Thai Visa Service

You will have to pay for a Lao visa on arrival. It will be 1500 baht or $35 dependent on which country you are from.

You will have to spend at least one night to get your visa. You apply the morning of one day and pick it up the next afternoon.

There are no other charges at the embassy other than the 2000 baht for the visa.

Thanks a lot for this information. Exactly what I wanted to know!

I went to Vientiane from Chiang Mai last month to get an ED visa. It was very cheap to get a one-way ticket from Immigration to get into Laos. Being a Malaysian, it cost like THB48 each way. There we took a bus, which cost THB20 so the cost of getting into Laos at the border was less than THB70.

Our Thai friend made arrangements with a tour agent in Vientiane who took us to our hotel, then the next morning to the Thai Consulate and back to the border the next day, and it cost us THB2,000. That may be costly but it was the best option we had compared to dealing with strangers.

My wife and I were at the consulate at 6:45 to try and get ahead of the queue but across the road from the consulate, there was a booth and we were told they would get everything done for us for THB2,000 each. I refused and he brought it down to THB1,000 each.

Knowing how tedious the wait is at immigration, I agreed. He took our documents and our driver took us back to our hotel. We were back there by 7:15. That was all we needed to do. The next day, our driver took us to the booth where we collected our passports and visas, and we were off to the border. No hassle.

If money is not an issue, I would use this option as you only spend 5 minutes letting the agents check to make sure your documents are in order. In my opinion, THB1,000 may be a lot but spending a few hours idling in queues is not my idea of fun.

If you want the person's contact, please PM me or you could just go to the booth and ask for Ton. I don't know him personally so I suggest you trust your gut when you deal with him.

Hope all goes well for you.

Ken

As for this 'agent' you used, remember that your passport is NOT your property, it belongs to the country that issued it to you, NEVER give a stranger outside of any embassy your passport!

I think I am in the wrong business, people are throwing money around. Jesus, THB2,000.- there, THB1,000.- there.

This can be done all by yourself at a fraction of the cost. If you want to safe time than arrive on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning.

OP should have provided all relevant info from beginning.

Staying in Chiang Saen and being Japanese, so he could have received valuable info from our helpful mod.

Japanese can enter Laos free of charge and you can travel from within Laos to Vientiane.

We charge THB3,000.- for transport with VIP Van /transfers, Single Room and meals.

I think it is a good deal as many people underestimate the transportation charges on the Laos side.

Just for your consideration. Thanks

Don't see that implemented tomorrow...

Cambodia 20 USD visa.

Thailand Visa on arrival free...

Going to need to agree on payment or not... Then who keeps the money....

Anyway TAT plans ... Should be ready for 2025...

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Also might become a hard hit for Visa runners if it ever works...

Tomorrow onwards Cambodia charge USD 30.- for Tourism Visa.

Serious, no joke.

Why TAT does not get it, their ideas are besides the point.

I would do it alone.

Immigration speak enough English.

from my own experiences a Thai friend can complicate matters.

As long as you fulfill the clearly announced requirements it is easy.

People on the forum as helpful too, if unsure send PM to our mods ubonjoe or maestro

Thanks for the swift replies, I suspected as much.

Elite membership is definately out of the question and although an education visa is an option, as I would be keen to learn the language, I wouldn't want to commit to anything long term in advance where costs are concerned. I guess I'm stuck with the tourist visa rotation option for the meantime.

Cheers

You may encounter problems with Immigration at some stage if you're planning to live here indefinitely on back-to-back tourist visas.

Currently no problems if you stay on Tourist Visa

You can get a Triple Entry Tourist, if used correctly it gives you up to 270days.

After that get a Double Entry from Vientiane or Savannakhet, that is another 180days.

At this stage you could travel to other countries to see if you like to stay a year in Cambodia, easy to get yearly extensions, although few golf courses here.

100% that you get the 30day extension. From all the countries who can enter on visa exemption only the Vietnamese will not get 30day extension, all other countries will get 30days, thb1,900.-.

Do you do the trip to Laos by big bus? I'd like to try your service, but I'm terrified of minivans.

Understandable, but we use Mini Van, good driver is the van with plate 3133. If you want to book with us, you can text me your name and date you wish to go to 081-8154803 and I shall inform driver to keep a seat for you.

Thanks.

yes, thanks, we still go every day.

We have adjusted the meeting time to 6.30am so everyone can use BTS to come on time.

