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Can I apply for a 60-day tourist visa in Laos while holding a non-immigrant O visa in Thailand?

Steven ******
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Hello everyone. I would like to ask some advice. Im in Thailand at the moment with a non immigrant o type visa. We wanted to apply for a 1 year marriage visa but unforunately we ran out of the time and money. So i decided to go back to work. My question is if i go to Laos can i apply for a 60 days single entry tourist visa? I want to spend a little bit more time with my wife b4 i go back to work. I am Hungarian and im holding an EU passport.

Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks
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The user is currently in Thailand on a Non-Immigrant O visa and inquires about applying for a 60-day single entry tourist visa after traveling to Laos. Commenters suggest different options: one recommends applying for a 1-year Non-O visa based on marriage in Savannakhet, Laos, while another suggests applying for a 60-day 'visit family' extension in Thailand if married to a Thai partner, which requires no proof of finances.
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Dennis **********
Dennis **********
You could go to Savannaket in Laos, get a 1 year non o visa based on marriage, no funds required but you do have to pay 5,000 baht. Apply Monday to Friday before 12.00 and pick up next day (Tuesday - Friday) after 2.00pm. Leave the country every 90 days
Steven ******
Steven ******
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the problem is i dont want to go in and out all the time. i want to spend another 60 days here as i can see is possible and i will go back to work and save some money and come back again and go ahead with the 1 year extension...
Tod *********
Tod *********
Are you married to your thai partner or not?

IF you are you could apply for a 60 day 'visit family' extension of stay at the immigration office for 1900baht. That extension doesn't require any proof of finances.
Steven ******
Steven ******
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I will for sure thanks a million
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Steven *****
, report back if you can and let us know how it worked out (y) good luck :)
Steven ******
Steven ******
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Thanks that is gonna be Khon Kaen. I really appreciate your help. Thank you very much
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Ste***
, you go to the immigration office that services the area where you and your wife are living, take the marriage certificates, her thai i/d, her house book listing, and you can apply for a 60 day visit family extension of stay for 1900baht
Steven ******
Steven ******
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Omg finally some useful information thank you very much. So you say i can get another 60 days of extension in Thailand? By any Immigration office? The problem is i have to go back to work anyway coz i dont have enough money for the 1 year extension. And if i can find someone who can help us i will try to take get my wife over to Northern Ireland. That is the plan so far...
Tod *********
Tod *********
OR go to the thai consulate in Savannakhet Lao (across the river from Mukdahan) and get either a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa or a 90 day single entry Non-O based on marriage to a thai. Neither of those visas require proof of finances either.

That would get you stamped in for 90 days
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Ste***
, "there is no such thing as a marriage visa" :/ you already hold a 90 day Non-O visa based on marriage to a thai. Your next step would have been apply for a yearly extension of stay by meeting the financial requirements.

Why not take the 60 day extension of stay I recommended from the immigration office for 1900baht rather than slog all the way to Lao to get a single entry tourist visa?

Still if that's what you want to do you could go to Lao when ever you want, as long as you stamp out of the country on or before the 7th of April you're fine.
Steven ******
Steven ******
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Yes we are as i mentioned we wanted to apply for the marriage visa. One more question. My current visa will expire on the 7th April what is Saturday. If we go to Laos on the 5th is that okay?

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