The answer you got on TV supports (that member is very, very well-informed and highly respected) the position - that you will not have any issues - which some of us represented previously.

Sorry Tv supports which one is that

ThaiVisa

Like to say thankyou to everybody for the input on my situation I spoke to Thai embassy today they said I will be ok as my passport was incomplete so with a new passport I will be ok so fingers crossed everything will be ok when I get there

Yes, youll be ok.

Just watch out with information from Thai embassies, in my experience information from knowledgeable members on Thai Visa is much more reliable.

I spoke to the Thai consulate in Liverpool prior to coming on here and they said Evan with a visa your still not guaranteed entry

This is technically true for every country. Even if you have a visa (or are travelling to a visa waiver country) you can still be rejected at the immigration counter.

Yes, this is obviously correct. Any old Thai Consul, some/many of which are not Thai, can sell you a visa. Thai arriving Immigration is plugged in to all sorts of int'l/dom watch lists (incl. now APIS), and any IO can refuse entry for a variety of reasons.

Still, the number of foreign criminals caught here daily is staggering, so not sure how good a job they are doing filtering the riff-raff?

I got some useful advice from Thaivisa.
What not to put in my wheelie bin.

Immigration has been logging all denied entries and deportations for several years. In Thailand, they don't need a legal reason to block someone from entering. They can simply deny entry at Swampy and that's it. I don't know how one can miss the fact that a page has been ripped out of a passport since it is reinforced paper and just doesn't neatly rip. The carrying airline checks passenger passports at checkin and that includes flipping through the pages. The missing page can be overlooked if it is neatly cut out, but that doesn't suggest an upset rage event does it? Whatever the reason, it is advisable to verify your status at the local Thai consulate. If on the black list, they can tell you. A green light doesn't mean there won't be a problem, but it does suggest there won't be.


Ubon Joe over at TVF is a useful resource, but they is sometimes inaccurate . Keep in mind that these are not practicing Thai immigration lawyers. Sorry, but I agree with investigative journalist Andrew Drummond's sentiments about TVF. Flyer Talk is a far more reliable and trustworthy source of information

Both statements are not correct. At a non air entry point they can simply deny entry and send back, at an airport they have to state the reason and explain themselves, since there can be quite hefty bills for the passenger and/or airline.