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What should a Croatian passport holder do if denied entry to Thailand after expired tourist visa?

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September 23, 2018

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Urgent question if anyone has advice. A German friend with a Croatia passport is stranded at Don Muang and isn’t being allowed in. He was previously in Thailand with a 60 day tourist visa that he extended once for extra 30 days. He left to travel in Malaysia and Indonesia for 3 weeks and is coming back to Thailand for one week before going back to Germany. He had asked at thai immigration and they said this wouldn’t be a problem. Now after arriving at Don Muang airport and trying to enter Thailand, the border official says he needs to leave thailand, get a visa from a thai embassy and then come back. No reason given except his « visa was expired »

What’s the deal? What can he do? Would just flying to another Thai airport be a bad idea?

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A German friend holding a Croatian passport was denied entry at Don Muang Airport due to an expired visa. Despite prior confirmation from immigration that re-entry would not be an issue, upon arrival, officials stated he needed a visa before entering Thailand again. The situation highlights that Croatian passport holders require a visa in advance for entry into Thailand, as they are not eligible for a visa on arrival. He has the option to return to Indonesia to apply for a new visa or head back to Germany. The incident serves as a reminder for travelers to research visa requirements relevant to their nationality before traveling.

Robert *******

Seeing that the problem is solved, he is denied entry on a Croatian Passport with the reason: No visa. He is flying now to Indonesia. If he likes to come back into Thailand he has to apply for a Visa there. Thanks for the question and update.

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Glen *********

It amazes me that people just get on a plane without doing the most basic research to ensure they have all the required travel docs/permissions etc...

A simple 5 second google search would have identified the visa requirements for any passport holder coming to Thailand...

Anyway, lesson learnt...the hard way

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Fanny ********

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Thanks, you’re correct but maybe you don’t need to bother moralizing when someone is in a rough situation.

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That sucks for him but that makes sense ...i feel so so sorry for him now he s flying back to Indonesia but anyway thank you for your help i really appreciate it

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Robert *******

It depends on the reason why he is denied entry and that is not in the story.

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Jason ***********

A good example of needing to do your homework before you travel.

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Joe *********

His options are, like they say, either go home and apply for another visa or go to another country where he can get a visa on arrival that also has a Thai embassy where he can apply for a new Thai tourist visa.

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Joe *********

Fanny Gaijin That would explain it. Being from Croatia, he has to get a visa in advance of traveling to Thailand. There is no option for visa on arrival for people from Croatia.

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We also just learned from him that he has Croatia passport not german. Born in Croatia although he is perm resident in germany

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Poe ******

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Fanny ********

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They just told him his visa was expired. But he knows that. He wants a new one.

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Jen ********

Ok. Make sense. Hopefully Fanny can shine some light on that?

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Jen ********

Was it bad luck or would it have made a difference if he entered Thailand by bus? Why was he rejected?

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Fanny ********

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They said just that his visa was expired

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Robert *******

He has to fly out, depending on Immigration to other country or back home in Germany.

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