February 20Feb 20 I am on a UK passport and normally arrive later November on the 60 day entry stamp. At the end of 60 days I usually spend about two weeks in some other country before flying back and getting another 60 days which takes me to the end of March or early April thus avoiding the cold UK winters.Now it looks as if instead of 60 days it will be only 30 days so what options are available to cover the same period, including a 2 week break in the middle. Is there any multiple entry visa I can apply for from UK?
February 20Feb 20 Popular Post Tourist visa. Either get a single, 60 day entry, go somewhere nearby (Vietnam would be ideal) and get another, re-enter on another 60. Alternatively, a multi-entry tourist visa is available. Apply online here....https://www.thaievisa.go.th/
February 20Feb 20 25 minutes ago, pitrevie said:I am on a UK passport and normally arrive later November on the 60 day entry stamp. At the end of 60 days I usually spend about two weeks in some other country before flying back and getting another 60 days which takes me to the end of March or early April thus avoiding the cold UK winters.Now it looks as if instead of 60 days it will be only 30 days so what options are available to cover the same period, including a 2 week break in the middle. Is there any multiple entry visa I can apply for from UK?METV (multi entry tourist visa) apply on line 60 day entry stamp on each entry, i think the actual visa is valid for 6 months
February 20Feb 20 Just to add one more to earlier good options... Obtain SETV e-Visa in UK. Entry provides 60 day stamp. Take your trip to Vietnam and since you are there for couple of weeks obtain another SETV eVisa. All done online. Including payment. Have a UK card for payment. Avoids any dealing with immigration office in Thailand. No extensions.
February 20Feb 20 Author 4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:Just to add one more to earlier good options...Obtain SETV e-Visa in UK.Entry provides 60 day stamp.Take your trip to Vietnam and since you are there for couple of weeks obtain another SETV eVisa.All done online. Including payment.Have a UK card for payment.Avoids any dealing with immigration office in Thailand.No extensions.Thanks for the reply.
February 20Feb 20 7 minutes ago, pitrevie said:Thanks for the reply.The added bonus of returning to Thailand with a Visa is that at departure from Vietnam the airline will not insist upon onward flight to issue boarding pass
February 21Feb 21 22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:The added bonus of returning to Thailand with a Visa is that at departure from Vietnam the airline will not insist upon onward flight to issue boarding passThey rarely ask for onward flight even on a VB,at least in Vietnam. Can't speak for departures from other countries.
February 21Feb 21 23 hours ago, DrJack54 said:Just to add one more to earlier good options...Obtain SETV e-Visa in UK.Entry provides 60 day stamp.Take your trip to Vietnam and since you are there for couple of weeks obtain another SETV eVisa.All done online. Including payment.Have a UK card for payment.Avoids any dealing with immigration office in Thailand.No extensions.Could I do the same with a Non-O Retirement visa? i.e. 2x90 days with a decent break for traveling in between?
February 21Feb 21 2 minutes ago, thecyclist said:They rarely ask for onward flight even on a VB,at least in Vietnam. Can't speak for departures from other countries.I have had chats with airline staff re this. To obtain boarding pass at Saigon airport flying visa exempt with AirAsia etc, more than likely you will be asked for onward flight. Flying back to Thailand from Saigon end of week. Will again check this. I have reentry permit and have been asked to show that
February 21Feb 21 I think with your initial SETV just get a 30 day extension in Thailand after that. Remember if you do some traveling in Thailand and you checked into a hotel in Patong or Hua Hin for example you can get the little paperwork from hotel and go to the immigration office in those areas. Then go to somewhere for two weeks as you do and just enter visa exempt for final 30 days. You will have exit ticket back home already and don't have to worry about getting another visa in Vietnam or anywhere else.
February 21Feb 21 7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:I have had chats with airline staff re this. To obtain boarding pass at Saigon airport flying visa exempt with AirAsia etc, more than likely you will be asked for onward flight.Flying back to Thailand from Saigon end of week. Will again check this.I have reentry permit and have been asked to show thatJust returned Air Asia from Saigon three weeks ago. No exit ticket asked for.
February 21Feb 21 11 minutes ago, alex8912 said:No exit ticket asked for.Which airline. I did state... "more than likely"
February 21Feb 21 4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:Which airline.I did state... "more than likely"My post right above and says Air Asia the airlines you mentioned. That's why I posted.I took a 6:05 Pm flight on a Friday. My friend was in same flight two days earlier no onward ticket asked for either.
February 21Feb 21 38 minutes ago, BusyB said:Could I do the same with a Non-O Retirement visa? i.e. 2x90 days with a decent break for traveling in between?Should be ok , although it's always possible some IO might suggest you should have a different visa . Can't see them denying entry though . My SETV was very quick , not sure how long a non-o would take 🤔
February 21Feb 21 19 minutes ago, alex8912 said:That's why I posted.I took a 6:05 Pm flight on a Friday.I have the 6.05 next Sunday. Will chat to AirAsia staff.
