Good day. I’m traveling from US to Thailand as a tourist, arriving in Bangkok approx 072025. I plan to stay for 90 days while I figure out retirement plans.

Travel plans include a round trip ticket into and out of Bangkok. Question one is whether or not my return ticket can be scheduled for day 85 or does it have to be within 60 days of arrival and then changed after the vacation stay is extended at immigration?

My second question is for the purpose of arrival. I plan to travel over the 90 days or so. For the purpose of arriving legally must I have a three month hotel booked will they allow me to enter of if I reserve a room for three days to start?

Thank you

Kurt

I am looking into staying í Thailand for a few months and looking at which Visa will be best for us (me and my 14 yo). A 60 day multiple tourist Visa would be fine since we also plan to visist Cambodia and Malaysia. I know there is also a 90 day Visa but a lot more paperwork to gather.

So here are my questions for the 60 day Visa:

1. Do I understand it right that for the multientry Visa I need to book and pay for 2 tickets into Thailand and 2 tickets out of Thailand before I apply to the embassy?

2. Also it says we MAY be permitted to stay for 60 days, is that not guaranteed?

3. When is the last time I can enter if the Visa is issued on, lets say 15. August 2025 and first entry is 1. september 2025. Each stay in Thailand will be 60 days and 2-3 weeks in Cambodia and Malaysia.

Is there maybe an easier/cheaper way to do this?

TIA for your comments

I have a EU passport and have visited Thailand every year since 2018 (except 2020 and 2021). Staying always 2 months. Used the 30-day visa exemption and the 30 day extension. In 2024 the 60- day exemption was enough.

This year I plan exceptionally to come twice, 2 month May- July returning to Europe for 3 weeks and then again near 3 months planning the 60 day exemption plus the 30 day extension. Always with a 2 way returning trip booked. I never imagined i could have a problem doing this, but by what i have been reading here....

Assuming the first trip will be peaceful, my question is about the problems i might find in the second (August-November).

1- When i try to get the one month extension i may be denied ?

2- Emirates (or another fly company) may denie my boarding saying i am returning in 3 months but my visa exemption just works for 2 months ?

If you feel there would be problems i would be grateful for some suggestions.

Theoretically i can try to get a DTV Visa but i was not expecting it would be necessary.

Thanks

Hi,

My wife and i are coming to thailand early next year from the uk, could we get the 60 day exempt then 30 day extension, after the extension, fly to hong kong for 2 weeks and come back for another 60 days. We'd like to be able to book the flight to thailand only and fly back from there instead of 2 flights

Thankyou for your time

tl;dr: For a Non-O Immigrant (Retirement) visa, do I have to enter Thailand from the country listed on the visa or from any country?

Details: I've applied for a Non-O visa on the Thai eVisa website ([members only]/). The process was straightforward once I knew how to do it and as far as I know the documents I submitted were good.

The Australian Thai consulate says the eVisa should take 10 business days except in high season (whatever that is) ([members only], scroll down to "Attention"). Since the visa application required an arrival date and flight number I booked a flight. My departure date is fast approaching and I'm worried I won't get the visa issued in time. I acknowledge this situation is "all on me" - for brevity I'm leaving out why I chose the date and flight that I did.

Possible options:

1) Cancel the current flight, wait for the visa to be issued, rebook the flight, travel to Thailand. Question: Does it matter if the arrival date and flight number is different from that on the visa application?

2) Book a second flight out of Thailand, say to Malaysia. I think (?) this will allow me to get on the flight using a tourist visa (visa on arrival), although 1) it's not a return flight to Australia - don't know if that's a problem, and 2) it's possible Malaysia would not let me enter without an outbound ticket. Enter Thailand, wait for the visa, fly to Malaysia, re-enter Thailand on my Non-O visa, minimal stay in Malaysia. Question(s): Same question as above. Also, for the Non-O visa do I have to enter Thailand from the country listed on the visa or can I enter from any overseas country i.e. Malaysia? Lastly, Thailand would know I was in Thailand when the visa was *issued*, although not when it was *used*. Is that a problem?

3) Same as #2 but have a return flight already booked out of Malaysia. This issue is when to book that flight - I don't know how long the Thai visa would take to get issued, regardless of what the Thai Consulate says.

I prefer option #2 but definitely want to stay on the right side of Thai immigration. In typing out these options #2 and #3 seem to be risky. Option #1 and eating the rebooking cost for the flight might be the safest approach. Your thoughts?

The eVisa website does list a number at the bottom of the home page: (+66) 2203-5000. I will call them Monday. This post is just to cover all bases in case calling that number goes nowhere.

Thanks...

Hello,

I am currently in the middle of getting my documents together to apply for the DTV in HCMC later this week.

Question about flight number for entering Thailand. I have not booked my flight from HCMC to Bangkok because I am not sure how long the Visa will take to process. At the same time I want to go to BKK as soon as my DTV is approved.

What is the best way to navigate this?

If I don't provide one and explain why in the cover letter will this be enough?

Or do I buy a ticket and if my DTV isn't approved eat the cost of changing dates or flights?

Thank you

All advice is welcome.

So I read in a few posts that we have to submit the flight number of a booked flight when applying for DTV.

Is this correct?

It seems strange to book a flight before you have an approved visa.

In our case, my husband is applying for DTV and when his is approved, myself & 3 kids will then apply with him as our sponsor.

Why would we want to book 5 tickets if we don’t know the visa will be approved?

How have other families done this?

Hey everyone, I have a serious question.

I recently got approved for my DTV, and I’m so happy about it! My flight is currently scheduled for February 24.

However, after getting approved, I received a court letter requiring me to be in the U.S. this April. Because of this, I’m considering changing my flight to June or July.

Will changing my flight affect my visa status or risk it being revoked? I don’t want to lose my visa, but I also can’t miss this court date. I just want to make sure everything will be okay.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi i am from the uk if i enter on a 60 day exempt can i go to the phillopines after 60 days for 2 weeks then return for another 60 days and get am extention for 40 days after that

How long until I should start chasing up???

Hey team

Put my application in last Saturday the 11th from

Australia to the Canberra embassy. (I’m in Brisbane Australia).

I know it’s only been a week, but I have a flight booked on the 5th of February.

I read through this group extensively before applying so I included many, many additional documents, hoping to ensure a smooth a quick process.

I still have just over two weeks, but I was expecting to hear something, according to what other people’s experiences have been on here. (Seems to be done within a week)

Am I worrying for nothing?

*UPDATE*

I was approved yesterday without any further documentation required. Thankfully