yes we all have. that's not what this thread is about though. IT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR A VISA EXEMPT TRIP to go off on the tangent you have taken us down. ITs very clear its not mandatory. The airline could still deny you however if you don't have a reasonable story. The ONLY requirement in Thailand where it is mandatory is if you intend to stay past 60 days and use and extension then it is mandatory. You know i do know what im talaking about.....the rule is below....this is the ONLY mandatory part.
Passengers are allowed to enter if their stay will exceed the actual visa-free period as long as they hold a return/onward ticket.
is this like the 20,000 baht proof they ask for LMAO. I'm sorry you have no idea what you are talking about. The act of applying for a visa before arrival normally negates the requirement entirely but for Thailand its not stated in the rules like it is for many other countries. A prime example is USA where it is mandatory and not so if you have a visa. Although i've not checked USA recently. The Thai rules do not state its mandatory. Therefor it is not and as per the paraphrased embassy guides, e.g. on the UK Thai website it clearly states its not mandatory if you are getting a visa as per the OPs question.
clearly stated on many visa websites for many countries. Doesn't mean you must have one. There are many reasons you might not have one. I came without one again a few weeks ago by plane on a one way ticket with no visa but on a exemption. 🤷 People arriving at a land borders typically don't have one either. They use the same websites and same information you are quoting. If the airline needed one (immigration rarely ask for one in any country) I just buy a ticket. Any time I get a visa without I evidence my departure in other ways.
I forgot china. I flew into china twice and got a visa for both times. So I will correct myself on that one. Once I got the visa in UK and once in Hong Kong. Both in person
I've been to 100 counties approximately....some multiple times. Never flown into them. Never had a onward ticket and filled out the same website you have needing a ticket I never had. Never rejected once.
not strictly true as many people drive into Thailand and drive out. I've applied for many visas with no onward ticket. In fact all of them. I've never applied for a single visa with either an inward or out ticket.