Non o Visa Vientiane Laos.

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

........how long did it take to receive confirmation of your Non O application being approved at Vientiane.

From the OP ...

"Yes. Received the visa the next day(26 hours later). Surprisingly on a Saturday. "

[Liquorice]

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

From the OP ...

"Yes. Received the visa the next day(26 hours later). Surprisingly on a Saturday. "

No Jack, that was for his Lao e-visa as per his posted receipt.
His post and description of the whole process is ambiguous and misleading.

 

Processing Time

The processing time for visa applications through the e-Visa system will take approximately 10-15 working days (if all required documents are complete), from the date the visa fee is paid.

https://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/en/page/applying-for-a-visa?menu=63bcd64c12bee0714f516833

[Wongkitlo]

25 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

As per your header, I think the important question is how long did it take to receive confirmation of your Non O application being approved at Vientiane.
1 day, one week, as your post is ambiguously written.

 

According to the Vientiane website:

Processing Time

The processing time for visa applications through the e-Visa system will take approximately 10-15 working days (if all required documents are complete), from the date the visa fee is paid.

 

Not sure why ambiguous. I wrote I paid on Friday morning and received approval on Saturday afternoon. About 26 hours. 

[Wongkitlo]

21 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

No Jack, that was for his Lao e-visa as per his posted receipt.
His post and description of the whole process is ambiguous and misleading.

 

Processing Time

The processing time for visa applications through the e-Visa system will take approximately 10-15 working days (if all required documents are complete), from the date the visa fee is paid.

https://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/en/page/applying-for-a-visa?menu=63bcd64c12bee0714f516833

You need to read the initial report. It became a bit waylaid with whether you need to print a copy or not

[Liquorice]

2 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

Not sure why ambiguous. I wrote I paid on Friday morning and received approval on Saturday afternoon. About 26 hours. 

For the Non O visa application to enter Thailand?

[Wongkitlo]

3 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

For the Non O visa application to enter Thailand?

Yes. From time of payment at the Thai embassy in Vientiane 

[Liquorice]

8 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

Yes. 

So to confirm, you're stating that you submitted your e-visa application to the Thai Embassy in Vientiane on Friday, and you received the Non O e-visa on the following day, Saturday.

[DrJack54]

7 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

So to confirm, you're stating that you submitted your e-visa application to the Thai Embassy in Vientiane on Friday, and you received the Non O e-visa on the following day, Saturday.

I'm still in shock also 

However in another current thread @Tod Daniels stated....

 

"Your best bet is to slog on over to Vientiane or Savannakhet and apply for the 90 day Non-O visa online thru a consulate there, go pay for it in person at the consulate and IF you uploaded the required documentation) the visa will be approved in less than a day after you pay (don't pay any attention to their posted 15 days processing) regular old Non-O, Non-B, Non-ED visas are approved FAST there"

 

Hopefully more reports will be posted in future. 

[Wongkitlo]

9 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

I'm still in shock also 

However in another current thread @Tod Daniels stated....

 

"Your best bet is to slog on over to Vientiane or Savannakhet and apply for the 90 day Non-O visa online thru a consulate there, go pay for it in person at the consulate and IF you uploaded the required documentation) the visa will be approved in less than a day after you pay (don't pay any attention to their posted 15 days processing) regular old Non-O, Non-B, Non-ED visas are approved FAST there"

 

Hopefully more reports will be posted in future. 

Yes. Tod told me to go there on the Thai visa Fbook site.

[Wongkitlo]

16 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

So to confirm, you're stating that you submitted your e-visa application to the Thai Embassy in Vientiane on Friday, and you received the Non O e-visa on the following day, Saturday.

Yes. Next day. There was also an agent there saying he would get it for me  immediately if I paid him 5000 b

[norsurin]

1 hour ago, Liquorice said:

Apogees, but from your initial post I was under the impression you were detailing your experience and timeline of applying for the Non O visa at Vientiane.

 

However, it appears from your posted images, you were in fact detailing your experience applying for an e-visa to enter Lao.
Your posted image of your receipt is for the Lao visa, not the Non O visa, which I find the header is completely misleading.

 

 

 

The whole story from the OP don't make any sense.

[DrJack54]

59 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

Yes. Next day. There was also an agent there saying he would get it for me  immediately if I paid him 5000 b

As you can see. Few folk surprised the quick process.

Here is part of your post earlier. Correspondence indicating approval.

......

"Please print out the attached eVisa Approval Letter and present it along with your passport to the Immigration Officer upon the arrival to The Lao PDR"

 

I'm confused. This is a Non O to Thailand.

Why present letter to "officer upon arrival to the Lao PDR".

Could you post the stamp you received entering Thailand.

Obviously remove any sensitive info. 

[sandyf]

20 hours ago, Wongkitlo said:

So it is an electronic/paper visa. Australia has had e visas for at least 10 years. Everything is on computer and with automated gates. I think even tourists do not need to deal with people. It kind of makes it more complicated with print outs. In the past you left your passport and form at the embassy then collected it and went straight to the border. Now you need to drive around town looking for a print shop. Typical of Cambodia and Laos but you would hope not for Thailand. Where I live it is a 5 km motorbike ride to a print shop. 

