What is the process for a visa run to Vientiane, and is it worth paying someone to assist?

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Hello gents, just an update on my Vientiane visa run. Went there today at approximately 7 am and there was already about a 100 ppl in line. So I paid a guy 2000 baht to cut the que and revise and write all my details in the application. He kept it simple. he even didn't  fill in stuff like telphone number and email in country of residence and he placed my country of residence same as my passport even though I live somewhere else. He took copies of my Thai visa my last visa my Thai departure stamp and my laps arrival stamp and 2 photos. He assured me a visa by tomorrow no matter what. He cut the que for me. I went from 100 to number 19. Gave the lady my papers . She wrote 19 on my application and handed me the ticket and said pick up tomorrow afternoon so I'm assuming I got the visa and dodged a denied visa. Went outside handed the guy my pick up ticket and he said come here tomorrow at 1:30 pm. His name is Mr. Mon you can find him sitting outside on the far left of the consulate. Left about 9:30 am all in all simple

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The user shared their experience of a visa run to Vientiane, detailing their early arrival and the long line at the consulate. They mentioned paying a fee to a local to skip the queue and assist with their application, believing this would expedite the process. A commenter advised against paying for assistance, emphasizing that the consulate is user-friendly and typically straightforward for visa applications.

Tod ********* · Answer

You do realize you would have been served today seeing as they stop taking applications at 11:30 right?

There was no advantage of paying that goof-ball to cut the line, to fill out your form or make your copies.

He has no more control over if you get denied the visa than you do. That's a decision made by the people who review your application today after you turned it in BEFORE they put the visa sticker in your passport.

Thanx for the update, BUT people need to know the thai consulate is hands down the easiest and most user friendly one in S/E Asia to get visas from. There is NO need to pay someone for anything up there.

What is the process for a visa run to Vientiane, and is it worth paying someone to assist?

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