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Thailand Visa question
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I'm flying into BK on July 20th, then journeying overland in Cam, Nam, and Laos, flying out of BK on 20th Sept. Because I'm both flying into, and outof, Bangkok, my travel agent says I need to apply for a 60 day visa BEFORE I leave England. However, I'm actually away for 62 days, so a 60 day visa wouldn't suffice anyway. But, after speaking to a traveller I met at the Thai embassy yesterday (too late to speak to any officials), he reckoned I should go without a visa anyway and just apply for a 30 day visa once I landed in BK. I'm obviously concerned about the visa situation because I don't wanna land in BK only to be told to leave immediately, so can anyone help me out. Do I need a 60 day visa before I go?? Tom |
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"Queequak" wrote in message ... Hey, I'm flying into BK on July 20th, then journeying overland in Cam, Nam, and Laos, flying out of BK on 20th Sept. Because I'm both flying into, and outof, Bangkok, my travel agent says I need to apply for a 60 day visa BEFORE I leave England. However, I'm actually away for 62 days, so a 60 day visa wouldn't suffice anyway. But, after speaking to a traveller I met at the Thai embassy yesterday (too late to speak to any officials), he reckoned I should go without a visa anyway and just apply for a 30 day visa once I landed in BK. I'm obviously concerned about the visa situation because I don't wanna land in BK only to be told to leave immediately, so can anyone help me out. Do I need a 60 day visa before I go?? It covers only 60 days. |
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"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message ... "Queequak" wrote in message ... Hey, BK only to be told to leave immediately, so can anyone help me out. Do I need a 60 day visa before I go?? It covers only 60 days. At least in the past the Thai immigration has not been too keen to see your onward tickets. If you had plans to spend less than 31 consecutive days in the kingdom, I don't see it worth getting a visa. First you hang around in Thailand less than 31 days until you have arrived in Indochina in which you travel a few weeks then you come back to Thailand for the rest of your visit to Asia (less than 31 days left). |
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If I understand correctly, you're flying into BKK, leaving Thailand, then
coming back to BKK to fly home. I would think you could get a 30 day visa on your first arrival and another visa on your second arrival. It would be a lot easier if you have an outward ticket each time, showing that you will be leaving the country. I know it's the bleeding obvious, but you could give the Thai embassy a ring and they could tell you the real situation. Not as much fun as hearing it from other travellers though! "Queequak" wrote in message ... Hey, I'm flying into BK on July 20th, then journeying overland in Cam, Nam, and Laos, flying out of BK on 20th Sept. Because I'm both flying into, and outof, Bangkok, my travel agent says I need to apply for a 60 day visa BEFORE I leave England. However, I'm actually away for 62 days, so a 60 day visa wouldn't suffice anyway. But, after speaking to a traveller I met at the Thai embassy yesterday (too late to speak to any officials), he reckoned I should go without a visa anyway and just apply for a 30 day visa once I landed in BK. I'm obviously concerned about the visa situation because I don't wanna land in BK only to be told to leave immediately, so can anyone help me out. Do I need a 60 day visa before I go?? Tom |
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If I understand correctly, you're flying into BKK, leaving Thailand, then coming back to BKK to fly home. I would think you could get a 30 day visa on your first arrival and another visa on your second arrival. It would be a lot easier if you have an outward ticket each time, showing that you will be leaving the country. I know it's the bleeding obvious, but you could give the Thai embassy a ring and they could tell you the real situation. Not as much fun as hearing it from other travellers though! Yes, you're right. I won't be spending 60 consecutive days in Thailand, flying in, then overlanding into Vietnam, then back into Thailand for a while to get the flight out. I'm just concerned they may not grant the first visa if I can't prove I won't be flying out of Thailand for 62 days. Think I will give the embassy a ring, but I don't think I'll like what I have to hear (think it will be standard party line: get visa from UK before you travel). Just wondered what the realities on the ground are (last time I entered Thailand from Malaysia, I can't remember whether they saw my tickets or not..) Cheers T |
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The reality of the situation is that Thai immigration will almost
certainly not ask you about your ticket, and will just give you 30 days on arrival. There is a slight risk that when you check-in the airline might raise a question about the dates of your return ticket. I fly into Bangkok holding only a one-way ticket several times a year, and on the rare occasions when I've been asked about it, they've been happy with my explanation that I have an onward ticket waiting to be picked-up from a travel agent in Bangkok. If you have a printed itinerary for your Cambodia/Vietnam/Laos flights, even one produced by yourself, it may be helpful to have that with you when you check-in. Well I'm flying into BK from Sydney - are they likely to question me about the visa when I check-in in Sydney? The other problem is that I don't have flights booked/an itinery for my Cam, Nam, Laos route - I'm going overland so there's really no way to prove I'll leave Thailand anytime within the 30 day visa requirement. Maybe I could just make a printout of my prospective route so they can see I intend to travel about? Tried the embasssy phone number, but the bargain price of £1 a minute for 'automated advice' didn't exactly whet my appetite. |
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"Queequak" schreef in bericht ... The reality of the situation is that Thai immigration will almost certainly not ask you about your ticket, and will just give you 30 days on arrival. There is a slight risk that when you check-in the airline might raise a question about the dates of your return ticket. I fly into Bangkok holding only a one-way ticket several times a year, and on the rare occasions when I've been asked about it, they've been happy with my explanation that I have an onward ticket waiting to be picked-up from a travel agent in Bangkok. If you have a printed itinerary for your Cambodia/Vietnam/Laos flights, even one produced by yourself, it may be helpful to have that with you when you check-in. Well I'm flying into BK from Sydney - are they likely to question me about the visa when I check-in in Sydney? They could ask, but as others have said just tell them that you will be travelling to Cambodia, Vietnam (do you have your visa already?) and Laos, and in my experience having travelled to Thailand a couple of times without a return ticket it is never a problem. The other problem is that I don't have flights booked/an itinery for my Cam, Nam, Laos route - I'm going overland so there's really no way to prove I'll leave Thailand anytime within the 30 day visa requirement. Maybe I could just make a printout of my prospective route so they can see I intend to travel about? Tried the embasssy phone number, but the bargain price of £1 a minute for 'automated advice' didn't exactly whet my appetite. Don't worry. Hundreds of travellers every day arrive in Thailand planning to do exactly what you plan to do, and I have never heard about anyone having a problem. Sjoerd |
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