Thai Embassy

[fw1]

Can someone confirm to me that there is a Thai Embassy in Savannahket, Laos (across the river from Mukdahan), and that they issue Non-Immigrant B's as well as Tourist visas.

thanks

[lopburi3]

There is a Royal Thai Consulate in that location (not an Embassy) and believe they issue the full range of normal visas but have no direct knowledge so someone may be able to confirm B visa requirements for you.

[fw1]

Thanks.

Has anyone recently been there?

[janeny]

There is a Royal Thai Consulate in that location (not an Embassy) and believe they issue the full range of normal visas but have no direct knowledge so someone may be able to confirm B visa requirements for you.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

the consulate also issue non immigrant b visas, if you go there around 9 am, you can get your visa around 3 pm no need to stay over night.

[Thetyim]

As no-one here has up to date info, and it is a couple of year since I was there why don't you ask them directly

Email thaisvk@mfa go.th

[kenkannif]

Not the easiest place to get a single entry Non-imm B from. This is what a chap said around 8 months or so ago (this is for a teacher so you may require different paperwork):

"Just returned from Laos. I barely got my visa as I didn't have any transcripts for them. I agreed to fax them this week, and I got my single entry visa in three hours:)"

And what another friend said:

"I just got back and sad to say that I only got a single entry B visa. The visa was easy to get, no dragon lady, just some young guy who was pretty helpful. He requested even more documents than what I had but I just pleaded ignorance. He couldn't explain to me in English what the documents were so I just kept a vacant look on my face."

This is what they went with:

Letter (although the contract might be enough on it's own), contract, school reg, business reg, one other bit of paper that I think was the principals licence, degree and a TEFL.

So not the easiest place to get one from, but Vientianne isn't much better (if at all!).

[Thetyim]

Whoops, it looks as thou my book is out of date.

The email address may have changed to [email protected]

And they may haved moved out of the Nanhai Hotel into a detached house.

Try http://www.mfa.go.th/web/1854.php?depcode=22930100

for more information.

Last time I was there it was single entries only.

The very helpful young guy there even got out the visa manual to show me that double entries did not exist. When I pointed out the box on the visa sticker saying "number of entries" he did not understand.

[fw1]

Thanks all. One last question: Presumably it would be cheaper to get the visa for Laos in Bangkok rather than at the border, right?

[sezzo]

Presumably it would be cheaper to get the visa for Laos in Bangkok rather than at the border, right?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I got a visa at the ferry terminal in Savannakhet for 1500 baht about 6 weeks ago.

I hope that helps

[fw1]

Sounds like I'd be better off getting it in BKK aforehand then.

[ProfessorFart]

I always reckon getting visas in advance saves hassles at borders which are a pain in the arse as it it.

[samran]

If you are concerned about saving a couple of baht, then the Laos consulate in Khon Kaen issues the cheapest Lao visas. 800 baht from memory.