Locally Obtained Tourist Visa Questions

[Furryman]

Hey folks,

I am a US citizen getting married to a Thai Lady soon, and after that I will be getting an O visa via my married status. However the wedding plans are still in flux and though it will be happening soon, it won't be happening before my current legal stay expires at the end of September. I need something to hold me over legally for a few months.

Currently I am on the tail end of a triple entry tourist visa I accuired back in the US, the 30 day extension of my last entry expires 28 Septemeber.

First question; I'd like to get a double entry tourist visa if at all possible, that will give me a nice wide time range to take care of all the wedding and visa arraingements, but a single entry should be enough time. Which local (SEA) Thai embassy would be my best bet for a double entry tourist visa? I was looking at Phnom Phen or Siem Reap as those seem to be cheap and easy flights and the Cambodian internet visa is an easy process.

I have heard a long string of tourist visas can cause issues, but my passport is essentially new and only has my triple entry visa and the assorted stamps and Cambodian visas from the 2 visa runs and visa extensions I have done since I arrived. This leads me into my second question.

Because of various issues it would be much easier for me to fly out of the country for a new visa during the first part of October rather than the last part of September. I was thinking of doing an overland visa run to the Cambo border for another 14 (or is it 10?) days to push back my run for the longer visa. Would the addition of that stamp make much, if any, difference in obtaining the visa I hope to get?

Any advice appreciated. Thanks!

[Mario2008]

For double entry go to Savanakhet or Vientianne. Both take 2 days to isue, as opposed to single entry taking 4 days in Cambodia.

Entry by air gives 30 days and by land 15 days without a visa. Such stamp doesn't matter.

[Furryman]

For double entry go to Savanakhet or Vientianne. Both take 2 days to isue, as opposed to single entry taking 4 days in Cambodia.

Entry by air gives 30 days and by land 15 days without a visa. Such stamp doesn't matter.

Not seeing a lot of flight options to Vientiane, but it looks bussable as it's right on the river. Is bussing it to the border and then crossing into laos and onward to the embassy a feasable plan?

[lopburi3]

It is the normal plan - fly to Udon or take train/bus directly to Nong Khai. In either case easy trip/crossing visa bridge.

[ubonjoe]

For Vientiane you can fly to Udon Thani and bus or mini van to the bridge in Nong Kai (aprox 1 hour).

Nok Air has a service from Bangkok to Vientiane that is a flight to Udon Thani and then bus to the bridge. Info here:http://www.nokair.com/contents/promotion/vientiane/en-US/index.html

[Sateev]

For double entry go to Savanakhet or Vientianne. Both take 2 days to isue, as opposed to single entry taking 4 days in Cambodia.

Entry by air gives 30 days and by land 15 days without a visa. Such stamp doesn't matter.

2 days in Phnom Penh, dropped with off, with one pic, to the guard, and delivered to your guesthouse/hotel. $40 for the visa, $15-20 fee (guard and additional lubrication), as of last March and June.