I entered yesterday immigration didn't ask for onward booking, not being biased, but I suggest if you are reasonably well dressed and polite, they won't even ask. They have been criticised lately for the long queues at immigration, so they are pushing the crowds through

Just check it's not an EVisa, if so their will be an email somewhere with the details.

Easy to do, I use an app called TripIt to save all my travel in. On a couple of occasions where I have been asked for my onward plans I have used the app, as it details flights etc. also, just a hint. If you buy EVisas for Lao and Cambodia, make sure you print out copies as well, as a common con at customs is they will charge US$5 because "the machine is broken", and make sure you have your entry stamped in. I got caught leaving Cambodia because, while I had a Visa. They hadn't stamped me in. us$200 "fine" for being in the country illegally. One of the many cons by immigration to get bribes. Plus Cambodia only takes new US Noted. Get small denomination as they never have change!!!

@Prince******

Thanks for that, I have never made sense of how it works

Further to what Brandon says, buys a full price ticket from the airline, that way there is usually no cancellation fee. Don't get a refund until you have cleared immigration in Thailand

@Peter *******

mate I am open to that, but as I said we are retired, we have a granny flat agreement and Jetstar or scoot offer $200 fare to Thailand, why not, A taxi to the airport cost $150 even though we go on the train. My point was their seems to be no set rules, and why should we sit a 11c temperatures in Victoria paying $60 a week heating bills when we can be in Thailand for $200 and no big bills. I have had 60 years of paying taxes, so it's nice to claw a bit back occasionally. Plus I don't write the laws, I just abide by them and claim what they say I can claim

It seems to be the luck of the draw, we live in Aus, are both retired and get the pension with some extras. We visit Thailand regularly, taking advantage of cheap fares that sometimes pop up. Often we find. The rent assistance allowance stops, or they cancel our pension card, or concessions we get for power or gas, stop. Then a week after we get home, we get letters saying we have to apply for the power concession again. Or a new pension card arrives in the mail. Last trip in November nothing was stopped after 8 weeks away. We are off again on Saturday for a couple of months so will be interested to see what happens this time. I never tell them I'm leaving, as I usually get a MyGov message an hour after going through immigration.

Got mine in 2 days online

I am not from the USA, but lots of American friends use their "maiden" name as a middle name, perhaps see if you can include that in the bank account name. During Covid my wife who travels into Thailand on her Thai Passport, couldnt get permission to enter as her vaccination certificates were in my surname, so eventually she got in using her Aussie passport, but our American friend just got hand witten vaccination certificates and they filled in whatever name they liked. the problem is the Thai Public service is very strict, and given the current levels of enforcement, I suggest the easiest way is to get matching documents, My wife finished up changing her Thai passport to her Married name, along with her ID card and her Bank accounts, Perhaps rather than use an agent, do you know any "Influential" Thai persons. If so get all your documents together and take them with you and see the Branch manager. If that person can certify, you are the one and same, they may accept them as a guarentor

Unless you have unique talent or profession, employment is impossible, you can be a millionaire if you start with 3 million in your country, the ladies will help you spend it. Thailand makes it very hard for potential migrants. You can buy an elite visa but you will still have to contribute taxes. You will not be able to buy land until you become a Thai citizen, even after qualifying to apply it can take at least 4 years, and you need to speak Thai as well. You can get married, and I wish you well, there are ladies waiting at the airport now, however by the time its ok to get a marriage visa. They may have spent all your money and have headed back to the Airport to wait for their next husband. In Short your chances are slim. Or you can pay an agent and take your chances.