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What should I do for my visa run from Koh Tao to Laos if I have a 60-day tourist visa and a 30-day extension?

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Apr 26, 2018

8 years ago

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I'm hoping I'm not screwed.  Lol.  I am American and have been living on koh tao.  I'm land Travelling to Laos to do a visa run  in hopes of a quick stamp in spend a night and stamp back into Thailand  non exempt 30 day visa.  Am I going to have to go to thai embassy to apply for another visa to enter Thailand  from locals?  I entered on a tourist 60 visa and had a 30 day extension already.

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An American expat living in Koh Tao is concerned about their visa status while planning a land travel visa run to Laos for a quick stamp before re-entering Thailand. They currently hold a 60-day tourist visa with a 30-day extension, and they're unsure if this will impact their ability to re-enter Thailand or if they need to visit a Thai embassy to obtain a new visa.

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Gwydion *******

Burma is much closer... leave on night boat and you can be back in the afternoon the next day.

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In loas

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Tod *********

I think they are already on the way to Lao ;)

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You can have TWO 30 day visa exempt entries by a land border in a year. So if your entire history this year is only a 60 day tourist visa and a 30 day extension you're fine.

My question is why would you slog all the way to Lao only to turn around and get a visa exempt entry? While you're up there why not get a single entry tourist visa from Vientiane?

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