The Red Stamp At Laos

[james24]

In a previous post someone mentioned that Laos give out red stamps, has anyone here received one and was it really as early as just over 3 visa's?

Also are they only given out regarding over use of tourist visa's or all visa's?

[Mario2008]

Yes, people do get these stamps. It only aplies to tourist visas, and is meant to deter people form living in Thailand on tourist visas. With a non-immirgant visa there is no issue.

Also the stamp means that the consulate in Vientianne will not issue, it doesn't mean that other consulates will not issue. But in neighbouring countries getting back to back tourist visas is getting difficult.

[james24]

Yes, people do get these stamps. It only aplies to tourist visas, and is meant to deter people form living in Thailand on tourist visas. With a non-immirgant visa there is no issue.

Also the stamp means that the consulate in Vientianne will not issue, it doesn't mean that other consulates will not issue. But in neighbouring countries getting back to back tourist visas is getting difficult.

Well tommorow will be my 3rd double tourist visa, does that automatically give me a red stamp.. if so there is no point in going

[moe666]

you donot know until you tried

[Maestro]

The only official text about this I have seen is this announcement handed out by the Thai consulate in Vientiane, posted by a member in September 2011:

Based on members' reports, this consulate does not seem to be consistently implementing a hard and fast rule. Some got a red warning stamp with fewer previous tourist visas than others with more visas who got no red stamp. In other words, it is unpredictable.

[Maestro]

The latest report from a member about getting a red stamp in Vientiane was this one:

Source: pinned topic Latest Reports Of Getting A Visa In The Region

[james24]

The only official text about this I have seen is this announcement handed out by the Thai consulate in Vientiane, posted by a member in September 2011:

Based on members' reports, this consulate does not seem to be consistently implementing a hard and fast rule. Some got a red warning stamp with fewer previous tourist visas than others with more visas who got no red stamp. In other words, it is unpredictable.

Right ok, guess its take my chances time.

Im gonna walk it tommorow as I never get to walk anywhere in Chiang Mai. My mate has given me some sketchy directions based on his last visit there, have they changed address recently at all?

[MauriceVanTine]

Yes, people do get these stamps. It only aplies to tourist visas, and is meant to deter people form living in Thailand on tourist visas. With a non-immirgant visa there is no issue.

Also the stamp means that the consulate in Vientianne will not issue, it doesn't mean that other consulates will not issue. But in neighbouring countries getting back to back tourist visas is getting difficult.

I am a U.S. citi. in Thailand uder a type O multipal entry Visa I am applying for a marrage long stay permitt but I may need to make a border run proir to obtaining it. Is it possible to leave Thailand at the Nong Kai check point turn right around and reinter with out physicall entering laos? In the past I was able to do this down in Butterworth.

Thanks Moe

[lopburi3]

No - and Butterworth is in Malaysia.

[james24]

Well I got the double but it wasn't easy. At the application window she interrogated me for about 10 minutes, asking me all types of q's like how i got my non-imm o's, what im doing here etc. She then made me write it all down on the photocpoy of my passport. At that point Id kinda given up but handed it in anyway.

Next day picked it up with visa however she had gone through every stamp in my passport and given them a tick which Im guessing means she checked everyone to make sure none were fake.

I guess she's only doing her job but she aint half a stern faced wotsit