Onward Air Ticket from Thailand

[ThailandYoda]

UbonJoe I have two questions:

1. When traveling on a tourist visa do I need to have an air ticket out of Thailand?

2. If yes, I have a multi entry TV, does the air ticket have to be within the entry time or can it be at the end of the visa? I can make my last entry in September, stay 2 months, get extension, and then fly out on my ticket 2 weeks later. Would this be acceptable for entry requirements into Thailand?

Thanks for your help!

[ubonjoe]

1. A return or onward ticket is not required for entry to the country if you have any valid visa.

Some embassies and consulates want a ticket out of the country to issue a tourist visa.

[ThailandYoda]

Sorry I didn't ask the question correctly.

 

Can the Thai immigration officer deny my entry into Thailand without proof of onward travel?

 

Thanks again for your quick response 

[ubonjoe]

Just now, ThailandYoda said:

Can the Thai immigration officer deny my entry into Thailand without proof of onward travel?

 

No

5 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

1. A return or onward ticket is not required for entry to the country if you have any valid visa.

 

[JackThompson]

10 hours ago, ThailandYoda said:

Sorry I didn't ask the question correctly.

 

Can the Thai immigration officer deny my entry into Thailand without proof of onward travel?

 

Thanks again for your quick response 

Not having an outgoing ticket is not a "legal" reason to deny entry to persons with Valid Visas.  If you do NOT have long-stay history here, then you are unlikely to have any problem.  But be sure to have 20K Baht in cash (which is a valid-reason).  So far, no one has been refused entry with a Valid Visa And the Cash - but - people have been threatened/interrogated, then "let in" with cryptic warnings referencing non-existent rules.

Therefore, if you have been in Thailand frequently or for longer-periods, read this thread to understand what they Actually Do to people with that history at airports who arrive with Valid Tourist Visas - since the people you may deal with at airports do not necessarily follow/respect their own rules/legal-system:

The workaround, for now, is not to use airports or the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border crossing to enter the country - and always have the cash.