Can I travel to Laos from Thailand using a land border and get a Tourist visa for Thailand while holding a South African passport?

Mar 23, 2022
3 years ago
Charmaine ************
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If anyone could shed some light it will be highly appreciated!

My non-B visa will be cancelled this Friday. Will I be able to travel to Laos using the land-border and will I be able to get a Tourist visa for Thailand there? I have a South African Passport. And if anyone knows how long the process takes it will be so helpful! I read alot of conflicting information online so thought to as here ๐Ÿ™

Thanks in advance!
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The user is seeking advice on traveling to Laos from Thailand via land border to obtain a Tourist visa. They are facing potential difficulties due to their NON-B visa expiration, and received feedback that currently, land borders to Laos are closed for entry. Alternatives offered include traveling to neighboring countries like Cambodia or Vietnam to secure the visa, and also checking specific consulate requirements for South African passport holders.
Tod *********
That would be NO, you cannot enter Lao by the land borders, and you cannot even FLY in to Vientane unless you're in a booked tour group of 5 or more people.

You wanna go get a tourist visa you FLY to either Phnom Penh Cambodia or Singapore, OR Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, or either Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi in Vietnam,

Those are the countries that are open (with easy entry requirements).

AT this time NO land borders are open to get out of thailand by, you can ENTER the country from Malaysia at Sadao or from Lao at Nong Khai

You need to look at the thai consulate you're going to go to and see what the requirements are and if S/A passports are on the list that take longer to process or not

You certainly got your work cut out for you ๐Ÿ˜• ๐Ÿ™

Good luck
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