Can anyone tell me when applying for a tourist visa in Vientiane what copys are currently required and how many of each. Thanks.

Edited April 18, 201313 yr by DennyEagle

You need the following:

- Passport with validity not less than 6 months
- Visa application form completely filled out
- Two recent( 4 x 6 cm.) photograph of the applicant

- plus applicable fee which at the moment is 1,000 baht single entry / 2,000 baht double entry

* may be asked for:
- Air ticket or eTicket paid in full
- Financial means (20,000 Baht per person and 40,000 Baht per family)
- Consular officers reserve the rights to request for additional documents as deemed necessary

hours of operation:

Office Hours : Monday to Friday
08.30 Hrs. - 12.00 Hrs. & 13.00 Hrs. - 16.30 Hrs. Consular Section : Monday to Friday
08.30 Hrs. – 12.00 Hrs. : Application for Visa
13.00 Hrs. – 15.00 Hrs. : Distribution of Passports Affixed with AppropriateVisa Weekly Holiday : Saturday – Sunday CLOSED

Applications take 1 working day so hand in Monday pick up Tuesday etc...hand in on Friday pick up on Monday!

Edited April 18, 201313 yr by rct99q

rct99 I know all that stuff my question is about copys and I know many are required

but thanks

Edited April 18, 201313 yr by DennyEagle

1 copy of passport photo page

1 copy of Thai exit stamp/Laos entry visa stamp page, which you can only copy once you have entered Laos obviously

both copies to be signed

don't worry lots of photocopying opportunities around the Thai embassy in Laos

Edited April 19, 201313 yr by Greeen

There have been no reports of Vientiane ever asking for ticket out or financial proof.

There have been no reports of Vientiane ever asking for ticket out or financial proof.

Is this still the case? Has anyone ever been asked for these things?

Sorry have not been following this thread for while. All photo copying will and can be done by the guy up the top of the stairs on the left hand side of the main building where you apply. Just give him all of your papers with your passport and he will photo copy everything in the correct order, staple it all together with your ticket queue number and hand it all back to you all for about 3,000 kip! Easy as pie.

There have been no reports of Vientiane ever asking for ticket out or financial proof.

Is this still the case? Has anyone ever been asked for these things?

See here for latest reports by members: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/189375-latest-reports-of-getting-a-visa-in-the-region/. For what will happen tomorrow or on your intended date of application for a visa, you may be able to get advice from a fortune teller. The general rules for financial proof on the MFA website have remained unchanged for most visa types for many years, as far as I can remember.