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Will I face immigration issues at Bangkok airport without a return ticket on my non-O visa?
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Sep 13, 2025
8 months ago
Tim **********
ORIGINAL POSTERI have a non o 90 day visa and will be flying out to Thailand on the 14th October. My intentions are to open a bank account and then apply for a yearly retirement visa. What I need to know is will I have any problems with immergration when I land at Bangkok airport as l do not have a return ticket to leave.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is concerned about potential immigration issues upon arrival in Bangkok, Thailand, as they hold a non-O 90-day visa and do not possess a return ticket. Comments suggest that while immigration in Bangkok may not raise issues, the airline could require proof of onward travel before checking in. Several users shared their experiences, warning about possible challenges at departure airports and the importance of securing an onward booking to avoid complications.
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Kevin *******
I have been caught up in shitfights regarding length of stay.
Get yourself a forward booking, there's an app that enables a booking with no fees involved.
Show that, they are snookered.
Get yourself a forward booking, there's an app that enables a booking with no fees involved.
Show that, they are snookered.
Greg ***********
@Kevin ******
this won't happen when he shows up on a Non-Imm-O visaReply to
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Mark *********
Your problems with immigration begin when you line up for hours to process your paperwork only to find out that the photocopies are wrong and/ or the passport sized photos are the wrong size. Remember you are an ALIEN!
Giovanni **********
@Mark ********
So that is when it pays to do your research. You're trying to make it something it's not. Infact I found it extremely simple even a caveman could do it.Mark *********
@Giovanni *********
555. Enjoy the heat. I hope you never have to deal with a traffic cop.Reply to
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Eric **********
Maybe problems at the departure airport… not in Bangkok
Glyn **********
You might be denied onto your flight without an ongoing flight out of Thailand and some airlines ask!
Trevor *****
@Glyn *********
exactly why risk it get cheap tkt outDonald **********
@Glyn *********
Not if you show you have a non-o visaJan ******************
@Glyn *********
Then it's just to show the Non-O visa as it's exempt from onward ticket requirements.Tim **********
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Gary ********
@Glyn *********
never been asked in 14 yearsReply to
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Alan *****
The immigration probably won’t ask about the return flight. It’s the airline when you check in that asks
Jan ******************
@Alan ****
Then it's just to show the Non-O visa as it's exempt from onward ticket requirements.Tim **********
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Brendan ********
No . I've done it a few times
Michael ********
No
Paul ***********
See immigration at the airport just to safe
Chris *********************
@Paul **********
why ???Brandon ************
@Paul **********
EVERYONE sees immigration when arriving at the airport. ObviouslyPaul ***********
@Brandon ***********
check your stamps then is what I am sayingGreg ***********
@Paul **********
would you be able to please put the warning into proper English? "You should be stamped in for 90 days, however you should check the stamp immediately right after they hand you the passport back. Sometimes Immigration officers stamp wrongly"Tim **********
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Richard **********
I'm doing the same on the 16th
Brandon ************
No. You won't have any problems.
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