Departure is around 6.45am.

some changes : the Official cost of Cambodian Arrival Visa increase by USD10.-as of 1st October,please see adjusted price. We also adjusted the departure time to suit customers arriving with Skytrain. Thank you

Our TAT License 11-06684. When you enter Thailand via Airport as Traveler without Tourist Visa you will receive a 30 day visa exempt stamp, if you want to continue to stay you can join our trip to Cambodia to get, TWO times, a 30 or 15 day entry stamp (depending on Nationality, see Visa Rule Page), ONE extension for 30 days at Thai Immigration (proof of onward travel and THB1,900.-) is possible. This is positive news as you can stay up to 4 month without going to a Thai Embassy. AFTER THAT YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOR A THAI VISA AT ROYAL THAI EMBASSY VIENTIANE/LAOS. People with valid Multiple Entry Thai Visa are not affected, it is OK to activate your second entry of a Tourist Visa. You can also join our trip if you just finished a Tourist Visa or Non Immigrant Visa, Thai Immigration will grant TWO visa exempt stamp again. The Border is open 365 days per year from 06:00 to 22:00. Condition to leave Thailand for Work Permit Holder are enforced.

• Every Morning: meeting 06:30 and departure is 06:45 (morning) in the parking lot ofTesco/Lotus, next to BTS Station ON NUT, just besides the KFC. This is convenient if you come with first BTS ,start 06:00.
• We go to Ban Laem, a quiet border crossing to Cambodia, 320 km from Bangkok. One way is 4 hours, one stop 15 minutes.
• At the Border: all visa formalities/fees are handled by us. You can have Lunch on your own account, the time at the Border should not exceed 60 minutes. Double check the stamp from Thai Immigration before you board the van back to Bangkok.
• We return to Bangkok, BTS ON NUT 17:15.

THB 2,000.- (2,300.-1st October onwards)for Westerner/Japanese. THB 700.- for ASEAN (no Cambodian Visa required). Ban Laem checkpoint does NOT support Cambodian E-Visa. It is not possible to obtain Visa on Arrival to enter Thailand via Ban Laem checkpoint.

Joining Passengers, THB 500.-. Citizen from 16 countries (Africa, Middle East incl. Iran, India, Pakistan) are required to pay extra for Cambodia Visa on Arrival and to reenter Thailand.

Requirement: Passport, 1 ID-photo (any size), validity 4 month and free page for Cambodian Visa!

NB: Includes transportation, Visa processing fees, water en route.

as of today Ban Laem give 2 stamps after a visa finished or upon first arrival at airport.

So you could do 30days, 30days and than extension 30days.

If you do 30days + 30days extension and than try another 30days at border, that last 30days depends on the IO.

If you require a Thai Tourist Visa OR Non Immigrant Visa our confirmed trips for September: Sunday 28th.

In October: Wednesday 1st, Sunday 5th, Sunday 12th, Wednesday 15th, Sunday 19th, Sunday 26th and Wednesday 29th.

Due to holiday no trip on 8th and 22nd.

Details on www.thaivisaservice.com

Thank you

Thailand Elite members enjoy it.

Thailand Elite haters dream about it.

In the past people worked on visa exempt stamps, tourist visas, non ed and now include the Thailand Elite as well.

At least people on visa exempt stamps. tourist visa or non ed visa cared for by themselves.

Elite Members are being , to make up for the loses, sponsored by tax payers money.

TIT, they offer a program where they loose money to keep few people happy.

I know some member of the old program who work in Thailand while on "visit" with this card, not pay taxes here.

We were offered a commision in selling these cards to our customers, but I declined.

Can go Thai-Cambodia border, but you can still try to extend by 30days at Thai Immigration

Just leave via airport.

No problem.

Also no problem when you come back one day.

Nong Khai is OK.

You could also do the day trip to Cambodia. Here no restriction with a valid Visa.

We have customers from Hua Hin who do this trip within the same day.

This country is going downhill.

Two Thai embassies in Laos will do this or you can head to Penang, Malaysia.

Israelis are prohibited to enter Malaysia.

Don't you get that when you pass through Thai customs on your way out of the country ?

You get exit stamp if pass Thai Immigration, but at land border they usually check if you really worked up to the last date and if they not believe you, they will refuse you to leave the country.

The OP is best advised to fly out, but could reenter via land border.

I think the border in Aranyaprathet require you to have a cancellation stamp in your passport before you leave.

thanks for that, i thought just crossing the border and back was a visa run which is now stopped, also when do i need to do this?

You have a valid visa so no problem to reenter.

Agencies like us, from Bangkok, or other companies from Pattaya take you to the border.

Process is usually done within a hour.

As of 1st October cost of Cambodian Visa will go up,expect topay around THB2,300.- for a Visa Run in October.

You can extend your initial 60 day stay at Thai Immigration for THB1,900.-, than do the visa run, but double check the ENTER BEFORE date on the visa.