Visas and border crossings forum

They rarely check, so don't worry.
If they did, you'd just do buy a very cheap Air Asia ticket, show it as proof and then refund it if you can, use it or throw it away.

But I have never heard of Thai immigration asking for onward proof, rather just to see if you have sufficient funds to cover the cost of your trip. So you could explain if they asked.

Hi,
We are planning on entering Thailand in early June. Is it better to fly to Krabi from KL or enter a a land border? I understand a land crossing will only get you a 2 week visa.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I would most like to avoid have to spend a day or more to renew our visas.

Ta

Thanks Bedu,

I live in Australia. The Thai consulate in Sydney said they don't "do post".

A friend suggested Thai Consulate in Malaysia.

Laos Embassy worked as you suggested. Thai embassy doesn't grant visas only the consulate in Sydney.

Is that visa exemption for airport arrival, land crossing or both?

Thanks again for your help. The information on the internet from the Thai embassy site is quite variable.

Thanks Bedu

We are old, snow birds, so Asians generally are very respectful.

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Thanks very much for your advice.

Hi Catherine,

No you won't. You only get a free 30 day stamp if you're arriving by air from outside the country. Bangkok to Phuket is a domestic flight, like London to Manchester.

You can't get a proper 60 day tourist visa in the country where it be used (ie Thailand) but you can get one in any Thai consulate outside the country. so you could get one in either Vietnam or Cambodia. You generally need to allow a couple of days for processing. (Give in passport in the morning, collect the following afternoon).