I have a friend that is a US citizen that wants to visit Thailand. He is presently in Hungary. Can he enter Thailand with a one way ticket or should he have a 2-way ticket .(I think the later). Can he get a 60 day Tourist Visa on entry? Can that 60 day be later extended at immigration for another 30 days?. Thank you for your help, appreciated!

He can enter Thailand visa exempt for 30 days, officially a ticket leaving Thailand is required. He can also apply for a tourist visa at embassy/consulate and get 60 days.

Visa exempt can be extended for 7 days, visa for 30 days at an immigration office.

Moved to Visa forum.

There's a Thai Embassy in Budapest. http://www.thaiembassy.org/budapest/en/services/17195-Visa.html He should apply for a single entry tourist visa there and that would give him 60 days on entry that can be extended for another 30 days at immigration, cost 1900 baht.

If he comes without a visa he will only get 30 days on entry and will either have to go to a neighboring country and get a tourist visa or do border runs where he will get 30 days again. In addition he most likely needs a ticket exiting Thailand during the first 30 days or the airline might not let him board his flight.

It would be best if he got a tourist visa. If not he could get a one way onward ticket to a nearby country within 30 days of arrival. He should check airasia.com they often have flights at such a low price he could toss the ticket if not used.

Edited November 13, 201312 yr by ubonjoe

I have never been asked for return ticket in my 17x to Thailand in 5 years...

But maybe they count on the airlines to monitor that.

So nice to have 30 day Visa for border runs for G7 Members.

Edited November 13, 201312 yr by Dannyboy6

I have never been asked for return ticket in my 17x to Thailand in 5 years...

But maybe they count on the airlines to monitor that.

So nice to have 30 day Visa for border runs for G7 Members.

Ditto.

I have never been asked to show a return ticket in hundreds of entries into Thailand from Australia, Britain, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia or Malaysia over the last 20+ years. Neither by the airline at the airport of departure or on arrival into Thailand

There have been many reports posted where people have been denied boarding in many countries without a onward ticket out of Thailand within the 30 day period. They usually had to book a sometimes expensive onward ticket out of Thailand at the airport before the airline let them on the flight. Is the hassle and the expense worth it. I don't think so so just get a visa!

By the way I've never been asked for a return ticket either, but, I haven't been out of Thailand since 2004.

Edited November 13, 201312 yr by wayned

In twenty-five years, the only place I have ever been asked to show an onward ticket is Heathrow, and a few polite words, a show of previous Thai stamps in my passport and a consultation with a superior resolved that.

One could also point out to anyone official, who queries the lack of an onward ticket, that Thailand has land borders with four other countries, so it is unreasonable to be inflexible about the rule. However, I grant that the world in general is slowly filling up with petty officialdom and jobsworths whose main gratification in life is to enforce inflexibly sometimes ridiculous and arbitrary laws. It's the times we live in.

In twenty-five years, the only place I have ever been asked to show an onward ticket is Heathrow, and a few polite words, a show of previous Thai stamps in my passport and a consultation with a superior resolved that.

One could also point out to anyone official, who queries the lack of an onward ticket, that Thailand has land borders with four other countries, so it is unreasonable to be inflexible about the rule. However, I grant that the world in general is slowly filling up with petty officialdom and jobsworths whose main gratification in life is to enforce inflexibly sometimes ridiculous and arbitrary laws. It's the times we live in.

Proof of an onward ticket has been requested from me in Perth and in Dallas. Usually an over zealous ticket agent. Yes, some polite words and a superior has always waived the requirement.

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In twenty-five years, the only place I have ever been asked to show an onward ticket is Heathrow, and a few polite words, a show of previous Thai stamps in my passport and a consultation with a superior resolved that.

One could also point out to anyone official, who queries the lack of an onward ticket, that Thailand has land borders with four other countries, so it is unreasonable to be inflexible about the rule. However, I grant that the world in general is slowly filling up with petty officialdom and jobsworths whose main gratification in life is to enforce inflexibly sometimes ridiculous and arbitrary laws. It's the times we live in.

Excellent point!

Within our inherent, sometimes limiting box of knowledge the predominating assumption seems to be that one must exit the country in the same mode of travel that one enters the country.

I would ask one question of those claiming to of not had a problem with not having a ticket. Did you have a valid visa or re-entry permit? If you did that is why you had no problem.

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I have never been asked for return ticket in my 17x to Thailand in 5 years...

But maybe they count on the airlines to monitor that.

So nice to have 30 day Visa for border runs for G7 Members.

Ditto.

I have never been asked to show a return ticket in hundreds of entries into Thailand from Australia, Britain, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia or Malaysia over the last 20+ years. Neither by the airline at the airport of departure or on arrival into Thailand

Did you actually hold a return ticket or did you have a one way ticket? Further more did you have a visa prior to leaving Australia or were you getting a 30 day waiver on arrival? Bare in mind that a tourist visa and the 30 day visa waiver Australian's are entitled to are different.

In the last 10 years I've been asked - on the occasions where I held only a one way ticket - to produce proof twice.

Both times at Adelaide airport, first time I was denied boarding my international flight (I was connecting to the international flight in Sydney) until I could produce evidence (which in itself was quite funny as I simply walked up to the international transfer counter, asked for my boarding pass and away I went) the other time a quick chat with the superviser "assesed" the situation as low risk and ticks the box in the airlines system that prompts this question.

The other handful of times it's simply "Do you have proof of onward travel don't you sir?" - apparently a rhetorical question

The last time I flew into Thailand, which was September, there was a passenger at the gate in Istanbul going on about how he should have been in Thailand two days ago but was denied boarding in Manchester due to having a one-way ticket. No idea if he had a visa or not.