Visiting Laos

[Shrek]

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++?!!?

[jackspratt]

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

Perhaps you should have posted your queries here

http://www.codeguru.com/forum/

[technocracy]

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!

[my friend I]

yes can cross at Nakhon Phanom

[mmushr00m]

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

[technocracy]

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

Yes.

[thai_narak]

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

[meadish_sweetball]

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.

[funfun]

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!

[Shrek]

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

[wileycoyote]

Shrek,

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

Wiley Coyote

[makrook]

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.