AaronIsaan Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Hi! Sorry about my English... A friend asks me, and i don't know what answer, if he will have problems with his trip to Thailand. He wants fly from Europe to Bangkok without Visa, thinking in extend his 30 days visa exempt. His ticket for return Europe will be 45 days after the arrival. Is this possible? Will the airline accept he in the flight with no Visa? Will have problems in immigration in Bangkok airport? I think he can show return ticket and founds, and travel itinerary with some hotel reservations. Thanks for any advice! Edited August 7, 2014 by AaronIsaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 He should get a single-entry tourist visa. This web page is excellent for checking visa requirements: http://www.staralliance.com/en/services/visa-and-health/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Depends on what country he's from and when he will be arriving: Longer visa exemption extensions begin August 29, 2014 BANGKOK: -- The Immigration Bureau has announced that of August 29. 2014 you will be able to extend your visa exemption period whilst you're in Thailand by 30 days, instead of the current 7 days, giving a total visa-exemption stay of 60 days. The fee for extension of stay is 1,900 Baht (unchanged). Currently, a visa exemption entry can be extended by 7 days at your nearest Immigration office. From August 29th, it can be extended by 30 days. In effect, you can be in the country without a visa for 60 days. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/744440-longer-visa-exemption-extensions-begin-august-29-2014/ Is this possible? Will the airline accept he in the flight with no Visa? Could be a problem. Best he check with the airline. Preferably do it by email and then print out their reply to show at check-in. Edited August 7, 2014 by Suradit69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AYJAYDEE Posted August 7, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2014 Why is it that so many folks with potential problems with immigration ask their friends to get information for them? and why do these friends so often have less than great english? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sustento Posted August 7, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2014 I don't know where the OP is from but in the UK a tourist visa costs the equivalent of 1250bt so there doesn't seem to be much sense in having to go to immigration to get an extension that costs 650bt more especially when you consider how the airlines might react if you turn up to board without a visa. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrysum Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Depends on what country you are from.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksam Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 For heavens sake. Get a single entry tourist visa. $90. Why do people make life difficult for themselves. If he turns up at airport with return air ticket 45 days away then problem. First question airline will ask is how long is your stay. He can lie but just get the tourist visa. Thats why they have em 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYJAYDEE Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 For heavens sake. Get a single entry tourist visa. $90. Why do people make life difficult for themselves. If he turns up at airport with return air ticket 45 days away then problem. First question airline will ask is how long is your stay. He can lie but just get the tourist visa. Thats why they have em only 40 bucks in canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhnomKhnom Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Visa allergy strikes again. Violent sneezing, aversion to rules, poor advance planning... etc, are the symptoms. Get well soon !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDGRUEN Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 For heavens sake. Get a single entry tourist visa. $90. Why do people make life difficult for themselves. If he turns up at airport with return air ticket 45 days away then problem. First question airline will ask is how long is your stay. He can lie but just get the tourist visa. Thats why they have em I second your post jacksam... Good Advice... Good Grief it is so simple -- avoid hassles and side trips and other inconveniences - get a Tourist visa before leaving. I just opened a thread to get help for an American friend - who against all advice just did not find time to go to Portland and get an easy visa from the Honorary Consul General there. Now my friend (actually a friend of a friend) has to fly to Vientaine or Penang or somewhere else from Bkk to get a real Tourist Visa. He planned on staying 90 days to being with... so geeze... This kind of thinking just causes a person more problems, time, money and effort after getting here. For anyone planning on staying for more than a month in Thailand the Exemption stamp one receives on arrival is just a temptation trap anymore since the crackdown. Even with the additional 30 day Exemption that is supposed to be available after August 29 - it only means another unnecessary trip to the Immigration office. Getting a tourist visa ahead of time means No Interaction with Thai Immigration except when entering or leaving at the airport - none while staying - if 60 days or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enuff said Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 . This kind of cr*p is just what helped to bring on the current visa kerfuffle. Everybody wants a visa tailored expressly to their needs. nuff said ~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyumchai Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 i never really got why anyone would constantly keep leaving every 30 days just to stay here 'longtime'. just get a proper visa and be done with that carp. i have no desire to ever ride in the back of a kamikaze death trap ever again.......only a masochist would regularly do that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronIsaan Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Now I know why my friend doubts about getting a Tourist Visa, copy of his message: Question: "If I arrive in Bangkok with an Irish passport but without a visa, could I have problems if my return flight from Bangkok is dated for 40 or 45 days later? I do intend travelling out of Thailand on possibly two different occasions for anything from 8 to 15 days (Myanmar/Vietnam). It's also possible I might combine these two trips in one; go to Myanmar and from there to Vietnam and finally returning to Thailand." thanks for any advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 