Thailand Visa with One-Way Ticket (page 2 of 2)

Indeed.

Yes, but that’s done for 2025 without a visa. 😉

The issue with Thailand is that they regularly change the rules.

...If I understand correctly, we’re allowed to stay in Thailand for 2 X 60 days per year under the visa exemption rule... and beyond those 2 X 60 days annually, a visa is required?

Hi there,

Yes, you can no longer enter without a visa for stays longer than a year. Thailand has automated the exit process at major airports—it’s quick and efficient.

Hi there, Check out this site full of info, including details on formalities: https://www.tourdumondiste.com/guides-voyage-par-pays I arrived in Thailand with a one-way ticket back in late 1984. We bought tickets along the way in cities that were most convenient at the time: BKK, Hong Kong, Singapore. We purchased our return ticket in New Delhi, over a year later, after traveling this route: Thailand, Myanmar, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Singapore again, Malaysia, then back to Thailand, Hong Kong, China, followed by Tibet (traveling independently, backpacking) and Nepal. We flew back from Madras. Our go-to guide was the Lonely Planet on a shoestring. I remember running into Tony Wheeler on the southeast coast of the Indian peninsula. Happy travels!!

I just arrived in Thailand, and they didn’t ask me for *anything*! There isn’t even an immigration form to fill out on arrival anymore!

This form hasn’t existed for a good two years now. All that’s left on the passport is the stamp showing the date and time by which you must leave the country.

Hi there, I left for Thailand at the beginning of January for three months. At the airline check-in, they gave me a hard time. They told me I didn’t have a visa and that my return was in three months, so I needed either a visa or a return ticket within 60 days. I negotiated a bit, saying that in the meantime I was going to Vietnam (before the 60 days were up), so I didn’t need a “long” visa. They weren’t really convinced, but then she looked it up online, and I don’t know what she saw, but she told me, “You’ll see at the border.” So, at least I could board—what a relief! In the end, at Bangkok airport, the border control didn’t ask me anything. I got the standard 60-day visa stamp, and it was up to me to figure out the rest, which means: Either take a bus to a neighboring country and come back (but you can only do this once a year), Or extend the visa on-site at the immigration office, Or fly to a neighboring country

Hi,

Next time this happens, show them this: https://thaiconsulatela.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/visa-exemption-and-visa-on-arrival-to-thailand

I just arrived in Thailand, and they didn’t ask me for anything at all! There isn’t even an immigration form to fill out on arrival anymore!

The TM6 form was suspended starting April 2024, as airports were getting too backed up on arrivals.

From May 1, 2025, this document will be reinstated, but in practice, all travelers will have to complete this formality online.

Hi there, Where did you get the info about the ETA starting May 1, 2025? I’m planning to go there in mid-May. I just read an article saying it’ll be for everyone starting June 2025. Even though they’ve been talking about it for months—if not years.

Everything you need to know about Thailand’s Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

The minister told me this during a dinner in Bangkok.

Hi, Okay, well, we’ll just have to wait until it’s signed by the king because right now even the embassy in Paris isn’t aware of it. 😉

Okay, I was joking... Check out toutelathailande.fr and you’ll see the article right on the first page.

Haha, anything’s possible! But it’ll have to be approved by the government in February. Knowing the Thais, we’ll be waiting for the official launch of this ETA. 🙂

Couldn’t have said it better myself! 😉

Hi, Following up on your reply, would a train ticket from Bangkok to Vietnam (before the first 60 days) work for entering Thailand? If so, which site is best to buy it from? ...Where is a flight ticket absolutely required?

Thanks for your replies...

Bangkok - Vietnam direct by train, that's gonna be tricky 😉

Hi Charly,

train bangkok vietnam

That doesn’t exist. To my knowledge, the only bookable train leaving BKK for a neighboring country is the new Bangkok-Vientiane route. However, I’m not sure if it can serve as proof of onward travel when checking in for your flight from France.

Otherwise, for your situation, you have sites like these (which I’ve never tried but seem to have good reviews): https://onewayfly.com/ https://onwardticket.com/ From what I understand, for a fee (apparently $16), they make a real reservation for a connecting flight (which you don’t pay for) and then cancel it after your supposed entry date into the country. Following the same principle, they also book hotels in countries where visa applications require mandatory hotel reservations.