I am planning to get a one way ticket to thailand stay a few weeks and then travel to another asian country. I just plan on getting the standard 30 day VISA on arrival. Will this cause problems or should i just get the cheapest return i can find.

Thanks for any input

always have a one way ticket when entering thailand ,not had a problem yet

I am planning to get a one way ticket to thailand stay a few weeks and then travel to another asian country. I just plan on getting the standard 30 day VISA on arrival. Will this cause problems or should i just get the cheapest return i can find.

Thanks for any input

Without a ticket out of Thailand within 30 days you may not be allowed on the flight.

Note. It is not a Visa on arrival. It is a Visa exempt entry.

If he tells what country he's from, it may be Visa on Arrival yes? I think those are for only 15 days though, so he's probably talking about 30 days visa exempt entry, I guess. If that's the case, they always say you should have a ticket out. My first time I had two one way tickets, one in, one out, and the airline rep thought it was suspicious I had two one way tickets and not a round trip but as it still counted as a ticket out she let it go. My organization bought the tickets and she knew of course I'd probably just refund the ticket out once I was safely inside Thailand. Then I went out after 30 days to get the Non-B. So, yes, airlines can stop you as they are warned by Thailand that if the person is not accepted back into Thailand that airline is required to take them back out so if you don't have a return ticket the airlines don't want to let you get a free flight.

I was stopped at the airport counter by the Korean Air from even putting my luggage on the scale till I produced a ticket showing "onward travel out of asia" e.g. a ticket back to the US.

Luckily, I has researched this on ThaiVisa beforehand and got a lot of great advice. I was smart enough to purchase the return ticket, and made sure it was "refundable" so I could collect the cash back while here.

I didn't show her the return ticket right away, because I wanted to test out just how certain they were of rejecting me. They were pretty much enjoying the affair as it looked like i'd be totally out of luck, then I whipped out the return ticket and the fun ended. I was allowed on the flight and had no further issues.

It's up to the airline how much they want to enforce the immigration rules as they are the ones that get the fine of they don't. Some you can insist that they call the Thai embassy, and they'll relent, others will simply offer to have security escort you away from the busy queue. Just depends what country you are coming from. I'm not an expert, but went through this very experience only 60 days ago in the US enroute to Thailand via a 2 hour stop in Incheon.

-karlski

He is posting from London, UK, so it probably is a 30 day Visa Exempt stamp.

Unless you have proof of onward travel you will probably be denied boarding on the aircraft

with a one way ticket and do not have visa from an embassy or consulate

Sans visa, you can probably also be boarded with a "throwaway" ticket, a cheap OW ticket to a nearby country like Malaysia that departs Thailand within 30 days.

Why not buy a one way to a nearby country. A return ticket is not required just something that shows leaving the country. IE: To KL on Oct. 21 is about 2500 baht on Air Asia.

How about a oneway train ticket to Penang. If you know someone here they could probably buy it and send it to you.

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Why not buy a one way to a nearby country. A return ticket is not required just something that shows leaving the country. IE: To KL on Oct. 21 is about 2500 baht on Air Asia.

How about a oneway train ticket to Penang. If you know someone here they could probably buy it and send it to you.

I wouldn't risk a train or bus ticket. Go for the plane ticket.

Hello, I will actually have a 1 year multiple entry non immigrant 0 visa. Yes, I will be leaving from the UK.

There are some good one way ticket deals from here at the moment, so I would like to take advantage of this but not if it causes problems at the airport.

Thanks for your input

If the check-in staff know their job they will give you your boarding pass without proof of a return or onward ticket. IATA rules say that a return/onward ticket is needed only if the passenger has no visa:

http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp

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Hello, I will actually have a 1 year multiple entry non immigrant 0 visa. Yes, I will be leaving from the UK.

There are some good one way ticket deals from here at the moment, so I would like to take advantage of this but not if it causes problems at the airport.

Thanks for your input

You should have no problem.

With most countries in the world, it is the airlines responsibility cost wise to return you if declined entry, the easiest way for them is for you to have a ticket onwards to a destination where you have a right to be, eg a long term visa or your National country. I have never been checked by Thai immigration for a fwd ticket on visa exempt entries, but had to show it every time I have left a developed country to airline check in staff. I had on my possession tickets to a final destination where I had a work permit in my passport, so that was OK.

With most countries in the world, it is the airlines responsibility cost wise to return you if declined entry, the easiest way for them is for you to have a ticket onwards to a destination where you have a right to be, eg a long term visa or your National country. I have never been checked by Thai immigration for a fwd ticket on visa exempt entries, but had to show it every time I have left a developed country to airline check in staff. I had on my possession tickets to a final destination where I had a work permit in my passport, so that was OK.

On my experience exactly the same. Long term visa no prob. If you will be living in the country for a year what could be a problem. Also, In Europe I have been never checked for that.

Any Thai visa would do the trick, if you are leaving to your next destination by air it's okay as wel. Bus or train tickets won't do the trick. Cheapest way is getting a tourist visa, cheap tickets out of the country are going to be more expensive, the airport tax alone is 700 baht