Can I enter Thailand by land with a DTV visa obtained in Vientiane, Laos?

Oct 1, i made my 1st DTV entry by the minibus from Malaysia. No any questions about a kind of transport and entry point.

I got DTV in Vientiane as well. I took a round-trip train from Bangkok to Vientiane, and the officer stamped 180 days without any hassle or questions.

Yes 😉

The bus station, with services to Thailand is conveniently located in the center of town, specifically, right next to Vientiane center mall and across the road from the main market.

Sure, plenty of people have made Entry into Thailand at Nong Khai with their new DTV Visa Sticker bought at the Thai Embassy in Vientiane

(and countless visas of all types and people from around the world over the years with little to no problems....)

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Speaking of using the bus, depending on your destination inside Thailand, pick the right bus.

You can choose to catch a Vientiane (Khamsavath) to Bangkok train as well.

For buses, there are services from Vientiane to Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Bangkok.

The Bangkok bus runs overnight.

If you want to fly either to Bangkok or Chiang Mai/Phuket etc. you'll probably be flying out of Udon Thani or Khon Kaen.

Therefore, catch the appropriate international bus to one of these two cities and then take a taxi from the bus station (either Udon or Khon Kaen) to the respective domestic airport.

Obviously, to reiterate, a foreigner can't enter Thailand via a locals border crossing. Those are only for citizens of Thailand and the neighboring country.

However, such border crossings tend to be located in more remote areas anyway.

Simply look up which borders are international (Nong Khai-Vientiane, ie the 1st Friendship Bridge being one) and you'll be allowed to enter that way.

Following.

Have you never been to Thailand before? Unless you're going to a country that doesn't allow foreigners to enter by land (Myanmar is one of the few) then of course you can enter by land through any international border crossing.