Need Help With Visa, ! Flying Tonight !

[rnickster]

Ok in desperate need of help, heres the situation.....me and my friend are flying to sri lanka tonight and also have flights booked for bangkok on the 13th december, however we have no visa's for thailand, we just foolishly found out that you need a return flight or flight out of thailand to get a visa on arrival (think thats right) and we cant apply for a visa via post because it needs our passports and we're flying tonight. We have been told that if we can provide proof that we are leaving the country by some means then we will get a visa on arrival, otherwise we'll be deported !?!

We have working visa's for australia, will that be enough proof ? we really want to book some sort of train or bus ticket from thailand to malaysia so that we have some proof that we will be leaving. But have No idea how to do this or where to go online to do it or if its possible.

How can we make sure that we will not get deported from thailand when we arrive. Our plan was to travel to singapore from bangkok. Please help !!!!!

[Jingthing]

You need to state your nationality to get the best advice.

[astral]

I believe there is a Thai Consulate in Colombo who may be able to issue a visa.

[phaethon]

Well, if you are leaving tonight, you're pretty much stuffed.

Best bet is to go to the Embassy in Colombo and throw yourselves on their mercy. See if they'll give you a transit or tourist visa based on yourdocumentsofemplyment from Australia.

http://www.mfa.go.th/web/1340.php?depid=244

Click the consular services button.

Edited November 28, 2008 by phaethon

[bkkflyer]

Just buy a fully-refundable 1-way ticket from Bangkok to "wherever".

As other poster said, it depends a bit on your Nationality.

[Crossy]

The requirement for a visa exemption (30 day stamp) assuming your nationality allows it, is onward AIR travel, you are highly unlikely to be allowed to board your flight to Bangkok without either onward travel or a visa, if you do get onboard you're home free, immigration rarely (never) check the onward travel requirement.

If you can't get a visa in Colombo, buy AirAsia tickets to KL online, problem solved

Edited November 29, 2008 by Crossy

[PhilHarries]

What Crossy says is spot on, as usual, however I have to say though that I have flown to Thailand several times with no visa (30 day exempt stamp) and separate onward ticket (different airline) and have never been asked by check in staff for proof of onward travel. What does this prove? Nothing save I may have been very lucky. I think THAI maybe more vigilant as they know the rules better than other airlines. I have also never been asked for proof of onward/return travel by immigration. Offered my ticket once and it was passed back without a glance - not interested.

Best either book AirAsia to anywhere within 30 days of your arrival in Thailand or try and get a tourist visa in Sri Lanka.

[rnickster]

we are british, currently in colombo and going to the embassy to see what can be done, thanks for the replies guys. There are fights from Phuket to KL for around 40 pounds so we might just buy those for the sake of getting in the country.