Mekong Bob Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 planning 5-day visit to Louang Phabang in April or May. Lao Airlines from Chiang Mai, round-trip. Visa upon arrival possible? visa fee for USA citizen? Is there a local travel agency which can get visa for me? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSiemReaper Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Yes, you can get VOA. I think it's $35 for a US citizen. You cannot get a Thai visa in Luang Prabang at all. You must get it, in person, in Vientiane if you want to get a Thai visa in Laos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searat7 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I am American and they charged me $36 a week ago. That process was fairly quick but Immigration lines moved very slowly (new Air Asia flight from Bangkok) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Bob Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Yes, you can get VOA. I think it's $35 for a US citizen. You cannot get a Thai visa in Luang Prabang at all. You must get it, in person, in Vientiane if you want to get a Thai visa in Laos. SiamReaper Won't be needing a Thai visa upon my return from LPQ, but I would be interested in acquiring a Lao tourist visa prior to boarding the flight here in Chiang Mai. No waiting in line! Is there a way to do that? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HungDonger Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Not possible- Visa on arrival is your only option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 What's the longest tourist visa you can get for Laos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSiemReaper Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Yes, you can get VOA. I think it's $35 for a US citizen. You cannot get a Thai visa in Luang Prabang at all. You must get it, in person, in Vientiane if you want to get a Thai visa in Laos. SiamReaper Won't be needing a Thai visa upon my return from LPQ, but I would be interested in acquiring a Lao tourist visa prior to boarding the flight here in Chiang Mai. No waiting in line! Is there a way to do that? Thanks! It is but the effort:expenditure:return rule says it's not worth it - you could go to their embassy in Bangkok and apply for a visa before you arrive. The folks in Lao are actually pretty good at processing visas quickly and you won't save much time in exchange for that huge side trip - the only real investment of time is filling in the paperwork... it must be the longest VOA form in the world but once that's done - it's usually about 3-5 minutes before you're on your way again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HungDonger Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 The longest (only) Tourist Visa to Laos is 30 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Bob Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 is there a Laos VOA Tourist Visa application form online? anybody used it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSiemReaper Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 is there a Laos VOA Tourist Visa application form online? anybody used it? No, there isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HungDonger Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I have done the VOA to Laos about 40-50 times. The forms take me about 2 minutes to fill in. The Immigration staff aren't particular about the details. Have the following ready- $ U.S.35,Passport photo,your passport and Thai visa Info.,your proposed address in Luang Prabang.......Easy !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Bob Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 thanks, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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