Entry visa question

[raptorea]

I booked a flight for one of my family members to visit me in Thailand, I have a current non o visa and I will be flying back with them from USA to Thailand soon.

I booked the flight for a stay of 33 days I know I will be fine to stay but as far as my family member flying will they be denied to board the plane without a tourist visa for up to 60 days? or can we just buy a throw away ticket to show onward travel? 

[DrJack54]

4 minutes ago, raptorea said:

or can we just buy a throw away ticket to show onward travel

Sounds like they will fly without visa and enter visa exempt.

The airline at departure may ask for onward flight.

Can buy a throw away ticket or rent a ticket from companies such as "onward flight.com" ....approx 15usd.

[Upnotover]

From 1 October 2022 until 31 March 2023 the entry period for a visa exempt is increased to 45 days so they should be fine if arriving in that period.

[DrJack54]

6 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

From 1 October 2022 until 31 March 2023 the entry period for a visa exempt is increased to 45 days so they should be fine if arriving in that period.

The OP is imo not clear.

Mixing his trip with with family member.

Bottom line is sounds like family member flying without visa.

The airline may require onward flight. 

That applies to when visa exempt was 30 and also when 45. 

[Upnotover]

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

The OP is imo not clear.

Mixing his trip with with family member.

Bottom line is sounds like family member flying without visa.

The airline may require onward flight. 

That applies to when visa exempt was 30 and also when 45. 

OP says the onward flight is 33 days.

[puchooay]

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

The OP is imo not clear.

Mixing his trip with with family member.

Bottom line is sounds like family member flying without visa.

The airline may require onward flight. 

That applies to when visa exempt was 30 and also when 45. 

Very clear IMO.

 

He is in Thailand. Can stay no problems. His family member is coming to Thailand with no visa.

 

Will they be denied entry? Not if the flight back ge mentions is the second leg of a return flight.

 

Can they stay 33 days? Yes.

[DrJack54]

@raptorea can you clarify what onward flight or return flight that your family member has. 

 

[DrJack54]

27 minutes ago, puchooay said:

He is in Thailand. Can stay no problems

From the OP....

"I have a current non o visa and I will be flying back with them from USA to Thailand soon".

 The OP is not in Thailand.

Also bit irrelevant. 

The OP could have posted a must more simple question.

 

1 hour ago, raptorea said:

I booked the flight for a stay of 33 days I know I will be fine to stay but as far as my family member flying will they be denied to board the plane without a tourist visa for up to 60 days?

That statement is not clear that family member actually has a return ticket. 

 

Also from the OP..

 

"or can we just buy a throw away ticket to show onward travel". 

 

The OP seems very aware of onward flight rules for visa exempt.

Would be surprising not aware of 45 days from Oct 1

Edited September 26, 2022 by DrJack54

[puchooay]

13 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

From the OP....

"I have a current non o visa and I will be flying back with them from USA to Thailand soon".

 The OP is not in Thailand.

Also bit irrelevant. 

The OP could have posted a must more simple question.

Indeed. I misread "from" as "to".

 

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, puchooay said:

Indeed. I misread "from" as "to".

 

Think I'm being picky.

The OP could have posted a more simple question. 

 

[raptorea]

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

@raptorea can you clarify what onward flight or return flight that your family member has. 

 

Roundtrip flight from USA arrive on Dec 1st return flight USA on Jan 3rd, I just read the news out and it looks like you can arrive without a visa and stay up to 45 days on arrival without having to pre file any visa paperwork at all with the Thai embassy.  

[DrJack54]

4 hours ago, raptorea said:

Roundtrip flight from USA arrive on Dec 1st return flight USA on Jan 3rd, I just read the news out and it looks like you can arrive without a visa and stay up to 45 days on arrival without having to pre file any visa paperwork at all with the Thai embassy.  

That is correct.

Your family has a trip booked with return hence that satisfies the onward flight for visa exempt that the airline at departure sometimes asks for.

The visa exempt entry will give a 45 day stamp.

No need for tourist visa.