Cambodia Side Trip on Visa Exempt

[purpleurkle]

Am a US citizen, 54 yrs old (retired living in Philippines) coming to Thailand for the holidays and will be staying 28 days before flying over to Cambodia to visit Angkor Wat for a few days then flying back to Thailand for a further 27 days. I'll be entering via air on visa exempt only both entries. Don't see the need to get a SETV as I'm only staying 27 days after I return from Cambodia. Have a return ticket to Philippines, cash on hand, etc.

 

I have not been to Thailand since May 2016 (for 2 months) and only have a few previous entries in my passport. Anyone think it will be an issue flying back in from Cambodia on visa exempt? Hope I've explained things well enough...thanks in advance everyone.

[ubonjoe]

No problem to do what you plan on doing.

[JackThompson]

Very unlikely you would be asked anything on either entry, unless you had a longer-stay history in Thailand in the past. 

 

But, just to be on the safe-side, in addition to having the required 20K Baht worth of cash or travelers checks to show, I would also carry something which demonstrates you reside in the Philippines - PI-Alien-ID-Card + latest stay-permission, etc.  That should make it clear that you do not intend to stay here for an extended-time, which is the issue at the Bangkok airports.

[elviajero]

6 hours ago, purpleurkle said:

Don't see the need to get a SETV as I'm only staying 27 days after I return from Cambodia. Have a return ticket to Philippines, cash on hand, etc

No need to get a visa. You should have absolutely no problem entering using visa exemption.