What are the current visa requirements and regulations for foreigners applying from Vientiane, Laos?

It also doesn't stop them verifying any address if they have a mind too 😊

As has been pointed out; at the current time the Thai consulates (under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the Thai Immigration offices (under the Royal Thai Police) don't share ANY database or information. Some day they might, but it ain't today that's for sure.

It is also a fact that every entry point into thailand FINALLY got thai'd :O err tied together and share a common data base. That's why when people change passports to get around the warning stamp a consulate gives you ONLY works in the consulate, NOT at the border. That data base shows every entry and exit into the country.

Absolutely correct Robert. I've seen my whole history of entry's and exits, hotel reports etc with my own eyes. They showed me going back 10 years and asked if I wanted to see back further regarding a dispute I had with immigration.

Anybody fasifying a visa application imo, needs to be very careful as I would imagine a fraudulent application would get a denial stamp for the foreseeable future if your caught out. A passport change won't help you in that case.

Let's try to explain. Consulate and Embassy are part of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration is part of Police so other Ministry. That's the reason you still get a Visa if you f.e. black listed, no sharing of information. I'm in Thailand now 14 years, my first extension of stay was paperworks, later a girl was sitting behind a screen with keyboad and a black box on the floor, called a computer and scanning all the papers. Now, when I walk in at Immigration, a swipe of the passport gives all my details on the screen. Those computer systems seems to work. Immigration is ordered to collect the address of all foreigners inside Thailand, your hotel/guesthouse makes the report or the landlord/house owner within 24 hours of arrival. Hotels/guesthouses can do this online. So there is a database filled with your information, date of entry/exit, visa type, passport number, address etc etc. As soon as this information is being shared with Ministry of Foreign affairs and possible access from Consulates/Embassy it will be needed to fill in correct details. This all sounds strange for you guys and girls, but even in Thailand there is progress and knowledge about how to use a computer otherwise than Facebook. Big brother is also going to watch you here.

I also heard that police comes to homes of people staying on ED visa.

Yes. Jomtien immigration when people applying for visa extensions needing to lodge a TM30 thought it was a good idea to write out there own rental agreements. Hence now the need for a copy of there landlords ID and in a lot of cases the landlord needing to attend themselves.

Immigration and these consulates and Embassys are not stupid and know what people are doing. Hence the ever tightening of procedures.

Any known cases when they really check if person on tourist visa lives at address he filled in the immigration form/arrival card? Otherwise can write any address and forget about it.

Good

True that.

So now Thai government finds solis in taking fake addresses in order to grant visas, so be it. All in the name of the illusion of security. Hahahaha.

They've always been asking that since I started to go there (2 years now ). Nothing new

Before you all came to Thailand, it was normal to inform your local Government your address when moved to other address. Now Thailand Immigration want to know the address of all foreigners and that is a big problem. What and Why do you have to hide?

Wasn't it always like that? And don't you have an address anyway??

Yes been that way for 1 month

Why wouldn't you have an address unless you live in the street.

You're right Ron, verifiable input not only comes from applicant but also from hotel, GH, landlord.

So what? Just give any address. Mango Guesthouse 123 Durian Street. Are they going to fact-check it?