Visa?

[supranee39simon36]

hi i have a ticket for thailand leaving london 6th march,wont be arriving till 7th in the afternoon,will be heading back april 7th early morning,would i need a visa or can i apply as i arrive,would the airline stop me going to Bangkok ,or is it worth get a ticket from airaisa to cambodia for a few days,any ideas would be great

[Mahout Angrit]

It would be best to get a tourist visa in UK before departure because even if the airline allow you to board without a visa, you probably wont get a problem on arrival at Thai immigration and will get a 30 day visa free entry stamp but you will definitely get hit for overstay on departure as you intend to stay 32 days in Thailand (both arrival day(part off) and departure day count as a full day)

[Guest]

Why not just apply for a tourist visa?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Why not just apply for a tourist visa?

A fair question IMHO.

[kiakaha]

hi i have a ticket for thailand leaving london 6th march,wont be arriving till 7th in the afternoon,will be heading back april 7th early morning,would i need a visa or can i apply as i arrive,would the airline stop me going to Bangkok ,or is it worth get a ticket from airaisa to cambodia for a few days,any ideas would be great

By my calculations, presuming you are travelling on a UK passport and are subject to visa waiver, you would get a permit of stay stamp permitting you to stay until Saturday 5th April (30 days).

Unfortunately, your ticket out is on the 7th. So the airline are well within their rights to refuse boarding because you don't have the necessary Visa.

To be safe, you should either :

1) change your return ticket date to be before or on the 5th

or

2) get a 60 day Tourist Visa (or a Non Immigrant Visa if you qualify)

Edited February 4, 2008 by kiakaha

[Maestro]

Excellent advice, Kiakaha.

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Maestro