Meeting a friend in Udon Thani, plan to taxi to bridge, walk across, get visa for us both, and taxi to Vientiane.

Do-able ? No visa run as have long-term, my friend is Thai.

Yes, 30 day tourist visa available at the border. Price depends on nationality (about 30-35 USD) and is cheaper if you use US dollars.

Thanks Joe. Will stock up on some US $$$ I imagine pictures of Ben Franklin much desired here as elsewhere !!

$35 for Americans, plus $1 for overtime, as it was this morning when I crossed over to Lao Immigration on the way to Vientiane.

If your Thai friend is traveling on a Thai passport, then free for him, no Visa On Arrival necessary, just chop in.

Mac

You cannot walk across the bridge.

You have to take a shuttle bus. 20 baht one way.

Make sure you have a passport/ID type photo for the Lao visa.

Plenty of taxis to get into Vientiane, approx 20 kms away.

Thanks to all. Canadians same-same as our brothers to the south ???

Canadians were 42$ last time I looked at the posted rates. No idea why.

im going to vietnaine

with nok air

there is transfer through nong khai

i need visa on arrival to laos can i get it there on las border in nong khai ?

thanks

im going to vietnaine

with nok air

there is transfer through nong khai

i need visa on arrival to laos can i get it there on las border in nong khai ?

thanks

If you are going with Nok Air you are going to Udorn ... where a minibus at the Udorn airport will drive you to the bridge across the Mekong at Nongkhai where you and your passport will be stamped out of Thailand .... on the other side of the bridge you will be stamped into Laos ... it's then about a 15km drive to Vientiane.

$35 for Americans, plus $1 for overtime, as it was this morning when I crossed over to Lao Immigration on the way to Vientiane.

If your Thai friend is traveling on a Thai passport, then free for him, no Visa On Arrival necessary, just chop in.

Mac

So my thai gf dont need visa to laos.

So she dont need spare photos of her. And i need them...

mataleo

thai's get 15 days visa exempt

just a stamp in and out

How many pictures i need for laos visa on arrival + thai double entry tourist visa?

mataleo

You always ask this many questions?

I go there tommorow

I got 4 spare pics

Not always..

mataleo

you have enough

you have enough

Thx

Why the grass is green and milk white?

mataleo

Is there a photo service available at/near bridge in Nong Khai? Thanks

Brand new crispy bills....no rips or markings...

Is there a photo service available at/near bridge in Nong Khai? Thanks

Most likely there are some photo services near the bridge, maybe 250 metres to 500 metres before getting to the bridge. I know there are some "Lao Visa Service" shops there which are places where basically you pay someone to fill in forms for you and that's all. They probably have photo services.