Tourist entry with no return ticket

No,if you are from a EU continental country using Visa On Arrival.

what kind of nonsense is this. This forum has gone really downhill. All EU citizens need an onward ticket when they are getting the visa-exempt stamp on arrival and the Thais are within their rights to deny you entry into the country if you don't have one. However this will almost certainly not happen as you won't get to Bangkok in the first place, as the airline you are flying with will very likely not let you get on the plane at all. In fact they should have made it clear to you when you booked the one-way ticket that you are not allowed into Thailand using a visa-exempt stamp without an onward ticket out of Thailand.

No,if you are from a EU continental country using Visa On Arrival.
No,""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" using Tourist Visa with One Entry.
Yes,""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" using """"""""""""""""with Two Entry.(flight tickets requested).
This is the rule on the Indian Embassy Website of my EU country and I have been visiting Thailand once or twice a year in the last decade.Never been asked to show a ticket on arrival .

Flew many time on a one way flight to Thailand without any problems then bought ticket BK/HK/TP/SL/TO/LAX or BK/SG/JK/NA/SY/AU/PT/LAX.

UK rules may be different.

Edited by: maitraya

Whats the Indian Embassy got to do with going to Thailand? No wonder people think the forums gone downhill..

But you know, according to someone. we're all out of date talking about airlines wanting onward tickets being necessary for a visa exemption.

Erratum meant Thai Embassy. Had a hard day and night without A/C and little sleep...

what has the Indian embassy got to do with anything.

the Thais need tourists to have an onward ticket. Just like the United States, or the UK does when a Thai tourist visits there.

http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/188

Foreigners entering Thailand by any means under the Tourist Visa Exemption category are required at the port of entry to have proof of onward travel (confirmed air, train, bus or boat tickets) to leave Thailand within 30 days of the arrival date (otherwise a tourist visa must be obtained).

Check continental EU countries ...different rules.
Luxemburg,Belgium,France,Italy

EXEMPTION DE VISA : le visa n’est pas nécessaire pour les Français et les ressortissants de certains pays de l’Union Européenne, à condition que la validité du passeport soit de plus de 6 mois à partir de la date d’arrivée en Thaïlande, pour un sejour n’excedant pas 30 jours (en arrivant par un aéroport), ou 15 jours (en arrivant par une frontière terrestre).

1 entrée – valable 3 mois après la date de la délivrance du visa et donne droit à un séjour de 60 jours à partir de la date d’arrivée en Thaïlande

2 entrées – valable 6 mois après la date de la délivrance du visa et donne droit à 2 mois pour chaque séjour (justificatifs obligatoires : 2 réservations de billets d’avion à destination de la Thaïlande)

Durée du séjour : 30 ou 60 jours par entrée.

Pièces à fournir:
1) un passeport valable 6 mois au minimum, à partir de la date d’arrivée en Thaïlande
2) un formulaire à remplir
3) une photo d’identité
4) 30 €/entrée, à régler en espèces

Belgium Thai Embassy No mention of flights .
TOURIST VISA EXEMPTION

- According to the Interior Ministerial Announcements dated 1 October B.E. 2545 (2002), 20 December B.E. 2545 (2002), 18 October B.E. 2547 (2004), 6 May B.E. 2548 (2005), and 23 June 2554 (2011), passport holders from 48 countries and 1 special administrative region - Hong Kong SAR - are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for tourism purposes and will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not exceeding 30 days on each visit. If such foreigners enter the Kingdom at the immigration checkpoints which border neighboring countries, they will be allowed to stay for 15 days each time, except Malaysian nationals who cross the borderline from Malaysia whose granted period of stay will not exceed 30 days each time.

- Please note that Tourist Visa Exemption does not apply to foreigners holding Travel Document for Aliens issued by these countries.

• Foreigners entering Thailand under the Tourist Visa Exemption category must possess adequate finances for the duration of stay in Thailand (i.e., cash 10,000 Baht per person and 20,000 Baht per family).

1. Australia : Commonwealth of Australia
2. Austria : Republic of Austria
3. Belgium : Kingdom of Belgium
4. Brazil : Federative Republic of Brazil (**)
5. Bahrain : State of Bahrain
6. Brunei Darussalam : Negara Brunei Darussalam
7. Canada
8. Denmark : Kingdom of Denmark
9. Finland : Republic of Finland
10. France : French Republic
11. Germany : Federal Republic of Germany
12. Greece : Hellenic Republic
13. Hong Kong : Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
14. Iceland : Republic of Iceland
15. Indonesia : Republic of Indonesia
16. Ireland : Republic of Ireland
17. Israel : State of Israel
18. Italy : Republic of Italy
19. Japan
20. Korea : Republic of Korea (**)
21. Kuwait : State of Kuwait
22. Luxembourg : Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
23. Malaysia
24. Monaco : Principality of Monaco
25. Netherlands : Kingdom of the Netherlands
26. New Zealand
27. Norway : Kingdom of Norway
28. Oman : Sultanate of Oman
29. Peru : Republic of Peru (**)
30. Philippines : Republic of the Philippines
31. Portugal : Republic of Portugal
32. Qatar : State of Qatar
33. Singapore : Republic of Singapore
34. Spain : Kingdom of Spain
35. South Africa : Republic of South Africa
36. Sweden : Kingdom of Sweden
37. Switzerland : Swiss Confederation
38. Turkey : Republic of Turkey
39. United Arab Emirates
40. United Kingdom : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
41. United States of America
42. Vietnam : Socialist Republic of Vietnam
43. Czech : Czech Republic
44. Hungary : Republic of Hungary
45. Liechtenstein : Principality of Liechtenstein
46. Poland : Republic of Poland
47. Slovak : Slovak Republic
48. Slovenia : Republic of Slovenia

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Edited by: maitraya

I hope MGjourneyman is following and understanding this discussion! although he does not really need to read further than the first two posts

Okay well cheers for the replies! I should have provided more info, I am an Aussie departing from Australia (flight over is with a short layover in KL). I don't think a return ticket would have saved me any money as I booked through Air Asia online, I don't think there is any saving to be made on those types of bookings whether you book one flight or two. Not really a resounding NO on whether I need to worry about Thai customs so I think I'll book a flight home to be safe and just make sure I stick to that date when I"m over there.

I don't think I've ever been asked at checkin in Australia by Air Asia staff if I have a return ticket but then usually if I'm flying into Asia with them I'm also flying home and maybe they can see the return ticket already bought so don't bother asking...

Air Asia will definitely not let you board in KL for Bangkok with no onward ticket. If you booked online, there was a pop up which informed you of this. If you had bought your ticket with cash, in an Air Asia shop in Malaysia, they would not have even accepted the money for a one way ticket if you showed no onward ticket.