Will I face issues traveling to Thailand with a one-way ticket?

@Martin ********

Actually it does book you a flight, but it will also cancel it before you can really use it.

You could this also do this by yourself and save the $14.

@Robert *******

If you want freedom to travelm you can also choose to apply for a visa.

By using the Thai visa exempt program, you choose for these restrictions voluntary.

You just not meet the requirements for visa exemption without onward flight, so there is a risk at airline check-in and at immigration if you don't have.

@David **************

what visa you had or have

@Charlie **********

that's not correct, with any valid visa you can come to Thailand without a return flight. The return flight is only needed at the moment of visa approval in some cases.

@Jason *******

I was actually going to mention this. Miles are a great way to book a return or onward ticket, but i don’t know which mileage programs have flights into Thailand.

@Jacq ****

refundable tickets are not refundable sometimes????

@Bob *********

not in my experience last week traveling on united and Turkish.

Nobody asked me to provide proof until I got to the immigration officer in the booth at the airport. 🤷‍♂️

I showed her the purchase receipt on my phone and she stamped me for 60 days.

@Cody ********

What happened when you didn’t have one?

@Bruce *******

are you thinking of moving to Thailand, friend? BC Instructor Vibes!

@Bruce *******

most that you'll find give out real tickets and then cancel them for you. It's something you could do yourself as well, this is basically just an outsourcing exercise. The tickets are real tickets that you 'rent'.

There are also sites providing fake tickets. That's by the way also something you could do yourself.

Both should normally work, also the fake ticket. There's not much to fear from immigrations, and an airline will not start an in-depth investigation if you show them something that looks real. It would be different in for instance Indonesia, where immigrations checks regularly for proof of onward travel. You may not want to show an official something that's fake. Then a rented ticket would be better.

@Bruce *******

They are not fake. You are put into the system. They are rented. I’ve used them and been checked multiple times.

@Bruce *******

Well, I have used to assist in obtaining U.S. Passports for very urgent/emergency situations (expedited same-day issuance) in order to obtain an appointment for entry to apply for Urgent, Expedited U.S. Passports at federal U.S. Passport Agencies (within the U.S., such as at Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, etc.) and the federal U.S. State Department Duty Officer that you must speak with over the telephone does look up the PNR (Booking Reference #) for those "dummy tickets" "onward travel tickets" as legitimate....

in addition, you can look up, on your own, those tickets/reservations directly on the respective airline's website....

@Bruce *******

if it's a fake ticket then yes. But the real onward travel websites are giving you real tickets with real PNR that you can locate yourself on the airline website.

@Steve ******

some airlines don’t accept train tickets. It makes no sense, but neither does needing an onward ticket within the 60 days when you can extend a stay in-country.

@Steve ******

great idea. Have to remember that. Thanks

@Steve ******

awesome approach for a onward travel ticket ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@Janelle ****

and even less people know these onward ticket "rentals" are just tickets reserved on your name and cancelled afterwards, something you can also easily do yourself without paying anything.

@Jo ******

this is bit of a grey area, I have seen it said on many of these forums that the onward travel must be to a country that is not adjoining Thailand, but nothing is sure about the crazy immigration system here, even the officials and the immigration office will give different advice on different days...

West Jet and Emirates this trip

@Meg ******

which company?

@Meg ******

Same!

I have always been asked when flyin in from anywhere . Also it used to be de rigeur to be asked at immigration for your exit ticket . Maybe I look shifty and travels too much!

@Brandon ***********

You don’t need a return ticket. You only need a ticket out of Thailand within 60 days. The cheapest is a train ticket from Nong Khaki to Vientiane. Costs 120 baht!

@Brandon ***********

it is law that you need a return ticket. They will want to see what’s in your bank account and they will make that decision. That’s what usually happens with me or I buy a $98 dummy ticket to an Asian border like Cambodia and if you decide to stay longer, you go every 60 days to immigration. Let them know that you’re still here.

@Brandon ***********

I asked a Similar question and got conflicting responses. Do you think that same theory applies to a 90 day non-o retirement visa, with respect to the airline?