sickntired Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Hello I am wondering if I can return to Thailand on a visa exempt flight with onward flights booked during this time. This would be best for me. Would like a tourist visa and then an education visa after if possible. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickntired Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Mostly doing this because I don't want to waste a tourist visa. If I can only get a single entry and will be leaving Thailand within 30 Days, and then they may not issue a second tourist visa, I could be trapped without a good way back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 You should get a tourist visa first. A 30 day entry may not be enough time to get the paperwork to get the ED visa. I also don't suggest doing a visa exempt entry after an overstay it would be best to have a visa. You will not have a problem entering on a tourist visa. Unless you have had several tourist visas in the past you would not have a problem getting a 2nd one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 I suggest you get a tourist visa, as it appears that you plan to fly to Thailand without a confirmed flight out of Thailand within 30 days from arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickntired Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 I do have several tourist visas in the past and I was planning on getting a confirmed flight to a neighbor country for a visa exempt entry. My last entry was visa exempt, but if I were only staying in Thailand for two weeks with a ticket out booked would it really be a problem coming back on the tenth? Thank you so much for the guidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Form my understanding you're in Cambodia at the moment, after having cleared an overstay. You should get a tourist visa now to come back to Thailand and stay up to 90 days. At a later time you would still be able to obtain a double entry tourist visa or any other type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickntired Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Would a visa exempt not work? I actually messed up my flight and do not have time to get a visa before the tenth now I think. I may have to ditch the flight and book another I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 In Cambodia you can get a visa in one day paying to an agent. Travelling via land is, of course, cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timwin Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 From asean: "One thing is that the OP is absolutely correct about getting serious. The detention room at Svb airport is full. People arriving with brand new legally obtained non immigrant visas and they are refused entry. Reason being previous overstay even though they paid the 20k on the way out. Strange situation as they cannot be deported without a deportation order or someone buying them a ticket and them voluntarily boarding a flight. Some people have spent more than two weeks in the detention cell. When they ask to see a lawyer immigration tell them that AOT will not give lawyer permission to visit them. Immigration hold their passports. The only people they have contact with are the airline people who visit them regularly to coax them into a flight. So many things wrong here." http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/749665-visa-overstayer-crackdown-what-bugs-me-the-most/page-3#entry8213464 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhnomKhnom Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Are people allergic to getting a real visa? It is so easy except for the violent sneezing, I guess. Just get a real visa, arrive cleanly dressed and sober, be polite, and in you go. P.S., if people wonder about why Thai authorities want to track foreigners, look at the baby peddler with "65 entries" in two years. That criminal is not a tourist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherrylee2512 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 long overstay? how long? if more than a year bit of a risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1thru10 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Are people allergic to getting a real visa? It is so easy except for the violent sneezing, I guess. Just get a real visa, arrive cleanly dressed and sober, be polite, and in you go. P.S., if people wonder about why Thai authorities want to track foreigners, look at the baby peddler with "65 entries" in two years. That criminal is not a tourist. You are the voice of inexperience here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangebrew Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Would'nt your question best be answered by using the legal forum here it is free? Everyday same thing some one wanting to go around the system that's why now I have to carry my passport around cause of this garbage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finy Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 If you're in Cambodia now why would you want to leave? Must have a broad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles45 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 "Everyday same thing some one wanting to go around the system that's why now I have to carry my passport around cause of this garbage." No you don't, the head of Immigration said that is not necessary, reported in the media earlier this week. "Just get a real visa, arrive cleanly dressed and sober, be polite, and in you go." Did you actually read the post above yours by Timwin?? It said people with legally obtained visas who had previous overstays were being detained at suv airport. !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecat Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Sometimes I just cant believe what I read on this forum is for real. Read the news and get a real visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdoc Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I would recommend a proper visa of up to 90 days, and dress smartly and maintain your cool throughout. That would give you time for your ED Visa application to go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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