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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Validity of Belgian travel pass upon entry to Thailand
Dear readers,
My international travel pass is valid until 17/09/2018. From Thailand I travel to Cambodia and then back to fly home from Bangkok to Belgium.
My hotels have already been booked and now my rather technical question: I will return to Thailand on 17/03/2018 and I think this is still exactly possible upon arrival because my travel pass is still valid for six months. However, a friend made me doubt and says that this will be a day too late.
What is correct and what are the consequences at the border for new arrivals in Thailand to Had Leck? A few days later I have my return flight to Belgium.
Thanks for your advice.
Groet
Erge (BE)
If your pass is valid until 17/9, the last day of validity is 16/9.
You come up. 17/3 into Thailand. At that time, your pass must be valid for at least another six months. If we set the clock forward exactly six months at that moment, we are at 17/9.
Then your card should still be valid, but it is not.
You therefore run the risk that you will no longer be able to enter Thailand.
So you will have to come back to Thailand one day early. Too bad about that one night hotel, but it's no different.
bad luck
return 1 day early
Or quickly request a new pass
Can be requested in urgent procedure (48 hours I think) costs 250€
The validity of the travel pass must still be 6 months when you leave Thailand.
The solution is simple: have your international travel pass extended.
I'm not sure, but I thought your passport should be valid for another 6 months when you leave Thailand. In that case you might not even leave Belgium !!.
Yes Kees, you are right about the validity period of the passport, it must be at least 6 months before departure from Thailand. The problem now, however, is not whether he will leave Belgium, because as far as I understand he is already in Thailand or Cambodia. In any case, Erge wants to enter Thailand from Cambodia by land on 17/3 and return by plane from Bangkok to Belgium a few days later. There is therefore a chance that he will be refused at the border with Thailand on 17/3, and not because he would be 1 day short of entering Thailand, but a few days short of leaving again. Whether that actually happens, I don't know. An attentive immigration officer could also have inquired about his departure date upon his first entry into Thailand, but now it is a bit clearer since it is easier to calculate that the 1-month period will be exceeded on 6/17. Perhaps an idea to go from Cambodia to Thailand on 3/16. The flight to Belgium remains the same but is less noticeable and Erge will certainly not be stopped when departing from Bangkok. Of course, Erge should have renewed his passport before leaving Belgium, so you see that besides frugal Dutch people (oh, sorry Dutch) there are also frugal Belgians.
Why all those problems, just go buy a new one and everything will be fine, maybe they won't let you in and that's a bit more expensive and you'll have a knot in your stomach the whole holiday.
You will have to enter Thailand on March 16.
there is a difference between "until" and "up to and including".
I recently traveled to the Netherlands – albeit from Thailand – while my Dutch passport was only valid for 4 months at that time. Neither in the Netherlands nor on return 3 weeks later in Thailand had no problem. I had simply received an exit/reentry beforehand. While my passport was only valid for 3-4 months. Also from NL they made no problem!
In my experience, Thailand only looks at whether you leave within 30 days of entry. That one day should therefore not be a problem from Belgium.
I would also just get a new passport BEFORE leaving Belgium, you will need a new one anyway when you come back so why look for trouble??
Suppose you get sick and can't travel, for just those few days??
I myself had an appendicitis and spent 3 days in the hospital, it must be just those 3 days pfffff,
what a misery, which can be saved very easily.
have a nice stay and enjoy it!!
that one day too short can be a problem for Cambodian immigration and you may not be allowed through (although I would be very surprised to be honest) …… but if you are dealing with an official (ambetanterik) who reads the print of the law and sees a source of income here…. may it be that this one wants to earn some extra money (and you will certainly pay then ... take it or leave it) !!! As for going back from BKK to Belgium…. in principle you can even return with a passport that has already expired (if you can show the Belgian ID card they will certainly let you leave). If you are in doubt… then it is best to inquire with an official body (immigration and/or Belgian embassy). To be honest, I don't see a problem … although I would go from Cambodia to Thailand a day earlier (a matter of not being confronted with an overcorrupt official at the border) !!
The pass must be valid for Thailand until exit, which is 6 months validity only applies to visa applications.