Hello all,

I have bought a one-way ticket to Bangkok from Brussels and I would like to stay longer than 1 month. Because I'm not willing to cross the boarder, I will apply a tourist visa at the thai embassy. I would like to know if it will be a problem to get this tourist visa as the website says I require a fully paid return ticket to get a tourist visa.

Can someone tell me if my one way ticket will suffice. I don't understand how other people manage to get a visa if they continue to travel further over land?

Any advice is appreciated.

I assume you refer to the Thai embassy in Brussels?

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as the website says I require a fully paid return ticket to get a tourist visa.

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I think you gave the answer yourself.

The only way to stay longer than 1 month without going to the embassy or doing a border run, would be to overstay at 500 baht per day and the risk of getting caught.

Edited February 11, 200818 yr by sniffdog

It will be up to the Consulate involved - but most times they are not strict with that rule; but normally a tourist will have an onward ticket of some type they can show (even if not return). The MFA requirement is "Evidence of travel from Thailand (air ticket paid in full)"; not a return ticket.

I would be surprised if they actually ask for proof of onward trvavel in Brussels.

I know they don't in Amsterdam and the Hague.

Interesting about the tourist visa and asking for a return ticket.

I got a tourist visa in Perth and when i did the check in the guy asked me for proof of a onward ticket from Bangkok.

When i showed him the tourist visa in the passport he said no worries and that i didn't need an onward ticket.