Do I need to stay overnight in Laos when performing a border bounce for my METV in Thailand?

What's the big deal with overnight or even a couple of nights. It's cheap as chips and you get your visa. Relax and enjoy the holiday.

I did border bounce... sop ruak. One night stay lao....sv hotel...return next morning. Suggest the immigration man to the far right .... you will have to pass through police check point in and out from sv hotel... in no problem.. said sv hotel.. out... the head police guy wanted passport. He used phone to take photos..called someone.. he say ok. ..go. I walked to immigration building... in and out..immigration man say ""Friday " I say "today " which was Thursday. He stamp me our... ferry back to Thailand. The first immigration man on the left seemed cranky. Got 60 stamp from man on the far right.. this was less than two weeks ago... 2000B lao fee .. paid in thai baht..

Golden Triangle is a bit iffy, suggest you head up there beforehand and speak with the officers at the counter about whether a simple bounce is possible on your passport. Otherwise it's off to Chiang Khong with the same uncertainty. A bounce service will have the latest info on whether or not you need to stay in Laos overnight or 2. The likelihood increases with your current stamp being visa exempt with an extension.

If you have a multiple reentry visa i guess you can go in and out as pleased. This talk about minimum stay in Laos is for those who do a visa exempt border bounce.

The number of days you will need to Stay out of Thailand is happening with Thai border crossing entries. Suggest you ask an experienced border run service company to take you to the Thai border, cross and reenter Thailand with a new 60 days STAMP with SAME DAY return.