bubba1 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 If I pay for a Laos visa on arrival at a land border with a US $100 note will they give change in USD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanyaburi Mac Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Yes, at least they did for me 10 days ago. You'll need clean, unmarked, pristine bills, no wrinkles. Indeed, I have a friend heading back to the U.S. next month, sending some used bills with him to exchange and bring back usable ones. Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IMA_FARANG Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 You would be better off with a nice clean unmarked $20 or two new $10 bills in Vientianne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke000 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Last time I crossed into Laos, I paid 1500 Baht and they gave me 250 Baht in change, so there was no need to take US$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtomtom69 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Yes, they will give change. However, it's better if you can provide the exact change, or failing that, at least give them something smaller, like a US$50 note. Depends on the border crossing too - if you're heading across the 1st Friendship Bridge to Vientiane, there won't be any issue as they always have lots of people crossing and there's even a couple of moneychangers and ATMs. If you happened to be crossing at a more isolated crossing like Huay Kon in Nan or Thai Li in Loei, then you'd be better off with the exact change in case they don't have any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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