coming to thailand in february for 6 months

[The Old Bull]

Years ago I came over on points then bought a return ticket from here. You could get a business class ticket for almost half the price. I think the airlines caught on and the price is the same where ever you buy it now.

[Letseng]

9 hours ago, parafareno said:

i visited thailand at least 10 times and never did airline on the plane ask me to show the ticket....never seen that

How do you check in without a ticket?  😌

[DrJack54]

6 minutes ago, Letseng said:

How do you check in without a ticket?  😌

He is referring to onward flight ticket for airline to issue boarding pass at departure. 

[GypsyT]

9 hours ago, parafareno said:

i visited thailand at least 10 times and never did airline on the plane ask me to show the ticket....never seen that

Then no worries. You have reached "Thai VIP" level.

[Letseng]

7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

He is referring to onward flight ticket for airline to issue boarding pass at departure. 

I did get that. But he said  he never had to show his ticket to the airline. To travel on visa exrmpt with a o/way is careless. Whenever I checked in on o/way ticket airline asked to show the visa. Major ones tend to ask.

[DrJack54]

6 minutes ago, Letseng said:

Whenever I checked in on o/way ticket airline asked to show the visa. Major ones tend to ask.

What you are stating is that some airlines require a visa or reentry permit or if flying visa exempt ask to see onward flight.

In these threads typical replies have been along lines of .....

I have never been asked for onward flight 

I have sometimes been asked for onward flight 

I often am asked for onward flight.

 

I have posted options in the thread.

Folk can make their own call.

 

In my experience....low cost airlines Jetstar Oz to Thailand visa exempt want onward flight.

Low cost airlines to nearby countries eg AirAsia Saigon to Bangkok require onward flight. 

[LespaulAN]

I came to Thailand last April with a 1 way ticket. No problem for me.

[Upnotover]

10 minutes ago, LespaulAN said:

I came to Thailand last April with a 1 way ticket. No problem for me.

Well done.  You qualify for the "i never had a problem" camp.

[Seppius]

10 hours ago, parafareno said:

i visited thailand at least 10 times and never did airline on the plane ask me to show the ticket....never seen that

So why are you asking now?

[DrJack54]

This thread heading to an end.

Any recent first hand reports welcome. 

[harryviking]

On 1/23/2025 at 3:42 AM, parafareno said:

I will use 1 way ticket and then buy return ticket after few months. 

Do they check in airport your return ticket?

They will most certainly refuse you to board the plane. Get a cheap ticket to Laos or Cambodia. It might not even be real. That will work.

[DrJack54]

Another post with disguised poor language removed. 

[Straight8]

23 hours ago, parafareno said:

i visited thailand at least 10 times and never did airline on the plane ask me to show the ticket....never seen that

Same for me but many more times... never did they ask, until they did !!!!

[Srikcir]

Stay in Thailand should be less than 180 days

[Samh]

On 1/23/2025 at 3:42 AM, parafareno said:

I will use 1 way ticket and then buy return ticket after few months. 

Do they check in airport your return ticket?

Yes you may well have problems. On arrival at Bkk I was asked how long I was staying. My return flight was 90 days but I had a onward ticket for 60 days. On arrival they did ask to see the outbound flight and recorded it on my records. I then decided not to use the onward ticket as I am meeting somebody travelling to Bangkok around that time so I was thinking of an extension. I am now 47 days in and a few days ago I got the chance to go to Poi Pet Cambodia for a couuple of days in a friend's car. Coming back into Thailand I got a real third degree grilling. Why wasn't I going to Singapore, the onward flight that I had and I was not taking, when was I coming to Thailand again, did I have a family in Thailand. I was just coming for 3 months, so just an addional 30 days. You are coming for 6 months so will need an extention another exempt entry and another extension or two more exempt entries. Given the problems I had just staying 90 days I would say you are going to have problems. They seemed to have really clamped down.

[DrJack54]

37 minutes ago, Samh said:

Given the problems I had just staying 90 days I would say you are going to have problems. They seemed to have really clamped down.

Rule #1 never use Poi Pet

[Samh]

4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Rule #1 never use Poi Pet

Any reason they are awkward in Poi Pet? I did a legit land crossing from Malaysia last year and it was very easy.