I have a dilemma.

My Australian passport is due for renewal on 10/6/2019.

I am proposing to renew my passport on my return to Thailand 28/12/2018 - But unfortunately the entry date is  18 days  short of the 6 months necessary on the passport validity  to enter the Kingdom.

Would this small margin be considered acceptable at Thai immigration or is there no flexibility on this 6 months duration?

 

Thank you. 

Since you are from Australia you only need a passport valid for your intended stay. The 6 month requirement does not apply for you.

48 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Since you are from Australia you only need a passport valid for your intended stay. The 6 month requirement does not apply for you.

Does this rule apply to EU passports as well? Where can this type of info be found thanks

1 hour ago, ELLHNAS said:

Does this rule apply to EU passports as well? Where can this type of info be found thanks

Your Passport has to be valid for the length of your stay.

1 hour ago, ELLHNAS said:

Does this rule apply to EU passports as well? Where can this type of info be found thanks

It might depend upon which country in the EU they are from.

Enter info for a trip to Thailand with a passport that has less than 6 months remaining here to see if you get a green light.

https://skyteam.traveldoc.aero/

According to the MFA and Travel sites you should have a 6 month validity of Visa.

 

However if you go to the IATA website and enter your personal details you get different responses.

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/TH-Thailand-passport-visa-health-travel-document-requirements.htm#

 

I entered the same information for a UK, American and Australian citizen entering Thailand for 60 days on 14th Sept 2018, no return ticket, and with an expiry date of my passport being 14th Jan 2019, using the carriers British airways, American airlines and Qantas.

In the case of the US and UK nationals the document (passport) was not sufficient.

No such warning for the Australian national.

8 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It might depend upon which country in the EU they are from.

Enter info for a trip to Thailand with a passport that has less than 6 months remaining here to see if you get a green light.

https://skyteam.traveldoc.aero/

Using the same information for a UK citizen as I used for the IATA site, I got different results.

IATA document not sufficient.

skyteam good to go.

14 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

Using the same information for a UK citizen as I used for the IATA site, I got different results.

IATA document not sufficient.

skyteam good to go.

Not sure about the IATA site. IMO they ask for way more info than is needed.

I think a just one small error may cause it to give a no go.

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

Not sure about the IATA site. IMO they ask for way more info than is needed.

I think a just one small error may cause it to give a no go.

The UK gov site states a passport validity of 6 months is required for Thailand.

 

Someone isn't up to date with the requirements.

I was clearly under the impression anyone from the 57 Countries allowed VEE only required the passport to be valid for the duration of stay...………… but I could be wrong.

From The Thai Embassy website;

http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84451-Tourist-Visa.html

 

For Single Entry (stay up to 60 days)

• A current passport with validity of over 6 months beyond the date of application and at least 2 blank pages

 

For Multiple Entries (stay up to 60 days for each entry within the period of 6 months)

• A current passport with validity of over 6 months beyond the date of application  and at least 2 blank pages