Return Ticket Required ?

[kid]

Hi All

I am wondeing if I have a 1 year multiple entry visa do I still need to show the outward bound ticket ?

thanks as always for your advise.

[george]

No need for outbound ticket if you have any kind of Thai visa.

[EVO]

indeed, no need.

[wilson steer]

The problem isn't coming into Thailand with a one way ticket, the problem is at some U.K. airports. If you get a snotty check-in clerk, they can make life difficult for anyone travelling on a one way ticket.

I got a snotty woman once at Manchester airport who just kept shaking her head and saying no way, eventually I was O.K. though because I had a tourist visa.

Other worldwide airports don't care at all. But I have yet to hear of anyone who was absoultely not allowed to travel on a one way ticket who had a tourist visa or non I. for Thailand.

Wilson Steer.

[EVO]

I was turned away from the check in counter on my first trip to Thailand with no visa. I knew the regs and took the risk. No amount of bluffing and then begging would solve it. I had to head for Ebookers at Heathrow to get a refundable return ticket but it still cost me the 50 quid.

[wilson steer]

EVO, what airline was that at Heathrow?

Wilson Steer.

[mickmac]

Other worldwide airports don't care at all.

Just as a brief update to this comment. I was departing Perth W.Aus. on 30th December last year, and had to produce an on-going ticket to prove that I would be leaving the country. They are taking it seriously down under. This was at the Quantas check in desk.

[simba]

Hi,

I am also traveling on a single ticket from LHR with thai airways and also have a multi non im O,

I have heard in the past of persons having hassle at check in so i contacted Thai air direct to check there position on this, got a call back from a chap who wasnt able to help but gave me email contact for LHR check in for thai, after five days no reply.

so have booked a flight out of Thailand with air asia for 359b to cut any hassle at check in time.

Good luck

[Khun Larry]

The problem isn't coming into Thailand with a one way ticket, the problem is at some U.K. airports. If you get a snotty check-in clerk, they can make life difficult for anyone travelling on a one way ticket.

I got a snotty woman once at Manchester airport who just kept shaking her head and saying no way, eventually I was O.K. though because I had a tourist visa.

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There should be a special "snotty bi#ch" stamp that comes with the visa so people do not have to put up with these U.K. c#nts

[sezzo]

Other worldwide airports don't care at all.

Just as a brief update to this comment. I was departing Perth W.Aus. on 30th December last year, and had to produce an on-going ticket to prove that I would be leaving the country. They are taking it seriously down under. This was at the Quantas check in desk.

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I just returned to thailand about 3 weeks and was told at the travel agent that I might need a return ticket but at the checkin (Singapore) at Tullamarine airport there was no problems at all. I had a Non-imm O visa.

Perhaps its just "Quaintarse" being a pain in the arse again. Never fly with them again!!

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Having a visa solves the problem.

[mickmac]

Please enlighten me as to what is the difference between having a tourist visa in your passport as to getting one on arrival? If you only have a one way ticket, or no forwarding ticket surely that is the problem area. The only time having a visa would help you out is when it is of the non-tourist type. If that is the case then please make it clear.

I am sure there are quite a number of people similar to myself who find it hard to get longer stay visa's organised. I work at sea and find it very difficult to get the correct visa organised,( though will possibly get married to my Thai lady next year so a quick nip across to Malayasia and sort out a non-imm O visa should resolve the issue), mainly due ot the fact that you have to give your passport over to the captain on arrival on the vessel.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Please enlighten me as to what is the difference between having a tourist visa in your passport as to getting one on arrival? If you only have a one way ticket, or no forwarding ticket surely that is the problem area. The only time having a visa would help you out is when it is of the non-tourist type. If that is the case then please make it clear. 

I am sure there are quite a number of people similar to myself who find it hard to get longer stay visa's organised. I work at sea and find it very difficult to get the correct visa organised,( though will possibly get married to my Thai lady next year so a quick nip across to Malayasia and sort out a non-imm O visa should resolve the issue), mainly due ot the fact that you have to give your passport over to the captain on arrival on the vessel.

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The 30 day permit on arrival is not a visa. To be entitled to get it, the rules call for a confirmed outbound ticket in hand at arrival within 30 days.

[Axel]

Guess we had this subject a couple of times.

1-way ticket and no visa means trouble with the airline.

I mentioned before, I always travel with r/trip tickets issued and ending in Bangkok and present a p/port without a Thai visa.

Roughly, 50/50 that they question the ticket at check-in of about 15 flights a year

into BKK.

March 25, HKG, CX downtown. No way they let me board. (Until I showed the second p/port with visa)

[mike100]

I had a problem a year or so ago on a return ticket from BKK to LHR.

Thai Air check in, but Canadian Airlines acting as their LHR agent.

Had 7 weeks left on a year Spouse Non immigrant, multi entry, but was told by the check in lady that she could not let me fly home. Tried to explain that I lived with my wife in Los and my visa would be extended a week or so before expiry. Even showed a copy of my marriage certificate, to which she was still adamant that I couldn’t board.

Asked to see her supervisor and explained everything to him including that I didn’t even live in the UK anymore and had just been back for a holiday to see my family.

Luckily he said they would let me fly this time.

Now, I always get a dummy ticket issued from my Thai agent to show I am flying out of Thailand a few weeks later just to be on the safe side.

Never needed it though, although I fly with EVA now.