does a uk national need a visa for a short stay in laos, say 1 or 2 days ?

does my thai wife need one too?

has a thai national with no passport stand no chance of getting over the border with us ?

is there a crossing point at nakhon phanom ?

there that was brief wasnt it ?

sorry if any of the questions are dumb but none of us have ever been over to laos ?

I may be naive at this but hows your C++?!!?

does a uk national need a visa for a short stay in laos, say 1 or 2 days ?

does my thai wife need one too?

has a thai national with no passport stand no chance of getting over the border with us ?

is there a crossing point at nakhon phanom ?

there that was brief wasnt it ?

sorry if any of the questions are dumb but none of us have ever been over to laos ?

I may be naive at this but hows your C++?!!?

Shrek

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does a uk national need a visa for a short stay in laos, say 1 or 2 days ?

Yes

does my thai wife need one too?

No

has a thai national with no passport stand no chance of getting over the border with us ?

Get a border pass on the Thai side before the border and they can stay for up to 5 days - no problems.

is there a crossing point at nakhon phanom ?

I believe so - if not Savannahkhet is probably the closest

there that was brief wasnt it ?

Was it?

sorry if any of the questions are dumb but none of us have ever been over to laos ?

Well hey always a first time...

I may be naive at this but hows your C++?!!?

Probably worse that yours!

yes can cross at Nakhon Phanom

you can get a "visa on demand" at the border

you can get a "visa on demand" at the border

Yes.

i heard thai nationals without a passport can just use thai ID card.

As has already been said above, for Thai nationals, no passport is required, but the bat prachachon (national ID card) is, and they will need to apply for a border pass before crossing.

i heard thai nationals without a passport can just use thai ID card.

well they can but you must apply for it!

as you get to the border there is a little shop on your left for thai people he will type out a letter for the thai and then they take it get it stamped with a photo everything done 200 bhat.

now an earlier post says 5 days, we were issued 3 days, dont know why but 3 was enough anyway!

good luck and hey try that laos beer (beer laos) its very nice and does the job!

i heard thai nationals without a passport can just use thai ID card.

well they can but you must apply for it!

as you get to the border there is a little shop on your left for thai people he will type out a letter for the thai and then they take it get it stamped with a photo everything done 200 bhat.

now an earlier post says 5 days, we were issued 3 days, dont know why but 3 was enough anyway!

good luck and hey try that laos beer (beer laos) its very nice and does the job!

cheers matey....thats what I was driving at....i have a uk passport and my wife a thai passport with a UK ILR visa in, so I knew we would get visas ok but its only 50 miles or so to Nakhon Phanom from their house and I know for a fact mum and sisters 1 and 2 will jump in as they have never seen laos.

So we can 'just turn up' and get over the border

only 200 baht ? how much is the visa i heard £20 ??

by gum its wet in yorkshire !!

sheffields been washed away

Shrek,

What are the best things to see and do in Laos ?

Wiley Coyote

thai bat prachahon is not even required, my GF and kid passed with just her tabian baan.

but it was 3 days only as well.