@Robert ***********

Oh I don't (and never have denied) that. I also said further up this thread that you should also have the three proofs

@Robert ***********

Do enlighten us as to something I have said that is not correct here

@Robert ***********

The users of 'crowdsourced' information need to be able to filter out signal from noise, that's true. I think the info I provide on these pages is pretty much 100% spot on though ;)

@Robert ***********

Yeah, but in what was I have I provided bad information?

@Robert ******

They have a right to deny you entry at their discretion, that is true, but they don't have the right to determine when you return to your home country (not there and then, on the spot, anyway). They can either turn you away (and you fly back to wherever you boarded the plane) or they can detain you and begin the process of deporting you.

Anyway, technicalities. The advice to users I guess stays the same, have the three proofs whenever entering Thailand.

Hmmm, the group is about giving advice - what's wrong with the posts here? No one is 'trying to run Thai immigration policy' - we're just trying to inform people on what the rules are...

AFAIK, you only have to show a ticket out of Thailand - it doesn't have to be to your home country

Right, it sounds like you're confusing the arrival card with a visa. If you're from the UK and you're coming to Thailand for a holiday for 3 weeks, you do not need a visa. You are visa exempt. You will in that card on the plane but it's basically just a bit of procedural form-filling. The immigration officer will rip the card in half, keep the arrival card bit and staple the departure card bit to your passport (doesn't matter if you have filled the departure card or not). When leaving, you fill in the departure card with your flight number and the immigration officer will remove it from your passport and keep it. If you then pass back through Thailand on holiday for less than 30 days after Cambodia you also do not need a visa, just repeat the above. It's as easy as tying your shoelaces!

Avoid applying on Mondays and Thursdays, they are the busiest days

Assuming you're in Bangkok, the best way to to take a 6am flight from DMK to Udon. This can be booked in advance for as little as 500b one way. Then take a van to the border (200b) and taxi to the consulate (300b, less if you share). As the process takes 2 days, you can take a late evening flight back the following day. So with a bit of planning you can get there and back for well under 2500b