February 21Feb 21 I once flew Australia to Bangkok via Singapore. Qantas only gave the boarding pass Brisbane to Singapore. Pick up the next boarding pass at Changi.Got asked for an onward flight in Singapore prior to Singapore to Bangkok flight. It is what it is.Don't know what they would have done if I said no.
February 21Feb 21 In the past 6 months, I have used both ThaiVietjet and Thai Air out of SGN on the return leg to BKK using visa-exempt and never been asked by check-in staff about visa or onward travel. Mind you, my passport is less than a year old and doesn't have pages of Thai immigration stamps so possibly I don't look like a serial squatter.Maybe the check is a random AirAsia formality? Recalling people reporting getting the immigration shakedown on arrival at DMK, most were using AirAsia. If they're footing the bill to take back those denied entry here, they may have added safeguarding in place?
February 21Feb 21 1 minute ago, NanLaew said:Mind you, my passport is less than a year old and doesn't have pages of Thai immigration stamps so possibly I don't look like a serial squatterMakes zero difference
February 21Feb 21 Just now, DrJack54 said:Makes zero differenceYou know this for sure. Good for you.I edited my post, while you were responding.
February 21Feb 21 Your edit is not relevant. When you renew a pp it does not cover up history.Your complete history is on the io screen
February 21Feb 21 39 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:Your edit is not relevant. When you renew a pp it does not cover up history.Your complete history is on the io screenMaybe .......But after 6 years of marriage extensions followed by 6 years of multi non os, when I went to get a new marriage extension CM immigration claimed to have no records of me ever entering Thailand, shrugged their shoulders and said 'computer error'.
February 21Feb 21 44 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:Your edit is not relevant. When you renew a pp it does not cover up history.Your complete history is on the io screenWe are talking about check in staff at SGN asking for proof of onward travel, not Thai immigration on arrival.
February 21Feb 21 2 minutes ago, NanLaew said:We are talking about check in staff at SGN asking for proof of onward travel, not Thai immigration on arrival.My experience at SGN in the last few years has been the same as yours, they've never asked me about onward travel when checking in for a flight back to Thailand. It was quite a bit different before Covid; at SGN they used to be quite obsessed with that.
February 21Feb 21 45 minutes ago, Caldera said:My experience at SGN in the last few years has been the same as yours, they've never asked me about onward travel when checking in for a flight back to Thailand. It was quite a bit different before Covid; at SGN they used to be quite obsessed with that.Very true. Prior to 2020 (covid) ... I was traveling to Saigon every month. The onward flight or visa or reentry permit was 100% looked at. In recent years not so. No idea why
February 22Feb 22 My experience on this subject, if it can help, is that with VietJet when I go to Vietnam (Thailand > Vietnam), I am generally not asked for a connecting ticket, but when I go to Thailand (VietJet, Vietnam > Thailand), I am asked for one every time.
February 23Feb 23 22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:The added bonus of returning to Thailand with a Visa is that at departure from Vietnam the airline will not insist upon onward flight to issue boarding passThey rarely ask for onward flight even on a VB,at least in Vietnam. Can't speak for departures from other countries.On 2/21/2026 at 2:39 PM, DrJack54 said:I have had chats with airline staff re this. To obtain boarding pass at Saigon airport flying visa exempt with AirAsia etc, more than likely you will be asked for onward flight.Flying back to Thailand from Saigon end of week. Will again check this.I have reentry permit and have been asked to show thatI don't want to generalize, but vietjet asked me only once (out of maybe 6 times I boarded at Tan son nhat for BKK over the last few years) And that one time I pointed to my boxed bicycle as my ticket out, and they accepted that. A friend of mine, who flies back and forth even more often than me, always flies vietjet, says he has never been asked. AirAsia is more likely to ask for it, but, last time, a few months ago, they didn't ask. It's possible that in my case, they are distracted by the huge box, and forget to ask. I am always ready to quickly book a rented onward ticket if they insist.
February 23Feb 23 On 2/21/2026 at 6:30 PM, DrJack54 said:Your edit is not relevant. When you renew a pp it does not cover up history.Your complete history is on the io screenI have often ask myself this question. Complete history since digitalization, sure. But before that. I spent most of the eighties in Thailand with frequent visa runs to Penang. Would that show up on their screen when they scan my passport. I kinda doubt it , because if it did, with pages and pages of entries, I would get scrutinised more, and I always sail through with no questions asked.
February 23Feb 23 43 minutes ago, thecyclist said:I have often ask myself this question. Complete history since digitalization, sure. But before thatThink you will find immigration not interested in ancient history apart from overstay/bansThe question sometimes is asked can pp renewal cover my recent (last couple of years) history. Answer : No
February 23Feb 23 7 hours ago, DrJack54 said:Think you will find immigration not interested in ancient history apart from overstay/bansThe question sometimes is asked can pp renewal cover my recent (last couple of years) history.Answer : NoIt can at embassies when applying for visas, but not when entering the country.
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