Good afternoon,
I am an Australian and I have been in Thailand for 10 months. I have a few Covid extension stamps in my passport and I had some trouble when I attempted my last border run. I ended up travelling to Savannakhet to get a 60 day tourist visa.
I’m heading to India and Nepal early next month but then I’m going back home. My flight from India gets into Suvarnabhumi early on the 23rd Feb, and my flight home to Melbourne leaves later that evening (on a different airline).
I was going to leave some luggage in storage at Suvarnnabhumi so that I don’t have to lug it around India with me. However, that would mean I must go through immigration to pick it up for the return journey home.
To avoid all the questions and potential trouble at immigration associated with the length of time I’ve been in Thailand etc, should I just get a transit visa beforehand? Is it true that I can get a transit visa online? Some web pages say that I have to go to a consulate (in my case it will be Kathmandu) but I also noticed the ‘Thai e-visa official website’ and am wondering if this is legit.
If this is all too much trouble I’m considering travelling light, only taking hand luggage to India/Nepal so that I can avoid immigration at Suvarnnabhumi altogether.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers.