I have two passports. A British and South African

I will be getting a 60-day visa for Thailand on my South African passport. I will then be doing a separate trip to Australia and then returning to Thailand. The problem is I do not want to show both passports, as I am scared this will raise suspicions and they will ask for a letter of dual citizenship which I do not have.

I will leave RSA and land in Bangkok, and enter on my 60-day visa. I will then fly from bangkok to Sydney. I have visa for Aus on my British passport. When I check in, do I only need to show my british passport to the check in counter so that they know I have a visa for Aus, or will they ask for both?

Then I will go through Thai customs showing my 60-day visa on my RSA passport, (without showing my british passport). Then I will put my RSA passport away, enter Aus with my Brit passport, leave Aus on my Brit passport.
Then when I return to Thailand I will put my Brit passport away and only show my RSA passport with my visa. Basically I will only show my Brit passport at the check in counter at Bangkok and then in Aus. Will Thai customs want to see both.

Any advice on this will be much appreciated!

Seems to me that a drama is being created where non exists !

Dual citizenship is common ---many people have two passports!

Enter Thailand with your SA passport

You must show your British Passport at check in for your flight to Australia.

Leave Thailand using your SA passport.

Enter and leave Australia on the British passport.

Re enter Thailand on your SA passport.

The only problem you will have is in relation to your 60 day Tourist visa which will not be valid once you leave Thailand . On return to Thailand you will be given a 30 visa exempt entry.

Depending on your itinerary it is possible to obtain a re entry permit which will enable a return to Thailand but will not extend your stay beyond the permission to stay date you will receive on your first entry to Thailand.

I would suggest you post details of your itinerary if you wish to receive further advice

Edited August 6, 201312 yr by jrtmedic

Thanks for the advice.

Well, i guess my only concern is that after I have checked in with my Brit passport at the check in desk they ask where my visa for Thailand is, forcing me to show my SA passport?

Alternatively I could get my 60-day visa in my British Passport, although this would mean that when I fly back to SA after my holiday I will still face the same problem, of having to show both passports!!

My itinerary:

Fly JHB to BKK land Nov 4th

Fly BKK to SYD land Nov 7th

Fly SYD to BKK land Nov 26th

Then I try and get my 60-day visa extended, and head into Laos before that expires, travel through Laos/Cambodia and head back into Thailand early Feb, before flying out to back to SA

Bottom line is, I dont want to find myself in a position where I am questioned about having two passports!!!

Thanks again

Edited August 7, 201312 yr by barnesrsa

I do not understand your anxiety about having two passports. However

Be aware the 60 day visa is a one time deal - you can only use it once !

You can purchase a re entry permit at the airport from the immigration guys which will protect your 60 days up to the date given by immigration on your entry to Thailand at a cost of 1000 Thai baht.

When returning from Australia (assuming you have purchased a re entry permit) your visa will be extendible for 30 days at a local immigration office at a cost of 1900 Thai baht.

Be aware that returning from Laos/Cambodia via land borders will only get you a 15 day visa exempt entry to Thailand . Visas for Cambodia can be obtained on line or at the border. The Laos visa can be obtained at the border.

Hopefully others may add to this with further advise for you.

I can't see any problem here.

At the airline check-in you show both passports, at immigration only the one you are entering/leaving on and have the visa in.

If you want to extend your tourist visa after returning, don't forget to get a re-entry permit. Or get the tourist visa in Australia.

Thanks again guys.

One other thing if you had some advice. When I apply for my visa it asks for your "duration of proposed stay". I plan to leave Thailand before my 60-days is up, and head into Laos/Cambodia, before coming back into Thailand to fly home.

Thus, my trip itinerary reflects a stay longer than 60-days, will this be a problem?

Also if they deny me a visa, does that mean they will earmark my passport and prevent me from entering even if I go there without a visa in order to take advantage of the 30-day exemption?

Thanks

When returning from abroad, you will get 15 days if entering Thailand by land and 30 days if by air.

I'm not really sure why you need a visa for Thailand. Your first entry will be less than 30 days, so no visa is needed. If your second entry is going to be more than 30 days, then explain to the immigration officer on your first entry that you do not want to use your 60 day visa and will use it on your return.

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Thanks very much for the feedback.

I have one more query if possible. I have now been given a double entry visa in my British passport.

It will allow me two separate stays of 60-days in Thailand.

My question now is, I will leave South Africa on my RSA passport, and thus wont get an exit stamp on my British passport.

When I arrive in Bangkok and present my British passport (with the visa) will the ask me where my exit stamp from South Africa is, forcing me to show them my RSA passport? And will this be a problem?

Regards

No check for stamps at airport - most countries do not even stamp passports on exit anymore.

Thank you for the quick response, one more follow up.

The time between my second entry and my departure flight from Bangkok is more than 60-days, I intend on crossing into Laos BEFORE the 60-days are up. I cant prove this though as I will catch a bus.

Will this be a problem?

There is no ticket requirement for entry with a visa.

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If your name is Kevin Pieterson, can I suggest you stay in Thailand and not come to Australia?

Thank you for the quick response, one more follow up.

The time between my second entry and my departure flight from Bangkok is more than 60-days, I intend on crossing into Laos BEFORE the 60-days are up. I cant prove this though as I will catch a bus.

Will this be a problem?

I am not sure if I understand the precise the question but you should be aware that using two passports for land border crossings doesn't usually work. The country you are exiting wants to see the exit stamp of the country you have just left. I had this problem going to Laos by land and they refused to issue the Lao visa in the passport that had no exit stamp and sent me back to the back of the queue. Flying into Luang Prabang from Bangkok though, I used a passport with no Thai exit stamp and was not asked any questions. I just wanted to save my main passport so it will last longer and not get filled up with full page visas unnecessarily.