Do I need a visa to enter Laos for a visa run to Thailand?

Okay, the Thai consualte in Savannakhet is more strict with issuing back to back tourist visa, I would say with more visits already to Thailand, do not go there.

The Thai Consulate in Vientiane does issue a second Tourist Visa if you can meet all the requirements.

In case of denied visa, just make your way back into Thailand, get 30 days Visa Exempt Entry and you can apply for Extension of Stay at Immigration Office.

After these 60 days do another border run for a new 30 day Visa Exempt Entry.

Good Luck

@Bryan *******

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I repeat my advice to you as you state you only need 90 more days stay:

Bryan Covert if that is true ..just do 2 land border crossings...each give you 30 days plus can be extended 30 days each at Thai Immigration...1,900 Thai baht each extension.

That will give you up to 4 months in Thailand...

And NO DENIED TOURIST VISA at either Savannakhet or Vientiane.

I do believe you may be denied another tourist visa from Vientiane and Savannakhet in Laos.

Commenting closed.

@Amornrat *********

do you think Vientiane will grant the OP a tourist visa?

you can get a Single Entry (stand corrected: NOT the Non-Imm-O!) Tourist Visa at the consulate in Savannakhet, giving you 60 days, extendable for 30 more days on a Thailand Immigration for 1900 THB

sure you need to stamp in into Laos, the visa-on-arrival is 30-35 crisp U.S. dollars or the equivalent in Thai Baht. Savanakhet is a bit closer to Khon Kaen than Vientiane, isn't it ? And NO appointment needed

why make Vientiane Embassy the only choice, when you live in Khon Kaen ? You could apply for a Single Entry Tourist visa at the consulate of Thailand, in Savanakhet, Laos. No appointment needed. Read their rules to apply for, on their website

You need a Visa on Arrival to get into Laos, 35 USD in crispy new bills, or 1.500 Thb and 2 passport pictures. You get the form just before border check point, fill it in, hand it back and within minutes you get all back, then just walk into Laos.

1. You will need a visa to Laos. They sell them at the border. I think it's $35 USD (new crisp notes).

2. When you said you stayed four times last year, what visa status were you on? Visa exampt?

3. You will need an appointment for Vientiane. You do not need an appointment for Savannakhet.

4. You will need two passport size pictures for the application.

5. Where did you get your current visa? How long will you stay here?

You need to purchase a visa on arrival to enter Laos. You also must book an appointment with the Vientiane Thai embassy in advance. If you just show up without an appointment you will be sent away.

How many months were you in Thailand in 2019 ?