Hello and Please help if you can ^^

[Janelley1234]

Okay so I'm returning to Thailand for two weeks in February and was worried if I won't be allowed through immigration or not. I might be over thinking it but here is the situation, I have an unused tourist Visa from last April~July, that was never used. I thought I was going to teach English in Thailand, but then changed my mind. So my question is, will it be alright to travel to Thailand without immigration freaking out or should I get another visa. I just don't want to be turned away is all. Any information would be greatly appreciated. ^^ The Visa was never used and I wasn't in or around the country to use it.

[ubonjoe]

You have nothing to worry about.

I assume you plan on entering to get a 30 day visa exempt entry. Be aware the airline can ask to see a ticket out of the country within 30 days of arrival to board your flight to here.

[Maestro]

Removed a troll post.

[Janelley1234]

Thank you for the reply, I appreciate it. ???? No worries, I have my return flight as well. I don't plan on staying long term.

[Dan O]

On 1/5/2020 at 10:04 PM, ubonjoe said:

You have nothing to worry about.

I assume you plan on entering to get a 30 day visa exempt entry. Be aware the airline can ask to see a ticket out of the country within 30 days of arrival to board your flight to here.

Joe,

 

I have a question that has been brewing for a long time since I first came onto this site and started reading the forum posts.  

Often comments are made about airlines checking your visa and possibly denying your flight for lack of visa,  lack or return flight or overstay.   I have flown all over the world in my 65 years to countless countries. I have flown in and out of Thailand 21 times in 15 years.

 

Most times also visiting other surrounding countries as part of my visits, always on 30 day exempt stamp, never an extension and about 1/2 trips included trips to other countries with a multiple day stay in the other country and then a return to thailand and return trip back to the USA from thailand. Never once has any airline asked about my visas, asked about hotels stays, asked about return tickets, even if booked on different airling asked about any overstay or what appears to be exceeding 30 days in thailand. The closest I have have ever come to any non imm question about length of stay is on some travel sites you can not book a hotel room for more tham 26 or 28 days.   

 

While I know airlines have the right to deny flights for various reasons I can not understand why the repeated comments referring to being denied due to visa issues or length of stay. What gives? Why the comments about this airline issue? I'm just really curious and don't understand the paranoia over an airline denial.    I ask that posters replies be factual and first hand if they have occured and not it happen to my friend or based on so other wierd situation with the passport itself

[AussieBob18]

Have a printout of where you are staying (Hotel?) or a written itinery of where you are going to go/stay.

 

 

[BritTim]

2 hours ago, Dan O said:

Joe,

 

I have a question that has been brewing for a long time since I first came onto this site and started reading the forum posts.  

Often comments are made about airlines checking your visa and possibly denying your flight for lack of visa,  lack or return flight or overstay.   I have flown all over the world in my 65 years to countless countries. I have flown in and out of Thailand 21 times in 15 years.

 

Most times also visiting other surrounding countries as part of my visits, always on 30 day exempt stamp, never an extension and about 1/2 trips included trips to other countries with a multiple day stay in the other country and then a return to thailand and return trip back to the USA from thailand. Never once has any airline asked about my visas, asked about hotels stays, asked about return tickets, even if booked on different airling asked about any overstay or what appears to be exceeding 30 days in thailand. The closest I have have ever come to any non imm question about length of stay is on some travel sites you can not book a hotel room for more tham 26 or 28 days.   

 

While I know airlines have the right to deny flights for various reasons I can not understand why the repeated comments referring to being denied due to visa issues or length of stay. What gives? Why the comments about this airline issue? I'm just really curious and don't understand the paranoia over an airline denial.    I ask that posters replies be factual and first hand if they have occured and not it happen to my friend or based on so other wierd situation with the passport itself

There are two main questions raised by your post: the attitude of the airlines and the attitude of Thai Immigration.

 

In your case, I think the airlines have always been able to see that you have an itinerary that involves flying out of Thailand within 30 days. That, in combination with no worrying Thai stamps in your passport is quite enough to satisfy them.

 

Thai Immigration is unlikely to hassle you as a visitor from the USA when your trips are relatively short (less than a month) and well spaced out. Reading your post, I think that is your situation. Most likely, unless there is a further strong tightening by Immigration, you will never have an issue in the future if the pattern of your visits remains as it is.

[bmore99]

Airlines will always check if the passenger will be allowed into the country (visa; validity of passport; return ticket; etc). The simple reason they do that is because they will be fined thousands of dollars when they carry passengers not compliant with the regulations. 

 

Source: 

https://airlines.iata.org/analysis/document-verification-travel-trouble

[Dan O]

On 1/8/2020 at 9:52 AM, BritTim said:

There are two main questions raised by your post: the attitude of the airlines and the attitude of Thai Immigration.

 

In your case, I think the airlines have always been able to see that you have an itinerary that involves flying out of Thailand within 30 days. That, in combination with no worrying Thai stamps in your passport is quite enough to satisfy them.

 

Thai Immigration is unlikely to hassle you as a visitor from the USA when your trips are relatively short (less than a month) and well spaced out. Reading your post, I think that is your situation. Most likely, unless there is a further strong tightening by Immigration, you will never have an issue in the future if the pattern of your visits remains as it is.

I'm not worried about being denied and that wasn't my question. I see so many comments about airlines reviewing visas or return flights and denial of flight potential and I am saying I don't see that happening as is being commented on. Based on my travel patterns and history useing different airlines for retun flights and multiple trips in and out of countries it would take the airline several minutes of additional checks or questions to me about my travel plan, visa status etc. It's just not happening that I can see. 90% of he time the airline barely glance at my passport other than to scan it to pull up my ticket info.  That is why Im asking why all the comments about the "extra" scrutiny by the airlines?