You have to bear in mind that not many countries extend visa status to the extent Thailand does.

When you go to immigration, as there is no stamp in passport, you need to submit copies of the visa along with any other documents.

Indeed it could be said that it should all be on computer, but you have to live with the reality.

[norsurin]

46 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

As you can see. Few folk surprised the quick process.

Here is part of your post earlier. Correspondence indicating approval.

......

"Please print out the attached eVisa Approval Letter and present it along with your passport to the Immigration Officer upon the arrival to The Lao PDR"

 

I'm confused. This is a Non O to Thailand.

Why present letter to "officer upon arrival to the Lao PDR".

Could you post the stamp you received entering Thailand.

Obviously remove any sensitive info. 

I agree.This is the same what happens when u arrive Thailand in fex Suvarnabhumi.The IO give u 60 days visa on arrival.But i see people come up with stories here that don't add up or make any sense.I guess he get a visa on arrival in the border.Thats it.Happens everyday to houndreds of foreigners.

[Caldera]

3 hours ago, Wongkitlo said:

I am curious where you did your printing when you were there?  I usually leave for the hot season. I keep replying because you guys think 'i did get away with it's but I think it is more likely that it is not required at land borders anymore. 

 

As things stand, no official announcement has been made to that effect, and the guidance on the eVisa website that I've posted here advises successful applicants to print out their eVisa.

 

I neither doubt your first-hand report nor am I surprised, as it's in their system just like you said. I just don't think there's any guarantee that another official at another border or on another day doesn't want the printout, which is why your success story is of dubious value to others. Anyone entering with an eVisa anywhere is best advised to have a printout. 

[Wongkitlo]

1 hour ago, norsurin said:

The whole story from the OP don't make any sense.

Why is that? It is similar to what Tod Daniels has said on Facebook but his reports were even quicker 

[Wongkitlo]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

As you can see. Few folk surprised the quick process.

Here is part of your post earlier. Correspondence indicating approval.

......

"Please print out the attached eVisa Approval Letter and present it along with your passport to the Immigration Officer upon the arrival to The Lao PDR"

 

I'm confused. This is a Non O to Thailand.

Why present letter to "officer upon arrival to the Lao PDR".

Could you post the stamp you received entering Thailand.

Obviously remove any sensitive info. 

There is a difference between the Laos evisa email and the Thai evisa email. The Laos one definitely requests a print out of the visa but the Thai one does not. In my report I detailed my entry to Laos( the Thai IO initially thought I was a border runner) and then my journey to the embassy in Vientiane. It is pretty obvious I am talking about a Thai visa particularly as the picture I attached says 'Thai E-Visa'

[DrJack54]

9 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said:

Why is that? It is similar to what Tod Daniels has said on Facebook but his reports were even quicker 

Any chance of posting entry stamp to Thailand from the e-Visa you obtained in Vientiane 

[Wongkitlo]

14 minutes ago, Caldera said:

 

As things stand, no official announcement has been made to that effect, and the guidance on the eVisa website that I've posted here advises successful applicants to print out their eVisa.

 

I neither doubt your first-hand report nor am I surprised, as it's in their system just like you said. I just don't think there's any guarantee that another official at another border or on another day doesn't want the printout, which is why your success story is of dubious value to others. Anyone entering with an eVisa anywhere is best advised to have a printout. 

Well the only negative of not having a printout would be you would need to walk 10 metres to the print station near the Thai Immigration at the Friendship bridge and wait in a queue to get a print out 

[Wongkitlo]

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

Any chance of posting entry stamp to Thailand from the e-Visa you obtained in Vientiane 

I am not at home at the moment but definitely can when I arrive😉

[Wongkitlo]

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

You have to bear in mind that not many countries extend visa status to the extent Thailand does.

When you go to immigration, as there is no stamp in passport, you need to submit copies of the visa along with any other documents.

Indeed it could be said that it should all be on computer, but you have to live with the reality.

I think the reality is that they have it all on their computer and paper copies are unnecessary. Even if some countries still have paper visas it is a thing of  the past and, even though I  I know that Thailand likes collecting paper copies of everything, maybe in this regard they are catching up to the rest of the world. 

[Wongkitlo]

47 minutes ago, norsurin said:

I agree.This is the same what happens when u arrive Thailand in fex Suvarnabhumi.The IO give u 60 days visa on arrival.But i see people come up with stories here that don't add up or make any sense.I guess he get a visa on arrival in the border.Thats it.Happens everyday to houndreds of foreigners.

Thanks. I have lived in Thailand for nearly 10 years, have been on the forum for over 6 years compared to your 1 year. If you bothered reading the original post you would see I went to the Thai Embassy in Vientiane. Do you really think you get a visa on arrival from an Embassy. 

I put up the report to help other people, not for you to troll me. Next time I might think twice before doing so. 

[Wongkitlo]

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Any chance of posting entry stamp to Thailand from the e-Visa you obtained in Vientiane