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Same day visa service at Vientiane embassy

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Hi,

I recently posted a question about this, however I need further clarification and confirmation, if possible.

My husband and I need to secure double entry tourist visas in Vientiane. However we both have freelance jobs and would love to get to the embassy first thing in the morning and get the visas back in the afternoon. Someone mentioned they were able to do this with a letter written in Thai about having work commitments.

Does anyone have any experience doing this? Or perhaps someone can weigh in on whether or not this is a good idea to try.

I appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

You can not work on a tourist visa so highly doubt using that as a reason to return to Thailand would be accepted by any Consulate. AFAIK next day service is about as good as it gets in Vientiane.

If you try to spped up the process of them issuing a Tourist visa with a letter ststing that you need to get back to Thailand immediately due to work commitments you most likey will not get a visa a all. You can't legally work on a TV.

As I said I was able to do this once, same day. all you can do is try. They would not accept money over the table or under the table. I approaced all the employees and they all said no, Only when my Thai friend intervened and started asking them, one of the women told her write a letter explaining why, get a copy of your passport, bring them back, letter saying we were missing teaching work in Thailand, and got the visa the same day. This is not the normal. I have been going to Laos since 1974.

A tourist visa? Recently? Do not believe a request to speed up issue of a tourist visa based on illegal work is going to fly in Vientiane these days.

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