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Can a South African citizen perform a non-B visa run to Laos?

Mar 7, 2025
3 days ago
Tara **********
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Hi, I'm getting mixed answers on other platforms. Can a South African do a non-b visa run to Laos?
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South African passport holders can apply for a Non-B visa at the Thai consulate in Vientiane, Laos, but not at the Savannakhet consulate. They need to be physically present in Laos to apply online for the eVisa after confirming their Lao visa/entry stamp, and then take the approval to the consulate for payment. Mixed experiences exist regarding re-entry into Thailand and visa application procedures, so consulting with the consulate is advisable for the latest information.
Tod *********
Just got confirmation from a "Service Provider" and South African passport holders CAN indeed apply for visas at the thai consulate in Vientiane but NOT Savannakhet..

So go to the eVisa online website, select the Non-B for the reason you're applying see what documentation is required, have your employer compile it, GO to Vientiane and apply online for the eVisa

This is how that system works up in Lao now, you have to physically be IN Lao, you upload your Lao visa/entry stamp as proof, you apply online with the eVisa system then take the confirmation to the consulate and pay in CASH for the visa.. It should be approved within a couple working days after that

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Andres *********
Take a flight back to Bangkok. Did it last month and got denied re-entry..
Tod *********
Unless I'm mistaken S/A passports can ONLY apply in Vientiane.

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they could when it was in person application process.

Savannakhet wouldn't let S/A passports apply thru that consulate

Don't know how it is now that they went to eVisa online. I'd sure have my employer call Vientiane and ask them before you slog all the way up there to apply for the visa
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