Visa On Arrival, Then Leave To Get Tourist Visa?

[ItDontMeanAThing]

All my research about a Tourist Visa has assumed I'd get one outside the LOS and then fly to BKK.  Stuff happened and it now appears it will be quite difficult for me to travel to Laos or Malaysia before coming to BKK.  Now I'm wondering if I can fly into BKK, get a Visa on Entry, then head to Vientiane or KL for a Tourist Visa before the VOE expires.  I tried searching but gave up because of 100% irrelevent results and time is pretty short right now.  

[britmaveric]

If you have a one way ticket or a r/t ticket with over 30days then the answer would be NO. (won't be able to board) Best bet if any of the previous is true is to book a cheap ticket on Air Asia prior to 30days. (need to prove onward travel)

[thaiphoon]

Your airline may not allow you to board without being in possession of a valid visa or an airline ticket out of the country within 30 days of arrival to meet Thai immigration requirements. Tourist visas are free until 4th March 2010.

[ItDontMeanAThing]

Thanks for the quick answers. I see my question was not clear. It's not a question about entering LOS or getting a Visa on Entry.  I've done that before.  I would enter LOS with a valid onward ticket within 30 days and get a VOE just like on past trips.

This is a question about whether a Thai consulate outside the LOS (KL or Vientiane) will give me a Tourist Visa when my passport shows I entered LOS 2 or 3 weeks earlier on a VOE. When I go to KL or Vientaine I will have another onward ticket and whatever else is required for a Tourist Visa.

[thaiphoon]

You would get a visa exempt entry stamp on arrival, which is not a visa. You will not have a problem applying for a tourist visa with a visa exempt entry stamp in your passport.

[visarunner]

Thanks for the quick answers. I see my question was not clear. It's not a question about entering LOS or getting a Visa on Entry.  I've done that before.  I would enter LOS with a valid onward ticket within 30 days and get a VOE just like on past trips.

This is a question about whether a Thai consulate outside the LOS (KL or Vientiane) will give me a Tourist Visa when my passport shows I entered LOS 2 or 3 weeks earlier on a VOE. When I go to KL or Vientaine I will have another onward ticket and whatever else is required for a Tourist Visa.

Yes , they will issue you a Tourist Visa.

[ItDontMeanAThing]

Never having done a visa run before I thought that people were leaving LOS to get another entry stamp.  I know the difference between visa exempt entry stamp on arrival, commonly called visa on arrival or entry visa, and a tourist visa.   I just read the top 8 sites returned on my search for thai visa run and all but one said something about getting a new 'visa'.  That doesn't make it clear because the entry stamp is commonly called a visa.

So, are people on visa runs getting another entry stamp (AKA visa on arrival/entry) or a single entry 30 day tourist visa? 

[Lite Beer]

As said you are probably not entitled to a VOA. You will get a Visa exempt entry.

When your 30 days are up and you cross the border and return you will get 15 days entry if by land or 30 days if by air.

If you visit a Thai Consulate in a neighboring country you can get a Tourist Visa . This gives 60 days and can be extended at Immigration for a further 30 days.

If you go to Vientienne you can get a Double Entry.

Tourist Visas are free of charge until March 4th.

[ItDontMeanAThing]

Wow, that was fast!  I came back to make a 'never mind, I found the info'  post, I'm glad the last poster had the same info I found.