I've got a multiple entry tourist visa to Thailand.

I'm staying in Udon and was thinking of doing the Vientiane border run.

If I go by land do I still get my 60 days of the tourist visa? Or only 15 days?

Also can we drive our car to Vientiane or will that cause problems?

Thanks.

There is no multiple entry tourist visa.

Multiple entries are for non-immigrant visas.

Multiple entry means unlimited entries during a year.

You probably have a tourist visa with 2 or three entries.

Every entry by air or land will give you 60 days permission of stay that can be extended by 30 days each entry at immigrations for 1900 baht.

Just be sure to use your entries before the "use by" date on your visa.

To drive your car into Laos, you'll need paperwork for the car, just park on the Thai side of the border.

You do not have to go to Vientiane unless you want - on other side of bridge is immigration and you can process in/out and turn around and return.

There is no multiple entry tourist visa.

Multiple entries are for non-immigrant visas.

Multiple entry means unlimited entries during a year.

You probably have a tourist visa with 2 or three entries.

Every entry by air or land will give you 60 days permission of stay that can be extended by 30 days each entry at immigrations for 1900 baht.

Just be sure to use your entries before the "use by" date on your visa.

To drive your car into Laos, you'll need paperwork for the car, just park on the Thai side of the border.

Thanks for clarification, yes its a Tourist Visa I have for 60 days 2x entries.

So if I drive up to close to Laos, walk over to Laos immigration get it stamped, come back into thailand and then show passport there to thai officials I will get my 2nd entry 60 days yet? And I can simply ask for a extra 30 days for 1900baht even though the visa is only for 60 days?

There is no multiple entry tourist visa.

Multiple entries are for non-immigrant visas.

Multiple entry means unlimited entries during a year.

You probably have a tourist visa with 2 or three entries.

Every entry by air or land will give you 60 days permission of stay that can be extended by 30 days each entry at immigrations for 1900 baht.

Just be sure to use your entries before the "use by" date on your visa.

To drive your car into Laos, you'll need paperwork for the car, just park on the Thai side of the border.

Thanks for clarification, yes its a Tourist Visa I have for 60 days 2x entries.

So if I drive up to close to Laos, walk over to Laos immigration get it stamped, come back into thailand and then show passport there to thai officials I will get my 2nd entry 60 days yet? And I can simply ask for a extra 30 days for 1900baht even though the visa is only for 60 days?

The 15 days is for a visa exempt entry, you have a visa so will be stamped in for 60 days. Yes, each entry can be extended for 30 days, you just need to make your second entry before the "use by date".

Edited December 13, 201213 yr by beechguy

cool thanks! I'll be doing my 2nd re-entry toward end of january. so i should come back in with 90 days.

the use-by-date is somewhere in march 2013.

Thanks for clarification, yes its a Tourist Visa I have for 60 days 2x entries.

So if I drive up to close to Laos, walk over to Laos immigration get it stamped, come back into thailand and then show passport there to thai officials I will get my 2nd entry 60 days yet? And I can simply ask for a extra 30 days for 1900baht even though the visa is only for 60 days?

Depends on what you mean by "And I can simply ask for a extra 30 days for 1900 baht".

You cannot get 30 extra days at the border when you arrive, you have to go to an immigration office during the last couple of weeks of the 60 days permission to stay you receive at the border.

Sophon

Ok thanks I got it... At the local immigration office.