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9 minutes ago, marin said:

You started this thread to call out a respected poster.

Okay...........now I get it. He shouldn't be called out for giving incorrect information because he is a respected poster. I apologise deeply for trampling on your beliefs. 

51 minutes ago, marin said:

Then why did you make it into such a big deal with your finger pointing.

I didn't make a big deal of it. The big deal is being made by those who support the idea that giving out factually incorrect information is acceptable. I am merely responding, as I believe I have a right to do. Even you admit a mistake was made, so why don't you just leave it at that? 

9 hours ago, In the jungle said:

So not really worth getting your panties in a bunch if you have to walk from one to the other

You are missing the point here buddy. I already said it wasn't a big deal to me. No matter the direct consequences, or lack thereof, the information given was not correct.

3 minutes ago, In the jungle said:

I seem to remember it is only about 15 metres from the visa office to the immigration desk at this border crossing.

 

Is that right?

I didn't measure it and I would not speculate in case it later turns out that I gave inaccurate information. 

47 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

I have been a forum member for a long time and I have never heard any member who offers advice being asserted as infallible or claiming to be infallible themselves.

Good for you. If you have been a member for a long time then you will understand how the forum operates and you should agree that someone who gives out inaccurate information deserves to know about it. Although his response was in answer to my query, others can see and may accept that information as correct, as I did. When pressed on the matter I find out that his info was based on old info, and it was presented to me in response to my original enquiry as if it were current and accurate. 

11 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Thank you! (and a special Thank you for testing the PP or DL copy requirement).

You are very welcome. I had a copy of the expired passport and DL just incase, but neither was requested. 

12 minutes ago, Will27 said:

Seriously?

UJ has helped hundred's if not thousand's of people on here.

Yes, seriously. The information he gave was incorrect whichever way you look at it. Clearly, he is not infallible. 

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

The official list says ONLY a signed Thai passport copy or does it include ID card? Seems bizarre as it assumes that all Thai spouses will have a passport.

The official list shows the requirement for both and does not list either as an alternative for the other. The reality was that I was not asked for a copy of my wife's passport when I submitted the documents in support of the application for a visa.

43 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

You comment that Ubonjoe gave you the wrong info then mention that the ATK test may or may not be required (dont count on it). Maybe the need to get a qr code is a recent change(like the ATK test) that may or may not be required depending on the whim of the officials. 

The two things are separate issues. I could find no information on the procedure for e-visa entry into Lao at Savannakhet and so I asked. Now, ubonjoe has admitted that his response was based on old information but it was given as if it were up to date. Perhaps I should have made it clear that I was looking for up to date information in my original question but I would have thought it would be obvious in the way the original request for information was phrased. Yes, things can change at the drop of a hat but I don't think that the requirement for the QR code label in my passport was done 'at the whim of officials'. This requirement is obviously less whimsical and more procedural in nature. 

14 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I based some my info on old info since there have very few recent reports of what is required.

Now you have a recent report on which to base any further responses. Perhaps you should have made it clear that your information was not up-to-date. Just to be clear, I could find no information regarding e-visa entry into Lao in this forum and that is why I asked. The only real response was from you. As per your information I by-passed the visa office but was quickly turned around and sent back there by a Lao IO who examined my e-visa approval print-out and passport. 

14 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The info about the vaccination certificate or a covid 19 test from this popup message on the Lao e visa site.

I saw that too and was ready with a vaccine passport. My original question in this forum was asked on behalf of a friend. In any case I was not asked to provide evidence of vaccination or negative test for entry into Lao. 

2 hours ago, Andycoops said:

I would have thought a signed copy of your wife's Thai ID card would have sufficed instead of a passport.

 A signed copy of the wife's passport is on the official list of required documents but it was not requested when I submitted my application two days ago. 

2 hours ago, kidneyw said:

They suggested I could take a copy of my wife's driving license instead of the requested passport copy.

Thanks. I will take a copy of her DL also, just in case........

10 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Bumping your thread as no replies.

Here is old thread and the OP mentions that he provided copy of expired pp and was not an issue. 

 

 

Thanks. I will take a signed copy of my wife's expired passport anyway, even though it may not actually be required. 

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

You can use a signed copy of your wife's ID card. The passport copy is not mandatory.

Thanks Joe. The passport is on the list as a requirement so I had to ask. 

