DrJack54 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 3 hours ago, thaiasia said: . I was wondering if it's safe to fly back to Thailand now, after being away from Thailand for about 5 months No problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saigon Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 That would depend upon the IO! Having lived in Thailand for almost 10 years on a Non-B, I went back to Thailand on my 1st visa-exemption this year and that by land, left and flew back to DMK 4 months later, when I got stopped by the IO, who started to ask me why I had had so many Thai stamps in my passport. I answered him that it was just because I had lived in Thailand on a Non-B for the last 10 years, but then I got taken to the office, where another officer that attended me was so rude and arrogant! All I had to do was fill in a form where I had to write the reason for visiting Thailand again, They let me in in the end, with nothing written or stamped in my passport except the entry stamp! I was never ever worried that I might be denied entry, though! No other passenger was at Passport Control when I got there after the toilet, so the IO, who seemed young and unprofessional to me, must of killed his time by acting bossy to me! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiasia Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Thanks for the responses, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiasia Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 I'm in Thailand now. The IO flipped thru my passport and saw the previous stamps, and then asked how long I will be in Thailand, and asked to see my return ticket. I'm glad I bought the onward ticket, because this time it was needed. Anyway, he stamped me in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 hours ago, thaiasia said: ....and then asked how long I will be in Thailand, and asked to see my return ticket. I'm glad I bought the onward ticket, because this time it was needed. Thanks for update. Thinking this is important shift for those entering visa exempt with several entries. Perhaps you would of had more grilling without that onward flight. Did you buy actually ticket or "rent a ticket" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiasia Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 12/15/2023 at 3:21 AM, DrJack54 said: Thanks for update. Thinking this is important shift for those entering visa exempt with several entries. Perhaps you would of had more grilling without that onward flight. Did you buy actually ticket or "rent a ticket" Just rent a ticket from onwardticket.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyggefyren Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Thanks for the update. So if I arrive in Phuket airport January 14 after having been in my home country (Denmark) since June 2023, I should be okay entering Visa exempt? I have a return ticket back to Denmark on January 22, so it will just be a short visit. Oh, before that I stayed in Thailand several years just using Tourist visa, visa exempts and covid extensions btw. Guess I have just been lucky becuase never got questioned before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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