I will be leaving Thailand tomorrow returning on the 29th of October on a Return Ticket for the 19th of January.back to the UK.

My 'Retirement' Visa expires on the 15th of December which I intend to renew when I come back.

My current Visa expires before my next Return flight, could there be a problem when checking in at Gatwick as my Return date is after the expiry date of my Visa ?

Edited October 4, 20169 yr by jamie2009

I'll move this to the Thailand Visa Forum.
Joe will have a better understanding of what you're asking, but I think you would probably be denied boarding, as your extension of stay expires before your return flight, and even that's assuming you've got a re-entry permit, and without a visa you could only get 30 days on arrival.

If you have a re-entry permit you do not need a ticket out of the country. It is the same has having a visa which does not require a return or onward ticket to board your flight.

11 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

I'll move this to the Thailand Visa Forum.
Joe will have a better understanding of what you're asking, but I think you would probably be denied boarding, as your extension of stay expires before your return flight, and even that's assuming you've got a re-entry permit, and without a visa you could only get 30 days on arrival.

Apologies not sure I worded my query very well, I return to Thailand on the 29th of October, I have a Re-Entry Permit, my Visa expires on the 15th of December as will my Re-Entry Permit, and I return to the UK on the 19th of January, I will be re-newing my Visa on my return.

I am thinking that if at Gatwick they see my Visa expires before my next flight leaves fromThailand there could be an issue.

To resolve the problem. If there is one I could rebook my flight showing a return flight before my Visa expires or say I will be be travelling on to another location before my Visa expires although I don't like telling lies.

As @ubonjoe says, if you have a n unexpired visa or re-entry permit, onward/return tickets are irrelevant, and the check-in staff should not even bother looking at them.

You say you will be renewing your Visa, which would have already expired ? How will you renew it ? If you mean exit and get a new one...why not apply for a new one in UK before heading over ?

9 minutes ago, tonray said:

You say you will be renewing your Visa, which would have already expired ? How will you renew it ? If you mean exit and get a new one...why not apply for a new one in UK before heading over ?

Read his posts again. He states he will be returning before his extension ends. The return ticket he wrote about was to the UK in January.

7 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Read his posts again. He states he will be returning before his extension ends. The return ticket he wrote about was to the UK in January.

Sorry.....reading not my strong suit today.