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[Jack1988]

Just want to know if you should buy an onward flight out of thailand within 60 days or it should be fine within 90 days as there is the possibility to extend 60 days for another 30 days at the local immigration. This is regarding come to thailand with a tourist visa 60 days or free 60 days exemption

I would also need to understand how many flights you should buy in case you want to apply for a METV. One ticket from your country or residence to thailand and then another flight from thailand to another asian country? What else?

[DrJack54]

6 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

This is regarding come to thailand with a tourist visa 60 days or free 60 days exemption

It's not a visa. 

You are flying visa exempt entry.

The airline at departure may require onward flight.

Best option is within 60 days however recent posts indicate that within 90 would be possible by explaining intention to obtain 30 day extension.

9 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

I would also need to understand how many flights you should buy in case you want to apply for a METV. One ticket from your country or residence to thailand and then another flight from thailand to another asian country?

The METV would be an eVisa application. You will provide what's required in that application.

Most likely flight into Thailand.

Flight out within 60 and perhaps some accommodation details upon entry.

Best to outline how long you plan to stay in Thailand for best advice. 

[Jack1988]

7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

It's not a visa. 

You are flying visa exempt entry.

The airline at departure may require onward flight.

Best option is within 60 days however recent posts indicate that within 90 would be possible by explaining intention to obtain 30 day extension.

The airline company told me to ask the embassy haha

[Jack1988]

9 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Best to outline how long you plan to stay in Thailand for best advice

9 months or up to 1 year

[NoDisplayName]

Some airlines require onward flight for boarding, others do not.

 

Buy a $14 booking for an onward flight for your first trip if you don't know ezzackly when you plan to depart.

[DrJack54]

15 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

9 months or up to 1 year

For a 12 month stay in Thailand I suggest a METV would be good option.

That will cover up to 9 months and then border bounce for visa exempt entry using border run company can extent the stay

[Jack1988]

5 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

For a 12 month stay in Thailand I suggest a METV would be good option.

That will cover up to 9 months and then border bounce for visa exempt entry using border run company can extent the stay

So, if i get 6 months METV i can apply for 30 days extension at my local immigration every 60 days i will do a border run? And then i could do more border run when the METV will finish?

[DrJack54]

11 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

So, if i get 6 months METV i can apply for 30 days extension at my local immigration every 60 days i will do a border run? And then i could do more border run when the METV will finish?

METV allows multiple entries.

You are stamped in for 60 days.

You can apply for 30 day extension each entry.

By exit and reenter just prior to expiry of METV you would be stamped in for 60.

Then can extend by 30.

Hence 9 months.

After that a border run for 60 which can be extended by 30 

[Jack1988]

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

After that a border run for 60 which can be extended by 30 

Only one more border run i could do after that?

[DrJack54]

6 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

Only one more border run i could do after that?

Yes however 100% do not do border run without using minivan agent.

Bangkok/Pattaya to Cambodia good option.

Keep up to date with reports closer to time you need it

[Jack1988]

4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Yes however 100% do not do border run without using minivan agent.

Bangkok/Pattaya to Cambodia good option.

Keep up to date with reports closer to time you need it

great, thanks for the info. However, there is something not clear on how many ticket flights i should buy as i will have to upload it on the e-visa application, for the embassy. They want to see one ticket from my country to thailand, one ticket exit thailand within 60 days, one ticket to thailand again and another one out of thailand within 6 months. It should be like that?

[BrandonJT]

1 hour ago, Jack1988 said:

I would also need to understand how many flights you should buy in case you want to apply for a METV. One ticket from your country or residence to thailand and then another flight from thailand to another asian country? What else?

When you select "multiple" there's a little warning that says you need to justify the multiple entries.  It has been reported from many embassies that means you must show a flight into Thailand, a flight out of Thailand within 60 days, and then another flight into Thailand.  This shows the reason you need multiple entries.  Without showing the intent to enter multiple times, the embassy might instead issue a single entry visa and you would lose the difference in price.

Normally don't need to show a 2nd exit, just 2 entries.

[Jack1988]

It's fine to buy an onward ticket with 48 hours validity? Or better to extend the validity more than 48 hours? As I might show it to the thai immigration at the arrival and not only to the airline at the check in prior to the departure from my country

[Greenwich Boy]

I got a METV from London last year. Only provided one flight in and one flight out. You have 6 months to re enter Thailand for the last time from the day the visa is issued so if you want to max out your stay do not apply too early.

I made that mistake so went to Vietnam for a while after expiry of METV and got a SETV (probably not needed but I am cautious) Flew back to Thailand this week, no problems.

