Hi,

I'm traveling to Phuket via Bangkok airport, can i take the VOA in Phuket or is obligatory to take it in Bangkok airport.

Thanks

Immigration checkpoint is in Bangkok.

VOA (visa on arrival)?

What nationality are you?

Edited October 31, 201411 yr by KhunBENQ

A VOA is only 15 days for those from certain countries or do you mean a 30 day visa exempt entry.

If you go through immigration in Bangkok that is where you entry will be done. You would have no choice of doing it in Phuket.

VOA = vista on arrival

I'm on the list of the countries that could take visa on arrival.

Also, there is a Phuket Immigration Checkpoint in Phuket Airport.

My question is if it's obligatory to take the VOA in Bangkok airport before changing the plane to Phuket or I could take it in Phuket?

Or I could go through transit zone (is there a immigration checkpoint?) and take it from Phuket?

Thanks

Edited October 31, 201411 yr by wasssu

It used to be that you could choose where you go through immigration, depending on your flight. Best to ask the airline itself if they will book your through to Phuket and you cna clear customs and immigration in Phuket.

If everybody else on the plane goes through immigration in Bangkok you would have no choice but to do it there.

It seems you are changing to a domestic flight in Bangkok which means you would have to get the VOA and clear immigration in Bangkok.

No, you can't do that now.

It is mandatory to get the 30 day stamp in Bangkok.

The only people that go through immigration in Phuket now are those arriving direct from another country.

It will be 15 days, but yes, will be done in Bangkok, no choice.

I have 2 hours window between flights, do you think it will be enough time to get the VOA and catch the flight?

Two hours should be enough time unless there are a lot of people in line for the VOA.

If you arrive and leave from the same airport, yes, provided you don't have a flight delay. (BKK has two airports)

Ask if the ailine will transfer your luggage for you or not. If not you have to go through customs and security again, before checking in for the flight to Phuket.

By your experience, taking the voa, going out for taking the baggage and going in again through security will be enough to catch the flight?

By your experience, taking the voa, going out for taking the baggage and going in again through security will be enough to catch the flight?

No experience can help, because all it takes is a delay in the first flight or a glut of arrival traffic, and you're stuffed.

Basically if your flights are separate bookings, you have no guarantee. If it is a single booking, you will make it.

Edited October 31, 201411 yr by paz

True... true...

It's a single booking.

By your experience, taking the voa, going out for taking the baggage and going in again through security will be enough to catch the flight?

Hopefully your flight to Phuket flies out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. If it's from Don Muang, you could have to step lively.

Hopefully your flight to Phuket flies out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. If it's from Don Muang, you could have to step lively.

OP has a single booking ticket, meaning it's BKK airport. Don Muang code is DMK.