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Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / March 2006Roundtrip ticket to Thailand with return date more than a month out?
I know that the maximum stay for a US tourist is 30 days. I plan to stay longer and am wondering if it will be a problem if I buy a roundtrip ticket with a return date, say, 6 months from the departure date. Thanks. >I know that the maximum stay for a US tourist is 30 days. I plan to >stay longer and am wondering if it will be a problem if I buy a >roundtrip ticket with a return date, say, 6 months from the departure >date. Why not just get a visa? they're really not expensive. Jim. Thanks for your reply Jim. I plan on getting a visa, but it will still only be good for 30 days, correct? My ticket will be for much longer than that. That's my question -- will I be hassled here or in Thailand if I try to get on a plane with a 6-month ticket and only a 30 day visa? Are there other visas available that I'm not aware of? Thanks, Nelson >Thanks for your reply Jim. >I plan on getting a visa, but it will still only be good for 30 days, >correct? No, you can get a visa for longer periods from the Thai consulate in your country. the 30 day visa is just for visa on arrival people. If you plan on staying longer just get a longer visa - it'll be cheaper than visa runs to neighbouring countries. Jim. > Thanks for your reply Jim. > I plan on getting a visa, but it will still only be good for 30 days, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks, > Nelson No problem, people with tickets for 6 months are not obliged to stay in Thailand for 6 months. Don't underestimate the consequences of overstay. You can get in serious trouble. Thanks a lot for the info guys. I appreciate it. >Thanks for your reply Jim. >I plan on getting a visa, but it will still only be good for 30 days, >correct? My ticket will be for much longer than that. That's my >question -- will I be hassled here or in Thailand if I try to get on a >plane with a 6-month ticket and only a 30 day visa? Are there other >visas available that I'm not aware of? If you get a tourist visa in advance you'll be given 60 days stay on arrival. You can extend that without leaving Thailand up to a maximum stay of 90 days, after which you'll have to leave the country. There isn't really any option available to you which would allow you to stay longer than that. I believe you can obtain a double-entry tourist visa which would let you spend 6 months in the country with a side-trip to a nearby country after the first 3 months. Chris My last trip to Bangkok Thailand for 2 weeks, Shanghai 2 weeks, Thailand for another 3 weeks. Therefore a roundtrip ticket to Thailand of 7 weeks and no problem of visa  SignatureAgenor >I know that the maximum stay for a US tourist is 30 days. I plan to > stay longer and am wondering if it will be a problem if I buy a > roundtrip ticket with a return date, say, 6 months from the departure > date. > Thanks. |
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