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1 hour ago, 1sickpuppy said:

as you know it is entirely up to there discretion, they will do it sometimes other times they will not, is like playing Russian roulette TIT, i have heard of people being rejected, but they are probably happy nowadays, since this rule came in the place is a a ghost town,

You're basing your opinions on rumours, hearsay and wishful thinking. A new rule came into effect where you can now do two visa-exempt entries at a land border crossing in a calendar year.

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Since you only have one tourist visa from Vientiane you should not have a problem getting another one there. They normally only count tourist visas not other visas you have gotten from them.

Thank you, Joe (and Tim too)

But since I already have four visa stamps from Vientiane, I worry about them refusing me this time.

It's a nice town, so I suppose I should follow your advice and risk one final trip there.

In my passport I have a tourist visa from Vientiane, followed by 3 ED visas, all from Vientiane, to learn Thai. Yes, I now speak, read and write almost fluent Thai, if immigration decide to interview me at the airport. I'm 48 years old. I've heard that these days ED visas are a red flag to some immigration officials.

My final extension expires on 16 May and I want to apply for one more tourist visa before I fly back to Europe in order to spend the remainder of this year (or longer) with my mother, who is ill.

1. Will I still be able to get a tourist visa at Vientiane? Is Savannakhet or Penang a better alternative?

2. What's the situation at those consulates? Do they require 20,000 Baht cash? onward plane ticket? a bank book? a chanote (proof of my ownership of condo)?

3. Will I get refused entry by the immigration officials at Don Muang airport? At a land border?

My apologies for a lot of questions.

From this thread of last Nov. Vientiane does not appear to be a good choice for obtaining a NI-B visa.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...63&hl=vientiane

-redwood

Thanks all for your help! Penang it will be then.

I have recently been offered full-time work in Thailand and I am new to the game of obtaining visas.

How do I get a 90-day non-immigrant 'B' visa?

I plan to visit the Thai embassy in Vientiane next week. What documents do I need to provide?

many thanks if you could help me out here.