tnnc2

I am flying ANA from Chicago to Bangkok. My return ticket date is 42 days after the departure date. However, I will be flying Thai Air to Hong Kong 1 week after arriving in Bangkok, and return to Bangkok 1 week later. Upon re-entering Thailand it will be less than 30 days until my departure to the US. I have the reservation number and confirmation printed out. Will I have any problem with ANA in Chicago for not having a visa?

Kathie

You shouldn't Just show them the ticket for your flight to Hong Kong.

lookingforadventure

No worries.

fromdusktilldawn

I don't think you'll have any problems at all as you'd get a 30-day visa each time you enter Thailand.

tnnc2

Thanks for all your replies.

rhkkmk

normal entry, departure, re-entry on new VOA, normal departure

SirHalberd

Assuming you are traveling with a US passport.

Leaving the US with a confirmed flight out of Thailand before 30 days is up you should have no problem. If the check in agent in the US gives you a problem ask for his or her manager.

For the free VISA EXEMPTION stamp you get in your passport you are required to leave the country within 30 days. Your flight to Hong Kong fulfills that requirement. When you leave Thailand you will stamped out at the airport.

Flying back to Bangkok you will get another free VISA EXEMPTION stamp in your passport with a departing flight back to the US under 30 days.


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SirHalberd

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khunwilko

NB - if you are on a US passport you don't need a VOA (visa on Arrival) - you are visa exempt. you can stay in the country for up to 30 days at a time without a visa.
This now appears to be restricted to 2 visits per year.

tnnc2

Yes, I have a US passport but my return date to the US is 42 days after I arrive. That's why I wanted to make sure that the ticket I have for Hong Kong during the 42 days is sufficient for the ANA check-in in Chicago.
SirHalberd- thanks for the link about visas, and I have seen Thais writing 555 a lot for ha,ha,ha.

tnnc2

Thanks to everyone for the visa info. As a follow-up, I did need to show my ticket to Hong Kong (onward travel) to ANA in Chicago at the gate. The initial check-in didn't say anything about the dates being longer than 30 days. They called me to the counter at the gate and said my return was more than 30 days. No problems entering in Bangkok.

khunwilko

Immigration (and the airline) want proof of onward flight - they are not concerned with where you go next, just so long as you are guaranteed to leave Thailand.

As a US passport holder you should receive a stamp that allows you to stay up to 30 days each time.

NB - this is not a visa - you don't require a VISA for up to 30 days in Thailand

Don't confuse this with "Visa on Arrival"(VoA) which applies to citizens of India and other countries - it also requires a different process when you get off the plane.

crellston

"Immigration (and the airline) want proof of onward flight" - We have many flown into Thailand many times and not once have I ever been asked for proof of an onward flight by an airline or immigration.

It is only likely to happen if you are an expat in Thailand, doing lots of visa runs - i.e. breaking the Thai immigration laws, or you maybe look as though you cannot afford to support yourself whilst in the country.

khunwilko

Quite thew opposite - I had a BOI 2 year visa and went to Europe for a holiday - at Heathrow the check-in staff asked why I hadn't got a return flight. I showed them my visa and as an employed expat there is no problem...the problem is with those on a limited visa or no visa without any visible means of leaving Thailand. It is the responsibility of the airline to see you have an onward flight as it is they who will have to fly you back to your homeland or out of the country.
having said that once you arrive in Thailand, very few immigration officials bother to heck your onward flight.
So it is the airline check-in at your country of departure you need to worry about.

lookingforadventure

I just came back from LA from getting my multi entry visa for a stay for 90 days.
I was detained twice last yr coming in and out by plane from Cambodia and Laos.