How many visa runs to Vientiane can I do before risking denial for a Thai tourist visa?

People use Vientiane a lot because it's now the only consulate that ask absolutely nothing.

@Tom *********

Here you find all the information and the link to the application page

@Tod ********

Thanks, Tod. I'll check out the online application of the embassy in Singapore. Maybe I'll get lucky. Just wondering how it works, though. Does one have to send copies of all passport pages, so that they can see your visa history that way, or is the last word spoken once you turn up there, and they count your previous visas then?

Using a mix of Visa Exempt Entry and Tourist Visa to live in Thailand for longer time can raise questions of the Immigration Officer at check in. After all, people do need some money to afford to live in Thailand and according the Visa Exempt and Tourist Visa rules you do not work inside Thailand. Always bring the proof of funds 20.000 Thb in cash, proof of onward travel and proof of accommodation. I even advice proof of money coming in from abroad to avoid any suspicion of working inside Thailand. But it does not take away the chance of getting questioned by the Immigration, but if you have the proofs they want to see, you have more chance to get inside Thailand.

@Tod ********

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit, but if I have a long history of visa exempt entries in my passport - would that affect chances to get a SETV? and more important - would having a SETV absolve me of my, uh, "sin" of having "too many" exempt entries when I actually enter the country? I'm going to try for a METV in my home country next month, but if I can't get it will settle for SETVs if it means I don't get grilled by the IO again...

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@T**

, since the thai consulate in Singapore went to the online application process it's not a bad consulate to use. Granted it's a no-nonsense consulate so if you don't meet the criteria you're not gonna get a visa BUT it's good insofar as you turn in all your documentation online and then they tell you when you can go get your visa

Stephan Wolf Fowler Absolutely true. Besides, some Thai embassies, e.g. in Singapore, are known to be 'difficult' if you're not a resident there. Others won't give you a visa if you already have a few in your passport. And then there are some, where it's very hard to get reliable info about online (Jakarta, Bali).

Stephan Wolf Fowler getting tourist visas back-2-back from the same consulate is far more likely to get you the warning stamp of too many tourist visas from a particular consulate than bouncing around from consulate to consulate.

The warning stamp is consulate specific meaning you used THAT consulate too many times for a tourist visa and now can't use it anymore.

Where are you in Bali? If Kuta, then yeah, that place is pretty lame. Try Sanur or somewhere on the north side of the island.

I'm in Bali at the moment doing just that. I find it pretty underwhelming. I'd say go Vietnam :)