SETV in Vientiane after long stay in Thailand.

[Daithi85]

On 6/8/2023 at 5:35 PM, BritTim said:

You can try. If you have never previously had a tourist visa from Vientiane (visible in your current passport) and meet all the requirements, you might get lucky. Your chances are not good, and you should decide what you are going to do if the application for a tourist visa is denied. Since you have already burned your land based visa exempt entries, your options will be limited. Perhaps, spend a month in Laos and then fly from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai. Trying to enter visa exempt through either Bangkok airport is very likely to result in a denied entry.

Would having a history of COVID extensions effect an application for an education visa at a legitimate school?

[BritTim]

1 hour ago, Daithi85 said:

Would having a history of COVID extensions effect an application for an education visa at a legitimate school?

I do not expect that it would. Let us know if an application for a Non Ed visa in Vientiane is rejected.

[plat]

ketilnm,  Did you apply in Vientiane? What did you do?

 

Others are in a similar situation.

Please update. Thanks!

Edited June 21, 2023 by plat

[geisha]

On 6/11/2023 at 12:05 PM, JoseThailand said:

180 days in your whole life?

Many countries have this rule. 180 days in one year. Same with Paris Thai Embassy. Worse, for Brits coming to EU Europe there is 90 day rule in 6 months, so total 180 days in 365 a year.,

[ketilnm]

19 minutes ago, plat said:

ketilnm,  Did you apply in Vientiane? What did you do?

 

Others are in a similar situation.

Please update. Thanks!

Hi

I did not go to Vientiane.  I did not take the risk.

I went home to Norway.

[DrJack54]

20 minutes ago, ketilnm said:

Hi

I did not go to Vientiane.  I did not take the risk.

I went home to Norway.

I posted this early in your thread..

 

"Been in Thailand ongoing 17 months. 

Please update with what happens re Vientiane. 

 

I wouldn't do it." 

 

OP, you made a good call and imo dodged a bullet. 

Edited June 21, 2023 by DrJack54

[ketilnm]

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

I posted this early in your thread..

 

"Been in Thailand ongoing 17 months. 

Please update with what happens re Vientiane. 

 

I wouldn't do it." 

 

OP, you made a good call and imo dodged a bullet. 

Thank you ????

[DrJack54]

30 minutes ago, ketilnm said:

Thank you ????

Maybe next visit if you want a year grab a METV and chuck on couple of visa exempt visa entries via land. 

[JoseThailand]

8 hours ago, geisha said:

Many countries have this rule. 180 days in one year. Same with Paris Thai Embassy. Worse, for Brits coming to EU Europe there is 90 day rule in 6 months, so total 180 days in 365 a year.,

You're right, so many countries have this rule, but not Thailand. ????

[JoseThailand]

8 hours ago, ketilnm said:

Hi

I did not go to Vientiane.  I did not take the risk.

I went home to Norway.

Oh boy. Feel sorry for you

[JoseThailand]

On 6/14/2023 at 9:31 PM, DrJack54 said:

Read back in thread there was troll stating "stand your ground " etc.

Turned out to be Russian.

I think I know who you're talking about. Why do you think he's a troll? He was talking from his experience.

[BritTim]

2 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

Oh boy. Feel sorry for you

Not me. It is mid summer in Norway, party time.

[JoseThailand]

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

Not me. It is mid summer in Norway, party time.

I think it's not so much fun to party when you're invisible

[ketilnm]

On 6/21/2023 at 8:31 PM, JoseThailand said:

Oh boy. Feel sorry for you

You don't need to feel sorry for me, i am ok. Summertime now.

[ketilnm]

On 6/22/2023 at 12:47 AM, JoseThailand said:

I think it's not so much fun to party when you're invisible

Invisible? What are you talking about? Are you ok?

[geisha]

On 6/21/2023 at 8:30 PM, JoseThailand said:

You're right, so many countries have this rule, but not Thailand. ????

Thai embassy Paris refuses tourist visa if the person has spent already 180 days in Thailand. 

[JoseThailand]

On 6/23/2023 at 9:18 PM, geisha said:

Thai embassy Paris refuses tourist visa if the person has spent already 180 days in Thailand. 

180 days in a 365 day period? Or in your whole life?

[JoseThailand]

I just got a tourist visa in Vientiane after 3+ years in Thailand and multiple covid extensions and border runs.

[DrJack54]

21 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

I just got a tourist visa in Vientiane after 3+ years in Thailand and multiple covid extensions and border runs.

Most of that period has been due covid.

With all the "covid extensions" and amnesty.

Try doing the same over next year period.

Many posts such as this ignoring covid 

 

Current threads are about future situation where past few years irrelevant. 

 

Edited June 29, 2023 by DrJack54

[bbi1]

On 6/21/2023 at 7:44 PM, geisha said:

Many countries have this rule. 180 days in one year. Same with Paris Thai Embassy. Worse, for Brits coming to EU Europe there is 90 day rule in 6 months, so total 180 days in 365 a year.,

Is the 180 days in one year reset on 1st Jan and only apply to a calendar year? Say you stay 180 days from July to December in the previous year for example.

[bbi1]

13 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

I just got a tourist visa in Vientiane after 3+ years in Thailand and multiple covid extensions and border runs.

Are there big queues in Vientiane? Do they issue it the same day or how many days later after submitting?

[JoseThailand]

6 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Are there big queues in Vientiane? Do they issue it the same day or how many days later after submitting?

There are no queues because they require an online appointment. The visa processing takes two days.

[bbi1]

14 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

There are no queues because they require an online appointment. The visa processing takes two days.

Ok thanks. How many days in advanced do you need to make an online appointment and do these online appointments fill up very quickly?

[BritTim]

2 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Ok thanks. How many days in advanced do you need to make an online appointment and do these online appointments fill up very quickly?

There is often a need to book an appointment three weeks or more ahead (especially if you want to avoid staying in Vientiane over the weekend). Book an appointment early.