Thailand Visa Exemption Rules

domrush

Hi,
I'm heading to Thailand next week and have a return flight booked 42 days later with a plan to visit Cambodia and Vietnam for the first 2 weeks,then fly back into Thailand in order to renew my visa.

However I've just been told that I need to get a 60 day visa because my return flight is more than 30 days after my entry or else I need to have proof that I'll be leaving Thailand at some point during the trip, is this true?
Apologies if this is was answered before and thanks for any help

galwayjohn89

I arrived in Bangkok last week. Leaving to go home in 3 months from Beijing. We booked a flight to Vietnam leaving in 14 days on Orbitz with 24 hour free cancellation to be safe but we weren't asked for anything. Might as well play it safe.

duffman13

domrush wrote: »

Hi,
I'm heading to Thailand next week and have a return flight booked 42 days later with a plan to visit Cambodia and Vietnam for the first 2 weeks,then fly back into Thailand in order to renew my visa.

However I've just been told that I need to get a 60 day visa because my return flight is more than 30 days after my entry or else I need to have proof that I'll be leaving Thailand at some point during the trip, is this true?
Apologies if this is was answered before and thanks for any help

You get an exit stamp when you leave just put your departure date for Vietnam/Cambodia on your Visa form at arrival. When you fly back in you will get another 30 day visa. I've done it a few times with no issues

domrush

Thanks for the replies, think we're going to prebook a train to the cambodian border to be safe, would this be considered proof that we are leaving the country by the authorities/airline?

galwayjohn89

As far as I know you need proof you're leaving my air. Although they won't ask for it 99% of the time. I do know someone sent back to London as they didn't have a flight home booked but he was just very unlucky

Ed_Stephens

You get an exit stamp when you leave Thailand for Cambodia, when you enter Cambodia you get an entry stamp and exit when you're leaving and this is proof enough. I did a Thailand/Cambodia trip where I went to Bangkok for a few days then to Cambodia for ten days and finally back to Thailand, there was no problems so long as you don't overstay your 30 day visa. This is what they are really cracking down on as well as people who are ex-pats who don't bother applying for the proper resident visa instead just doing the Cambodia visa runs.