[BrandonJT]

2 hours ago, Jack1988 said:

It's fine to buy an onward ticket with 48 hours validity? Or better to extend the validity more than 48 hours? As I might show it to the thai immigration at the arrival and not only to the airline at the check in prior to the departure from my country

Validity is more important for the airline than immigration.  But what kind of travel are you doing that will take more than 48 hours so it's valid for both? I thought the 30 hour trips from the US were bad...

Realistically neither will check it. If they ask for it they will glance at it and accept it at face value.

[DrJack54]

56 minutes ago, BrandonJT said:

Realistically neither will check it. If they ask for it they will glance at it and accept it at face value.

That's exactly what will happen.

Airline and immigration will only be interested in eVisa hard copy. 

[Jack1988]

3 hours ago, Greenwich Boy said:

You have 6 months to re enter Thailand for the last time from the day the visa is issued so if you want to max out your stay do not apply too early.

Explain better please. Thanks 

[Jack1988]

2 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

Validity is more important for the airline than immigration.  But what kind of travel are you doing that will take more than 48 hours so it's valid for both? I thought the 30 hour trips from the US were bad...

Realistically neither will check it. If they ask for it they will glance at it and accept it at face value.

I think an onward ticket of 48 hours validity should be fine

[Jack1988]

Do I have to show 10000 THB cash at the immigration arrival or I could show it on my Thai bank application on my phone? And I will also show an onward ticket on my phone, to the check in staff at the airport prior the departure and to the immigration when I will arrive in Thailand 

 

This in case I might come without visa obviously. But the metv sounds really interesting and I am considering it more than come without visa . I could stay up to one year with a metv 

[Greenwich Boy]

19 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

Explain better please. Thanks 

If you apply for a METV and get it on, say, 1st Jan it will be valid until 1st July. If you enter Thailand on 2nd Jan you can do the 60 plus 30 leave and return stuff but if you time your last entry to just before expiry (30th June in this example) you will get a further 60 plus 30 giving you a total of 9 months.

If you obtain the visa on 1st Jan but do not travel until 1st Feb it will still have the same expiry of 1st July and you will lose one month of possible stay, hence do not apply too early if you wish to max out your stay.

Obviously my example is theoretical and you need to give yourself some leeway when applying

[DrJack54]

24 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

Do I have to show 10000 THB cash at the immigration arrival or I could show it on my Thai bank application on my phone?

Very rare that immigration would want to see cash. 

With a visa it wouldn't happen.

Bank application etc is useless. 

26 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

And I will also show an onward ticket on my phone, to the check in staff at the airport prior the departure and to the immigration when I will arrive in Thailand

Again with a visa this would not be required. 

Visa exempt the airline at departure may require onward flight. 

Unlikely immigration on arrival would ask to see onward flight

29 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

This in case I might come without visa obviously.

You are asking about METV vs Visa Exempt.

Suggest decide on one option and limit your questions to that. 

[Jack1988]

thanks for all the information. I will think better if come back without visa and buy an onward ticket or if come back with a METV (which it sounds interesting!)

[Jack1988]

Can someone tell me if this should works for the embassy? About METV request 

 

I would upload a pdf file ticket flight from my country to Thailand, then a ticket flight from Thailand to Cambodia within 60 days and a ticket from Cambodia to Thailand after one week. Do I also have to upload one last ticket flight outside of Thailand again? Or that tickets should be enough for the embassy?

[BrandonJT]

I haven't previously heard of anyone needing a 4th flight ticket to show leaving Thailand. They've just needed the 3 tickets proving they need to "enter" Thailand multiple times.

[AustinRacing]

How about applying for the appropriate visa for the intended duration and purpose rather than trying to circumvent. 

[DrJack54]

8 minutes ago, AustinRacing said:

How about applying for the appropriate visa for the intended duration and purpose rather than trying to circumvent. 

The OP is asking how many  flights are required for METV e-Visa application.

Also if onward flight can be within 90 days given that each 60 day stamp entry can be extended by 30 days.

(genuine questions) 

 

Nothing to do with circumventing.

[Thingamabob]

23 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Order of preference, first, sit alone, second, sit next to a corpse, third, sit next to a living person.

 

[Chivas]

See the new thread started in same sub section.....worrying

[Confuscious]

On 2/26/2025 at 3:00 PM, NoDisplayName said:

Buy a $14 booking for an onward flight for your first trip if you don't know ezzackly when you plan to depart.

Do you have a link for the $14 booking?

[NoDisplayName]

4 minutes ago, Confuscious said:

Do you have a link for the $14 booking?

 

I used this one when returning after the covids, but there are many others out there.  

 

https://onwardticket.com/

 

After booking, I was able to log into the airline website and confirm it was valid.

 

Cathay Pacific ticket agent in Hong Kong required an onward flight out of Thailand to issue boarding pass.  The reserved booking passed the test.