Visa Laos, Back To 30 Days

[poldebol]

November 2007 I went to VTE. Applied for visa in Khon Kaen consulate. Got 60 days.

Last week I was told at the same consulate that the rule isn back to 30 days.

[jstumbo]

November 2007 I went to VTE. Applied for visa in Khon Kaen consulate. Got 60 days.

Last week I was told at the same consulate that the rule isn back to 30 days.

Tourist visa length depends on the country of your passport.

Did they give you a tourist visa last week or a transit visa. I have heard of consulates giving out 30 day transit visas because they deny the 60 day tourist visa.

[kopite]

November 2007 I went to VTE. Applied for visa in Khon Kaen consulate. Got 60 days.

Last week I was told at the same consulate that the rule isn back to 30 days.

Tourist visa length depends on the country of your passport.

Did they give you a tourist visa last week or a transit visa. I have heard of consulates giving out 30 day transit visas because they deny the 60 day tourist visa.

so maybe its the same as before the coup?

[lopburi3]

1. There is no Consulate in Kohn Kaen. Believe you are talking about Vientiane?

2. A tourist visa provides a 60 or 30 day stay depending on passport country - there has not been any change since November 2007.

3. Are you perhaps saying you are from a country allowed 30 day stay but on last entry received 60 days?

4. Or are you calling Immigration in Kohn Kaen a Consulate and talking about extension of stay. That would always be 30 days on a tourist visa entry if no suspicions raised.

5. We are not clear on what you are saying. Can you explain again. Thanks.

[lopburi3]

After reading back in various threads I find you obtained a 90 day entry after a visit to Laos (not 60 days) and that it was set to expire February 19th. Your non immigrant O visa expired in December so you currently have no visa.

Last time I went to Laos, reentered Thailand on 22 nov 2007, got extension untill 19 feb 08.

So what are you talking about 30 days? If you cross border/return? That would be correct. Or if you go to Vientiane and obtain a tourist visa (visit Consulate, pay for visa, return next day) you would be stamped into Thailand for 60 days and could then extend for 30 days at an Immigration office.

[sjaak327]

Judging from the thread title, he might be talking about a Lao tourist visa ?

Khon Kaen does have a Lao consulate, where Lao visas can be obtained, also Lao visas on arrival have changed mid last year from 15 to 30 days, but I didn't know that the same happened to Lao tourists visa obtained at embassies, I always thought they remained at 30 days.

Edit, the duration of VOA in Laos changed mid 2006 not mid 2007

Edited February 8, 2008 by sjaak327

[lopburi3]

That seems to make much more sense - was not expecting a non-Thai visa question in this forum.

[poldebol]

I stay in Thailand on a year visa issued 29/12/06. 800K, 62 years old, holder of Belgian passport

Admitted in Thailand first time on this visa 08/01/07, in and out several times, every time before end of 3 month period.

Last time I left Thailand, went to Khon Kaen Lao consulate in november 2007 (yes there is one, this week I will post address and opening hours, staff always very helpful, for a few 100 hb extra you get visa immy -10 min-fee depends indeed on country), I got 60 days.

I left TH at Nongkai 14/11/2007, came back 22/11/07, got 90 days untill 19/2/08. My visa expired indeed at 29/12/07.

I go next week to Lao (before 19/01/07) and will stay about a week. Upon return, I will get 30 days. (I checked already upon passing there. It seems the previous issue of 60 days was an error.

I have consulted with TH consulate in Antwerp Belgium, they have confirmed this procedure.

This is what I understand now: if you (I guess age and 800K count here) leave Thailand and come back before your visa is expired, you will get another 90 days period.

Sorry if I created confusion, I thought Khon Kaen consulate was obvious Lao consulate, since there are no consulates or embassies in a country of that country. No Thai consulates or embassies in Thailand.

I always get tourist visa at Lao consulate in Khon Kaen, before I go to the border. If you do not have a Lao visa, you cannot go on the Thai Lao friendship bus from Udon Thani to VTE.

Hope this is clear now.