In a few days time I will go to Savannakhet to obtain a multi-entry Non O visa based on marriage. I looked at the list of documents required and see that a copy of my wife's passport is on the list. The last time I was in Savannakhet I did not provide a copy of my wife's passport. That was in December 2019.  Problem is that her passport expired in 2016 and I am sure that I did not provide a copy of her expired passport then.  I have all of the other documents and required copies and can provide a copy of the expired passport. Is the passport copy a strict requirement now?

I did a border bounce there on Sept 24. Nothing has really changed since pre-Covid days. It is a very popular crossing for people from the Thai side, the casinos on the Cambodian side being the main attraction. There is car parking on the left around 500 metres from the border. From there you can take a motor-bike taxi, costing 20Baht, to the border. Once you have passed through immigration on the Thai side you bear slightly right to a small group of buildings that include an office for issuance of visas and, next to it, the office that will deal with your entry to Cambodia. Once you have completed the application forms (2 forms exactly the same) for the visa, then you hand over the fee and one passport sized photo. The fee is 1500 Baht, the same as before Covid. Once the visa is issued and stuck into your passport, then you move along to the immigration window. You will be asked for 300 Baht if you do not intend to stay overnight. I was not asked to show any proof of Covid vaccinations, nor did I offer to show my vaccine passport.  Once you have entered Cambodia you cross the road and visit the office where you will be 'stamped out' of Cambodia. Re-entry to Thailand will involve filling in of an arrival card (Form TM6), part of which will be attached to your passport and the date of expiry of your visa exempt entry will be stamped on the card together with the expiry date of the visa exempt entry. Your passport will also be stamped the same. My visa exempt entry was 30 days but I understand it is now, since 1 Oct, 45 days. 

Isn't it a little odd that they did not report the matter to the police until three days later when they received the second demand for money? By the time the BIB knew about it the gang had made themselves scarce. 

I will soon be travelling to Savannakhet (visa renewal) and I have the vaccine passport issued by the Thai Ministry of Public Heallth. A friend will be travelling with me and he has been fully vaccinated and has details electronically held and accessible through the Mor Prom app. We intend to travel in two weeks by which time there will be no requirement to show proof of vaccination on return to Thailand. Does anyone know if his Mor Prom is acceptable currently as proof of full vaccination? Or, will he also need a vaccine passport?

From Korat the nearest border crossing will be Chong Chom in Surin province. On Saturday I did a border bounce and got a 30 day admission stamp. I could not wait until Oct 1st to get the 45 days, but that is okay with me. The process of entering and leaving Cambodia is as before Covid. I went to do a re-entry on the day the border closed in March 2020. 

Anyway the process is simple and once you get the 45 days you can get an extension at immigration in Korat. 

4 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You will need proof of being fully vaccinated or a covid 19 test within 48 hours to enter Laos as of today.

 

I have a vaccine passport but I will be travelling with a friend who will return from the UK this week. He was vaccinated, twice, in Thailand and has electronic proof on his phone. I think this is on the Mor Prom app but is that acceptable as proof or would he need a vaccine passport? Both are issued by the same entity in Thailand. 

After a, nearly, three year break due to Covid I will be going back to Savannakhet for a non-O (marriage) visa. This time I applied for an e-visa to enter Lao and approval arrived today. I have 60 days to use it but I have never done this before. I usually fill in the paperwork at the border and wait for the visa office to return my passport. My question is: Do I now by-pass the visa office and go straight to the immigration booth for entering Lao? .................or...............Do I still have to go to the visa office and have a paper visa attached to my passport as before? 

 I have printed out the eVisa Approval Letter and it shows my photo (and other details as submitted with the application) and a QR code for immigration to scan. 

Why didn't you get off the bus at the Thai Consulate, instead of travelling past it to the bus station?  You could have saved yourself 50 Baht there.........not to mention the haggling process. Saving small amounts of money is obviously very important to you. 

52 minutes ago, Pla Simon said:

I bounced yesterday - no scrutiny, and nothing was asked for.

 

See my post - O'smach bounce.

Thanks for the information. That is exactly what I wanted to know.

16 hours ago, rbkk said:

Last Tuesday I make a special trip to my local Immigration Office (Kap Cheong) and asked the IO "From October is it 30 days or 45 days at the local land border?" The female boss was listening in and said for me (as British) nothing will change so still 30 days. I duly went across and returned and got stamped 30 days as expected (for September). Was she wrong?

Were you asked for any proof of funds or proof of onward travel when you re-entered Thailand at Chong Chom?