New Thailand Tourist visa run rules

**dirtydog** · 31-01-2008, 05:30 PM

It looks like from next month you will have to be able to show a flight out of Thailand if you wish to apply for a Thai tourist visa in any of the local Asian countries, on the notices it states it has to be a flight ticket, yep, you nip off to Penang, Cambodia or Laos to get a new tourist visa to go back into Thailand you will have to show the Thai embassy or consulate your flight ticket out of Thailand, there are no other options listed, ie rail travel or bus or car, in the Thai embassy in Vientiane they are now not issueing multiple Non immigrant O visas for married to Thai national people, yep only a single entry so you have to go the work permit or yearly route if you don't want to piss around with visa runs, I would imagine that quite a few people will be giving up on bothering to stay in Thailand.

**Gerbil** · 31-01-2008, 05:33 PM

^ I thought most airlines only issue e-tickets now anyway? How's an embassy going to check if one of those is valid?

**dirtydog** · 31-01-2008, 05:37 PM

They are Thais, therefore dumb, if it says something on clean white paper it must be real, I am in Vientiane at the moment so shall find out more

**Gerbil** · 31-01-2008, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

They are Thais, therefore dumb, if it says something on clean white paper it must be real, I am in Vientiane at the moment so shall find out more

I suppose if they were organised and coordinated

They could record the information and then check your passport next time you're in for a visa to see if you left the country according to the e-ticket information you gave them that time.

**dirtydog** · 31-01-2008, 05:49 PM

The thing I find strange, if you want to stay in Cambodia for a year you just pay 180 US dollars, Laos is probably pretty much the same, yet the Thais want the white monkeys to do tricks as well, and we do do those tricks to entertain them, makes me wonder who is the dumb **** and who is the one laughing, cos it sure aint us white monkeys laughing at the antics we have to perform to get something done or sorted out in Thailand.

**lom** · 31-01-2008, 06:17 PM

Aw come on DD, you're always so negative when you have to do visa runs

**keda** · 31-01-2008, 07:44 PM

Easy enough to put together an eticket template for emergencies.

**chitown** · 31-01-2008, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

The thing I find strange, if you want to stay in Cambodia for a year you just pay 180 US dollars.......

DD, am I correct that you do not have to check in during that year like every 90 days in the Thailand? What are they worried about in Thailand? that we all may want citizenship so we can buy up the land and cash on on that 30 baht healthcare scheme they have??

**John** · 31-01-2008, 08:14 PM

They sell bus tickets out of the country at the visa run to Cambodia. Perhaps anything like this for flight tickets???

But in any case - it get's harder and harder if you are not 50 or not Thai to stay in this country. I am afraid this is a clear message for the future...even if you are 50.

**chitown** · 31-01-2008, 08:28 PM

^ It is my opinion that all they really want living here are people over 50 and prefer them to be over 70! The older guys do not cause trouble, they spend money on medical expenses, have a bunch of money to spend (ublike the young guys) and when they kick the bucket, their Thai wife gets the loot to help prop up the bogus economy this country has.

Just told the wife about this new rule and her comment That is the stupidest thing.....what a bunch of muppets" LOL - I guess she got that from me!!!

**John** · 31-01-2008, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

^ It is my opinion that all they really want living here are people over 50 and prefer them to be over 70! The older guys do not cause trouble, they spend money on medical expenses, have a bunch of money to spend (ublike the young guys) and when they kick the bucket, their Thai wife gets the loot to help prop up the bogus economy this country has.

I think the mandatory health insurance is not so far away anymore. If you start to move to one of those special hospitals here it has to be sure that you can qualify in Baht terms for this service.

**Texpat** · 31-01-2008, 09:04 PM

Thai immigration might be the most phucked up buracracy I've ever witnessed. I'm sure there are worse, but I've never seen one.

**Ban Saray** · 31-01-2008, 10:26 PM

I had more trouible getting my Thai wife into AUstralia, than it was for me to get to Thailand. This, despite we were married for 7 yeras, had a daughter (dual passport holder), and I had a very good job. This was in 2004, in the end we gave up and returned to stay here (I have a residency Book).

**Tao** · 31-01-2008, 10:35 PM

Bought my 1 year O Visa in the UK. 200 dollars, 1 year multiple entry, no questions asked.

I'm 34, unofficially married. You just need to be able to afford the trip back to the UK to get it.

**Mid** · 31-01-2008, 10:39 PM

stolen from a Johnny on the spot ..........

I'm currently in Penang and at 5.41 PM a fax arrived to the visa agents, stating that from tomorrow Feb. 1, everyone applying for a touristvisa should have an ongoin airticket out of Thailand and the region, to their home country. STAY AWAY if you cant produce this!

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**Lars sorensen** · 31-01-2008, 10:57 PM

Hmmmm sounds like it is a good time to take my (Thai) wife and and Thai/Danish daughter and go home to Denmark
Damm i forget!!!!!!
The immigration in Denmark wont let my wife stay in Denmark.......
Where can we go then???????
We can't stay in my country!
We can't stay in her country!

Well lucky for us the Immigration in Sweden will let us stay there.
I just love Sweden right now...

**Thetyim** · 31-01-2008, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by Mid

have an ongoin airticket out of Thailand and the region, to their home country.

So if you are going on holiday from the UK you can do one week in OZ and one week in Thailand but cannot do a week in Thailand and then a week in OZ.

**chitown** · 31-01-2008, 11:28 PM

^ That can't be right. To your home country?

MUPPETS IN CHARGE

**Sir Burr** · 31-01-2008, 11:28 PM

I don't think it is to your home country. Just out of the region (ie. no cheap onward tickets to Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, or Cambodia).

**britmaveric** · 31-01-2008, 11:31 PM

India/China/Japan anyone?

**chitown** · 31-01-2008, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

I don't think it is to your home country. Just out of the region (ie. no cheap onward tickets to Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, or Cambodia).

So if you land in BKK, want to tour around Thailand, then travel by bus to Nong Khai and go to Vientiane across the border and on to Vietnam by bus, then you can't??

What about people that buy package tours???

**Sir Burr** · 31-01-2008, 11:39 PM

Yes, you can. then you use the visa exemption stamp. You will still be holding a ticket back to your home country (or, out of the region).
Back when Brits needed a visa to go to the USA, you had to show a return ticket.
Thailand is just bringing their immigration policies in line with many other countries.

**zorin** · 01-02-2008, 12:17 AM

The thing I find strange, if you want to stay in Cambodia for a year you just pay 180 US dollars,

Cambodian yearly business visa $260 multiple entry.

**John** · 01-02-2008, 11:41 AM

So this seems to be pretty hard for all those below 50. I just got 50 and can go for the 1 year retirement extension - it is not more than this - an extension. But I do not expect an improvement of visa rules in the future. So my visa problem might follow soon.

The basic questions is WHY Thailand? There might be some who found the love of their dreams here and even have kids. But the rest... There are (even more) beautiful beaches and bitches everywhere around Thailand. So why worry??? You moved from your country to Asia and there to Thailand - perhaps it was a big step. Just take a tiny step to move to a different country here in this region. They all have endless interesting things to explore. You might be less bored than here - at least for some time. So in the end you might win more than you can lose.

**peterpan** · 01-02-2008, 12:12 PM

For a normal tourist 30 day stamp I presume you need to show a onward ticket? They didn't ask for one last month, but I suppose an "e ticket"

would suffice. The border use is Nong Kai.

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