i never really got why anyone would constantly keep leaving every 30 days just to stay here 'longtime'. just get a proper visa and be done with that carp. i have no desire to ever ride in the back of a kamikaze death trap ever again.......only a masochist would regularly do that..... You're barking up the wrong tree... here the OP does not want to stay 'longtime', he want to do tour in SE Asia, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Now I know why my friend doubts about getting a Tourist Visa, copy of his message: Question: "If I arrive in Bangkok with an Irish passport but without a visa, could I have problems if my return flight from Bangkok is dated for 40 or 45 days later? I do intend travelling out of Thailand on possibly two different occasions for anything from 8 to 15 days (Myanmar/Vietnam). It's also possible I might combine these two trips in one; go to Myanmar and from there to Vietnam and finally returning to Thailand." As mentioned often: The problem is not Thai immigration but the airline can refuse to board him when no visa and without a return ticket within 30 days. For that he can buy a fully refundable ticket, or a cheap outgoint ticket, or try his luck with just a reservation. Other than that visa exempt is fine for what he wants to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles45 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 "? I do intend travelling out of Thailand on possibly two different occasions for anything from 8 to 15 days (Myanmar/Vietnam)." If he books his airline ticket to Myanmar before he leaves, he can show the airline (and immigration if they ask) that he is leaving within the 30 day period. When he returns from myanmar he will have his return ticket to show, or his new ticket to vietnam. I This guy is a genuine tourist, one of the people that Immigration says will not be affected by the clampdown. Why would he have a problem? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDGRUEN Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 If the OP's friend is so resistant to getting a visa BEFORE he/she leaves their home country to come to Thailand - because it is too much trouble or too much cost ... I can only relate to that person that they have no idea of the hassle and cost to be incurred in arriving in Thailand without a Tourist Visa and are planning on coming and going to side countries ... It takes a lot of time to learn the ins and outs (no pun intended) of Thai Visa Law ... So I can only hope that the OP's friend really will consider learning from the experience of others - so as not to step on his d_ _ k or her t_t on trying to come and go here. By in large on this example and others - I am mystified as to WHY people think it is a BIGGER HASSLE to get a visa BEFORE leaving for Thailand than it is AFTER they get here... Confounding to say the least... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecat Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Get a tourist visa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Nixon Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 If it is convenient have your friend check with the local Thai embassy or consulate for the best possible Visa and advice on traveling to Thailand. They can be very helpful. Why ask friend when you can go directly to the authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Since the person travelling intends to do side trip that last few days, a tourist visa is not indicated, would be be waste of time and money together with the re-entry permit. The best is to travel visa exempt, having a ticket printout to exit country within 30 days. it can be a fully refundable ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascalman Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 you come in with 30 days on the house! Then get a extension, or just pay overstay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 you come in with 30 days on the house! Then get a extension, or just pay overstay! He will not need to. He intends to take side trips that make each entry less than 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseLost Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Triple entry Tourist visa? Covers all the bases and no concerns using visa exempt. And yes, they are free! At least they probably will be soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronIsaan Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Since the person travelling intends to do side trip that last few days, a tourist visa is not indicated, would be be waste of time and money together with the re-entry permit. The best is to travel visa exempt, having a ticket printout to exit country within 30 days. it can be a fully refundable ticket. That is the point! Some posters don't realize that a Single Tourist Visa is a hassle for my friend, because of the re-entry... And i think it's a nonsense getting a double or triple if he doesn't really need it! And the cost of the visa is not the problem here! Edited August 9, 2014 by AaronIsaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYJAYDEE Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Since the person travelling intends to do side trip that last few days, a tourist visa is not indicated, would be be waste of time and money together with the re-entry permit. The best is to travel visa exempt, having a ticket printout to exit country within 30 days. it can be a fully refundable ticket. That is the point! Some posters don't realize that a Single Tourist Visa is a hassle for my friend, because of the re-entry... And i think it's a nonsense getting a double or triple if he doesn't really need it! And the cost of the visa is not the problem here! if cost is not a problem, then how can a triple entry visa be more of a hassle than a single entry? and it saves all the worry about ongoing tickets and stress of getting back in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman333 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 i plan on doing something similar, but plan on going to other countries in Asia after arriving to Thailand. Airfare is cheaper for me to book roundtrip to Thailand and then go on air asia etc on side trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Sata Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 UK airlines will not allow you to board for visa exempt entry to Thailand unless you can prove onward travel. Something as simple as a hotel booking will suffice. Frankly if you are going to travel long distance getting the paperwork right before you start is a lot easier than trying to fix it en route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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