Hello,
A friend of mine ( French citizen ) arrived here in Thailand in December 2017 on a visa exception , that he extended 30 days.
February 2018: he back to France for a couple of weeks and back on an exemption visa again, that he extended. Then he went to Cambodia and back by land on a visa exemption again.
Then he flies to France in July and stay there more than 2 months.
Back to Thailand in September on an exemption visa again, extended it and went to Vientiane, applied for a tourist visa that he got without any problem.
He would like to get an other tourist visa at Vientiane, and then back to France for 1 or 2 years for working.
He worry, coz at Vientiane's immigration: it's written " tourist visa " are for real tourist.
He doesn't work, as he get money every month from his unemployment.
Do he need to worry?
He might get some trouble if he apply for a tourist visa at Vientiane ?
Thanks
TLDR : Answer Summary
The individual is concerned about applying for another tourist visa in Vientiane after multiple extensions on visa exemptions in Thailand. Despite worries about immigration scrutiny regarding his history of stays in Thailand, many users suggest that procedures in Laos are lenient and that applying for a tourist visa there generally should not pose significant issues. However, there is a possibility of receiving a warning about future visa applications.
