Do I Need A Return/onward Ticket?

[BigDook]

Hi

I'm 26 and from the UK (Manchester)

I have bought a one-way ticket thru Qatar Airways, and i phoned them today to check on a quick issue, and found out they might not let me board my flight in Manchester, as i don't have an onward/return ticket.

I was planning on getting the 90 visa which you can apply for before you go, and costs £25, as that didn't seem to have a requirement of an onward/return ticket.

Is this right?, i can't find ANY offical line on this, and don't want my trip to get ruined before it even starts.

The reason i only have a one-way ticket, is because i want to travel around SEA, and then probably eventually buy a flight in Singapore or Bali onto Australia(which is my final destination). Only having a one-way ticket gives me plenty of freedom etc, and would only be tied down to Visa stay lengths.

Thanks.

[alex_4000]

your airline will be responsible to take u back home if thai immigration doesnt permit you into the country. apparently some of them dont want to take the risk:

technically this could happen, as there is a law that requires you to have an outbound-ticket but it is not enforced, meaning: immigration will not ask you to show it. this is especially true if you are flying in with a valid visa (=entry permit) already. showing sufficient founds to avoid getting stranded in thailand should make the officers happy - a valid credit card usually does the job.

but all that wont help if the airline wont let you board in the first place... maybe try checking with their superiors if obtaining a visa upfront is good enough for them?

good luck!

[lopburi3]

Obtain a visa. The 30 day stay on arrival without visa is not available without onward confirmed reservations/ticket and this restriction is noted in the rules airlines follow. If you have a visa it is not an issue.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Obtain a visa. The 30 day stay on arrival without visa is not available without onward confirmed reservations/ticket and this restriction is noted in the rules airlines follow. If you have a visa it is not an issue.

It does seem that nobody is able to use the search functions on the forum Lop.

[andyinkat]

Op,

I'm just about to leave the Uk for LOS on a one-way ticket.

I got a visa from the Thai embassy in Hull to ensure there is no problem with this.

They are very quick - got passport back with visa in 4 days, and the visa doesn't actually begin until the date of entry.

[astral]

Well there you go.

As Dr P-P said you could have found all that by a little searching!!

[dr_Pat_Pong]

I wouldn't complain but for the fact that every day the exact same questions are raised by the same sort of people.

[thaiflyer1]

I wouldn't complain but for the fact that every day the exact same questions are raised by the same sort of people.

Dont let them get to you Dr. P .....

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Never ever Flyer

[BigDook]

Cheers for the info folks, it seem my airline's specific regulations they stick too, are a little, either confusing or not upto-date.

I might call them again, and ask to speak to a supervisor etc, to get a proper answer, or maybe even ask for a copy of their regulations/requirements to fly.

Thanks.

PS - I DID actually have a quick search, i scanned thru 4 pages to see if anyone had asked the same question, and couldn't find any. I also searched for "return ticket" and "onward ticket" but with no results. Although it could of been me.

Thanks again for the help.

[lopburi3]

Cheers for the info folks, it seem my airline's specific regulations they stick too, are a little, either confusing or not upto-date.

I might call them again, and ask to speak to a supervisor etc, to get a proper answer, or maybe even ask for a copy of their regulations/requirements to fly.

Thanks.

PS - I DID actually have a quick search, i scanned thru 4 pages to see if anyone had asked the same question, and couldn't find any. I also searched for "return ticket" and "onward ticket" but with no results.  Although it could of been me.

Thanks again for the help.

This is the Delta Airlines link to official IATA database for international travel and very useful for checking visa requirements:

Passport and Visa information

[thaiflyer1]

This is the Delta Airlines link to official IATA database for international travel and very useful for checking visa requirements:

Passport and Visa information

Nice link Lop...........but is it only for Alien Residents? Dont think its for tourists is it? Nevermind got it to work now..............cheers

[lopburi3]

This is the Delta Airlines link to official IATA database for international travel and very useful for checking visa requirements:

Passport and Visa information

Nice link Lop...........but is it only for Alien Residents? Dont think its for tourists is it?

This is a new day and you don't have me this early.

If you are an alien resident of a country you select in that block - otherwise just ignore it. It is a very comprehensive site.

[thaiflyer1]

If you are an alien resident of a country you select in that block - otherwise just ignore it. It is a very comprehensive site.

Yeah got it now......was a long day yesterday, not with it this a.m

[dr_Pat_Pong]

If you are an alien resident of a country you select in that block - otherwise just ignore it.  It is a very comprehensive site.

Yeah got it now......was a long day yesterday, not with it this a.m

Was it the drink Khun Flyer ?

[thaiflyer1]

If you are an alien resident of a country you select in that block - otherwise just ignore it.  It is a very comprehensive site.

Yeah got it now......was a long day yesterday, not with it this a.m

Was it the drink Khun Flyer ?

No Dr.P.........a certain Khun Lopburi had me working overtime

[Russellinoxford]

I have a simular situation. I have purchased a RTW ticket. I fly into Bangkok but fly out of Singapore a month later. Trailfinders have told me I need to get a visa because my onward flight is from another country. Is this true?

[thaiflyer1]

Yes you/ll need either a visa or an onward ticket otherwise your carrier may stop you boarding. Can you not book the second leg of your journey from Thailand to Singapore before you leave home?

[Russellinoxford]

My ticket from Singapore is confirmed. My plan is to travel down through Thailand to Singapore then fly to Perth.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

He pays well does our Lop.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

I have a simular situation. I have purchased a RTW ticket. I fly into Bangkok but fly out of Singapore a month later. Trailfinders have told me I need to get a visa because my onward flight is from another country. Is this true?

Trust Trailfinders.

[thaiflyer1]

My ticket from Singapore is confirmed. My plan is to travel down through Thailand to Singapore then fly to Perth.

Ok you have a couple of choices then , either get a single entry tourist visa (good for 60 day stay) or buy a train ticket down to Singapore from Bangkok http://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm#Singapore if you scroll up the page it gives you booking instructions from outside Thailand. As long as you book it to exit Thailand within your 30 day on arrival stamp you/ll be ok. If it was me i would just get the tourist visa.......that way you are more flexible as to when you leave Thailand.

[Russellinoxford]

Good advice, many thanks