Thread: Here is my visa plan.... Input please!

Hey Ajarn people!

I leave Korea in about 3 weeks and I'm looking to get a 60 day tourist visa before I go. I would like to get this as I plan to spend some chilled time in BKK and then Phuket to see what jobs are available to myself and the gf (we both have degrees, TEFL, experience). I called the Embassy in Seoul and they said that basically all I needed was proof of a paid flight out of Thailand to get this visa (obviously around 50-60 days after entering). I DO NOT plan to return to Korea and so I don't want to waste cash on a ticket that I don't plan to use. What I plan to do is to buy a return ticket from Seoul to BKK, get the conformation of payment and e-ticket, and then cancel my flight (it's easy to do this with Korean/Jeju airlines) and get a refund. After this I will then book a much cheaper 1 way ticket with another airline. I will use the return ticket and payment confirmation that I have cancelled to get the Thai visa.

Can anyone offer any advice on my plan, or possibly think of a better one to get a 60 day visa without paying for a flight back out of Thailand?

Thanks!

i bought my tourist visa in nepal and they just wanted to see the flight itinerary. not the confirmed ticket. good luck.

Thanks, already in Thailand! Everything went perfectly...

Originally Posted by karooguy

What I plan to do is to buy a return ticket from Seoul to BKK, get the conformation of payment and e-ticket, and then cancel my flight ........I will use the return ticket and payment confirmation that I have cancelled to get the Thai visa.

I did exactly the same thing a few years ago when proof of onward passage was required at a Cambodian border crossing. (I was activating a second entry TV)

Sounds like a feasible plan to me.