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How can I return to Thailand from Laos during the lockdown?

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Feb 21, 2021
4 years ago
Darren **********
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Hello

has anyone made it back to Thailand from Laos, I've been here since the start of the lockdown after coming here for a visa run,

any help and advice would be much appreciated,
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A user queried about returning to Thailand from Laos amid lockdowns. Responses indicated that border crossings are generally closed, but there might be some possibilities through the Mukdahan border if one obtains a Certificate of Entry (COE), has confirmed ASQ arrangements, a health check, and health insurance. Specific entry requirements and costs were discussed, including the need for direct transport to ASQ locations and the potential high expenses involved.
Bä ****
Just got off the phone w/ the Thai Embassy Phone #(
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3916) ••••Land Border that’s open is Mukdahan in (SAVANAKHET)....So apply for a Visa at the Thai Embassy in SVK.......COE/ASQ/Heath Insurance/Health Check/Bank Statement examples of required info...Keep in mind it’s not going to be cheap to get in my friend paid $150/night for ASQ.....Please do your own due diligence by calling the Thai Embassy number provided above to get direct information.....GOOD LUCK EVERYONE 🍀
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Matt *******
Damn you’ve been stuck in Laos doing a visa run when they closed the borders? There was never any flights from Laos to Bkk?
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Darren **********
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you're completely right Richard, it's not that bad here, so me saying I have been stuck here is more of a figure of speech, than the truth, I could have gotten out of here a long time ago if I had made the effort, but I never thought the borders would be closed for so long, then again I can't complain, Laos can be fun, a lot more free here than Thailand, less restrictions in general with or without Covid, I just feel it's time to get back now
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Terary **********
Drug runners are doing it all the time, from what I read in the news.
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Terary **********
That is rough
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Bä ****
I’m about to go over in a month or so some friends of mine went over the past month via border crossings at Mukdahan (sp)....They had to get COE, 14 Day Quarantine ASQ....Under a Tourist Visa (TR)
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Bä ****
My guess is once you have a slot at ASQ and paid for they’ll provide a service to get you there....Let’s just say it’s $150/night for 14 nights they’ll get you there
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@Benjamin *****
 work with the Thai embassy in VTE, I’m going to call them tomorrow and get exact details. I know there’s a way since my friend is there now....Give me a minute or give the Thai embassy a call, sorry that’s all I have for now, there’s a way, been here over a year myself and time for a change of scene
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 they crossed mukdahan? How did they get to the ASQ?
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Jill ******
I am trying to get back to Laos as I have a house there. Sounds like I might get stuck there 😳what to do 🤦‍♀️
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Jill ******
It isn’t possible to get a COE for Laos
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Darren **********
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@Jill *****
 isn't it easy to leave Thailand
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เฮนนิ่ง ************
I've read a post from a guy who came via landborder but that was in august or September. I'm sure it is possible, back then the guy har to pay an ambulance to drive him from the border directly to the asq in bangkok. Try ask at the Embassy in Vientiane or savannakhet
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@เฮนนิ่ง ***********
 wow, that ride must have been expensive.
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Henry *********
@เฮนนิ่ง ***********
 See my posts and Michael Dawson's above...
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Henry *********
You can enter Thailand over a land border from Laos if you have a COE, confirmed ASQ and approved transport to the ASQ, plus the Covid test results, insurance and fit to travel document. My Lao wife a British son returned from Laos to Thailand in August.
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@Henry ********
 yes places went quick i remember as i came back in late July and there wasnt much choice.
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@Michael *******
 Unfortunately the Buriram hotel was fully booked back then.
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@Henry ********
 No not cheap i know someone did it but Buriram had the ASQ then.
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@Michael *******
 Yes. I had to arrange a hospital van to take them from Chong Mek (Ubon) to Bangkok - not cheap!
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@Henry ********
 correct ASQ transport to pick you up from border
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Bob **********
Amazing how the migrant worker has no problem crossing the borders
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@Bob *********
 you can also take the boat at night.

It’s kinda

Adventures way of coming in

But it can be done 😀
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@Bob *********
 you can look to change and bee one!?
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@Benjamin *****
 no he won't without a bit of surgery
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@Bob *********
 They may have been entering on an Non-LA visa. The OP will not get a Non-LA visa
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@Benjamin *****
 but they get work permits for two years was at a facility on Friday and saw hundreds getting there work cards
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@Bob *********
 Those people are entering illegally
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Will ************
Get a visa, COE, fly in and do your prison sentence in ASQ
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Benjamin ******
To my knowledge, there is no way to enter Thailand from Laos. The land borders are closed.

*IF* (BIG IF) flights are running, you may be able to catch a flight from Savannakhet or Vientiane, to BKK, assuming you get permission to enter from the Thai government.

I recommend contacting the Thai Consulate in Vientiane and asking them.
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@Jeffrey ********
 there’s no ALSQ in Chiang Mai.
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