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Gary *******
4 & 6 year old I mean. Don’t tell my wife I got it wrong 😳
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Gary *******
My complaint, if any, is that both parents had a visa, and there is no rational way that 2 adults would be permitted, and a 4 & 7 year old be denied
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Gary *******
Just to clarify, my children were absolutely allowed to enter Thailand, and were given a 30 day exemption on arrival, with no proof of onward travel
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Gary *******
Totally understand, and I booked a flight without showing any frustration towards the check in desk because I know they were just following the rules implemented by the airline
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Gary *******
And if parents have visas then the airline, if using rational thinking, should not be concerned that we will be forced to return
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Gary *******
Right, but logically the airline have no reason to be concerned if children can’t be turned away at immigration
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@Ivan ***********
My understanding is that Thai Law prevents them from denying children access to the country
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Gary *******
Couple of side notes too. A while back I posted about elite visa for parents only and allowing the kids to overstay. I imagine this would also be applicable for that scenario.

Also, it’s worth nothing that you can’t book a flight for young children without including at least one adult. So we had to book a flight for 3 people, but cancelled at the point we received a booking reference and all was good.
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Gary *******
If we have visas, and the kids didn’t, there is no way the immigration would deny us on those grounds
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@Kari *******
This is a great question. They can’t send kids back, so why would the airline require us to book tickets for them?
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