Popular Post Bingo66 Posted April 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2023 I've heard the nong khai border bounce is pretty easy and unlimited at the moment, is it possible to just walk out and walk in without checking into laos and using a page / buying a visa? Or are they gonna send me over bridge and back? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 You will need to obtain a visa to enter Laos. Best to obtain eVisa. Of course you need to enter Laos obtain entry stamp to Laos and then reenter Thailand to obtain 30 day visa exempt entry stamp. Don't know what you mean by "unlimited at the moment" You are allowed 2 visa exempt entry via land borders per calendar year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) You are not allowed to walk over this bridge. Thai Immigration won't let you in without a Laos exit stamp. To get the exit stamp you will need to get both, the visa sticker (unless you have an eVisa) and the entry stamp. As far as I know, Thailand allows 2 visa-free entrys per year. Unlimited (at the discretion of the airport's IOs) are only arrivals by air. Edited April 19, 2023 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby1947 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 If you don't check into Laos ( your words ) you're in no mans land. Laos 30 day visa on entry $45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 As stated by others, to complete a border bounce, you must enter and leave Laos. Assuming you are ineligible for a Laos visa exemption (most of us) you need a visa to enter Laos. Your choice is a visa-on-arrival (cheapest, but takes up a full page in your passport for the visa sticker, and might take a bit of time if there is a queue) or an evisa (more expensive, takes three days, saves space in your passport, may be much quicker at the border). If applying for the visa-on-arrival, make sure you have clean, undamaged US currency. It will be substantially more expensive if you pay in baht. I can confirm that Immigration at this border crossing rarely hassle arriving travellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseThailand Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) To be honest, some nationalities do have an unlimited number of land border entries. The majority, however, have only 2 per calendar year. Edited April 19, 2023 by JoseThailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totsakan Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Which countries are you talking about? The way you say it sounds like an unwritten rule that seems to be the norm these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, totsakan said: Which countries are you talking about? The way you say it sounds like an unwritten rule that seems to be the norm these days. One such country is Malaysia. Malaysian entering Thailand over the Southern border are entitled to unlimited visa exempt entries. (It is a written, not an unwritten, rule.) Edited April 19, 2023 by BritTim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totsakan Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 hour ago, totsakan said: Which countries are you talking about? The way you say it sounds like an unwritten rule that seems to be the norm these days. Ok, only ASEAN members I guess. I though it could have included some European countries. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseThailand Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 45 minutes ago, totsakan said: Ok, only ASEAN members I guess. I though it could have included some European countries. thank you Russia is one of them too, due to a bilateral agreement with Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalawaan Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 3 hours ago, BritTim said: As stated by others, to complete a border bounce, you must enter and leave Laos. Assuming you are ineligible for a Laos visa exemption (most of us) you need a visa to enter Laos. Your choice is a visa-on-arrival (cheapest, but takes up a full page in your passport for the visa sticker, and might take a bit of time if there is a queue) or an evisa (more expensive, takes three days, saves space in your passport, may be much quicker at the border). If applying for the visa-on-arrival, make sure you have clean, undamaged US currency. It will be substantially more expensive if you pay in baht. I can confirm that Immigration at this border crossing rarely hassle arriving travellers. I did visa on arrival at Savannakhet, and the Lao Cop asked for 1800 in baht. I had US notes, but would rather keep them. I later did an exchange rate and I paid = $52.75 so I was ripped off paying in Baht. I would have gone e-visa, for the reasons you mentioned alone, but left it too late (3 working days minimum). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Bull Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Citizens of Switzerland and Japan don't have to pay for a visa. A reward for giving lots of hand outs to Laos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crouchpeter Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 22 hours ago, chalawaan said: I did visa on arrival at Savannakhet, and the Lao Cop asked for 1800 in baht. I had US notes, but would rather keep them. I later did an exchange rate and I paid = $52.75 so I was ripped off paying in Baht. I would have gone e-visa, for the reasons you mentioned alone, but left it too late (3 working days minimum). E Visa's the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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