New Customs Entry Fee on Lao Side at NongKhai Bridge

[Lee4Life]

Just a heads up, we crossed from NongKhai last week and after getting our 40$ visa on arrival we were exiting the border and the officer who inspects the paperwork upon exiting asked where our receipt for the "Tax for Entering the Country" was (Pah-Si Kao Muang Kao Patit). When I said that we didn't have to pay an entry fee because we paid 40$ for our visa on arrival, he said, "not any more, there's a new tax for entering the country" and directed us to go to a machine nearby where we had to pay 40 baht each and then show the final officer the receipt.