.com was told about them, but haven't used them

What country is this?

Just buy the ticket, you can change the dates later for a small fee

I am a bit confused. You have a 90 day e visa, and you have a 6 month stay booked. Did you have a flight booked out of Thailand within the 90 days? (not necessarily back home.) I Think the 6 months is going to mess you up.

I dont believe it's a flight back to your home country, but an exit flight from Thailand. I did the 90 day e-visa a couple years ago from the US...and purchased a ticket to Hong Kong (because I really wanted to visit there) and they approved it. I had no intentions on going back to the US.

If you ask me even this whole onward ticked is bullshit, I mean at the end of the day all reasonable people will leave, you won’t stay because you risk getting banned, so as long as you can show proof of funds and reservations why bother with this crap.

Buy the right ticket and you can refund just the return flight portion after you arrive and at least 3 days before scheduled departure …

Give Cambodia a go. Much less hassle, far far easier to get a visa. Friendly people, very safe if you're sensible.

Surly an onward ticket to a different country is fine? I was going to do the same 🤔

Have you provided proof of accommodation for the duration of your stay or just a couples nights ?

Proof of an exit flight out of Thailand should be sufficient..

They just need proof you are planning to leave at end of Visa period..

Buy a cheap flight out to a neighboring country..

That is neither a normal nor a reasonable requirement. But each embassy can set their own requirements.

You can Google onward travel ticket and purchase a temporary plane ticket to send in as part of your application.