Hi all. New poster here (36 yrs old and from USA) and I will be arriving in Thailand for my first time on Tuesday, June 26th. I am super excited as this will be my first time in Asia. However, my return flight is on August 7th which puts me a bit past the 30 days my tourist visa will allow. Therefore, I am assuming I will need to show proof of an outbound flight in order to be allowed on the plane to Thailand on June 26th. I have been thinking about traveling overland down to Kuala Lumpur stopping off in Penang. I found a really cheap flight from Kuala Lumpur to Phnom Penh in mid-July and was wondering if that ticket would be acceptable as proof that I will be out of Thailand within my allotted 30 days or does the flight have to originate from a Thai airport? If so, this would fit perfectly in my itinerary since I was thinking of doing the following travel loop: Phuket ==> Kuala Lumpur ==> Phnom Penh ==> Bangkok ==> Phuket. Thanks guys for taking the time to answer my question:) Also, would I have any issues getting back into Thailand from Cambodia overland? Would I receive another 15 day visa at the land border crossing?

Edited June 15, 201214 yr by jwa0330

If you buy a tourist visa from a Consulate there would not be any issue for travel and they only cost about $40. Ticket would have to be from Thailand to Malaysia if airline pushes it (travel from Thailand to a location you have travel documents allowing entry).

Hi jwa0330

As mentioned obtaining a visa is the surest method. You are probably aware that if you encounter a problem it shall be with the airline you are flying with -- they may deny you boarding if you do not have an outbound airline ticket within the 30 day period of your permit to stay. It is unheard of to encounter any problem from Thai immigration -- once you have landed.

If you choose to take the chance --- and assuming you allow enough time at the airport --- you perhaps could then run off and buy a cheap (AirAsia etc.) ticket to anywhere which would suffice.

Or via credit card buy a fully refundable -expensive- similar ticket and cancel it once you are in Thailand.

And yes --- you can receive another 15 day visa at the land border crossing.

Have a good trip!

Once again, a poster seems to be hung up over terminology.

JW, you will not be arriving on a visa at all, but getting a visa exempt 30 day entry on arrival. Easiest way to travel, of course, is to actually get a visa, not difficult, but that's quite different from simply arriving from the States and being exempt from a visa completely.

Thanks for the replies. I've decided instead to book a cheap airticket from ChiangMai to Kuala Lumpur at the end of July to avoid any problems at the airport when arriving to Thailand and work my way overland back to Phuket for my departure. Cambodia will just have to wait until a future visit.