To get the tourist visa, I understand you need an onward flight. Would it be noticed if the onward flight was actually a round trip ticket that ends back in Thailand?
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To obtain a tourist visa for Thailand, you typically need to show proof of onward travel. While it's clear that a round-trip ticket returning to Thailand may fulfill this requirement technically, there are mixed opinions on whether this would be noticed or cause issues at check-in or visa application. Some users suggest that it is safer to have a legitimate onward ticket to another destination or even a cheap bus ticket just outside Thailand. Others have successfully obtained visas with one-way tickets or dummy tickets, implying that the key issue is simply demonstrating that you have plans to leave Thailand.
Just show the ticket out, not the one back in. That’s what I did.
Bernie **********
Problem not in thailand its your airline...any onward ticket out of thailand will do....most western countries visa exempt for 30 days...
Christopher *************
A great deal depends. For example on your check in for the flight they may well ask you for an onward ticket but not always. I was denied the first time but went out and got an onward ticket and it worked fine. The second time I was denied in Japan where I had entered on a return business ticket but they said and rightly so that I had to have an onward ticket so I showed them the one I still had from before, which was out of date. He didn't didn't realise that. I told him that a UK citizen didn,t need an onward ticket from Hong Kong and I was right. He didn't like it one bit but I got on and had no trouble getting back into Thailand.
Noticed or not it fulfills the requirement, traveling around to other countries is pretty basic.
Bart **************
It may be noticed, but it is still an onward ticket leaving Thailand, and so you should get the visa.
Rob *******
When i applied for my 60day tourist evisa it asked for onward travel, i only sent my one way flight as i dont have a return/onward ticket & my visa was accepted. i’ve been in Thailand since november now
Roberto *********
As long as you leave the country it's no problem
Martin ********
buy bus ticket anywhere outside for cheap, just to a city right outside thailand. check 12goasia... obviously you can then throw it away...
oh really?? I read somewhere along the way that it had to be a flight and that ground travel didn’t count. Haha. Who knows where I read it though. 🤷♂️ is this something you’ve done? And is it possible the rules have changed?