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ok, hopefully last dumb question: so if I came here first on visa on arrival--november-- and then got an extension at the office here--december--- and then flew to laos for my next 30 days--january-- can i now go down for another extension at the office here?

You got a visa exempt entry not a VOA.

Yes you can get a 30 day extension of your current 30 day entry,

Ok, so that i dont waste your time by not understanding correctly and then disappearing into cyberspace: it is possible to arrive on visa exempt, get an extension, leave country, come back on visa exempt, get another extension and keep doing this until they say no? with a better option being tourist visa in vientianne or some other type of long term visa......do I have this straight?

You could do it but the problem could be getting the entries not the extensions. You could be turned away at a border crossing for having to many visa exempt entries.

A tourist visa would give a total stay of 90 days without leaving the country by extending the 60 day entry from it for 30 days.

Vientiane, Savannakhet and Penang are all good locations to get a tourist visa.

You cam fly to Udon Thani from CM and then take a van to the bridge in Nong Khai to cross over to Vientiane.

Gotcha! Ok, I am clear now..........Man I cannot thank you enough for your help----just super cool of you to take the time...

ok, hopefully last dumb question: so if I came here first on visa on arrival--november-- and then got an extension at the office here--december--- and then flew to laos for my next 30 days--january-- can i now go down for another extension at the office here?

You got a visa exempt entry not a VOA.

Yes you can get a 30 day extension of your current 30 day entry,

Ok, so that i dont waste your time by not understanding correctly and then disappearing into cyberspace: it is possible to arrive on visa exempt, get an extension, leave country, come back on visa exempt, get another extension and keep doing this until they say no? with a better option being tourist visa in vientianne or some other type of long term visa......do I have this straight?

I doubt you got a Visa on Arrival.

Yes you can extend your latest entry at Immigration.

yeah sorry, visa exempt i meant to say....ugh!....thanks man!

ok, hopefully last dumb question: so if I came here first on visa on arrival--november-- and then got an extension at the office here--december--- and then flew to laos for my next 30 days--january-- can i now go down for another extension at the office here?

Sorry if I am confused---are you saying I dont have to make the border runs? I can just keep going down to the immigration office here in Chiang Mai? Thanks so much again for your help

you are awesome Ubonjoe---looks like you just saved my butt big time!

Thanks so much! You are correct---visa exempt. I already went down and did the extension in November here in Chiang Mai, so I dont think I can do that again. My country gets 30 day visa exempt each time.

Hi, I was planning to renew my visa in Mae Sai from Chiang Mai. I have a 30 day tourist as of now. I received an extension in November and then flew to Laos in December. Will I be ok to go up to Mae Sai by bus this time? I was all ready to go and then I read it probably wouldn't work. Thanks so much for your help---really appreciated!

I was wondering how many extensions can you get? i received one in november. Can i get another in December? Thank you for your help!