I’m currently in Vientiane to get my Non B visa,

Do you apply online this year for the visa or how does it work ?

Previously I had to book an appointment online and submit the documents in person

How is it done this year ?

Thank you

Approved DTV from Laos with new eVisa system !

Here is the timeline of the process.

January 6. Arrived in Vientiane, applied online

I used following documents

1. Photo of my Laos visa and entry stamp

2. Bank transactions history and balance, stamped from bank

3. Contracts with my clients

4. Printed profile in Toptal (can be any other marketplace for freelancers)

January 7. 10 am Made a trip to Consular section of Embassy, to pay 10 thousand baht fee. Three more applicant were waiting before me.

Note that it's located different address from the Embassy of Thailand.

Also please print payment QR from website, otherwise near embassy they charge 40 baht per page, while anywhere else in Laos it can cost as much as 1.5 baht per page.

January 7. Near 5 pm I got email with invitation to have interview on January 13.

January 13. I arrived for interview 10 am, one applicant was ahead of me. Interview took 5 minutes, I was asked about what exactly is my Job, is it full time or freelance, then I was asked to open my mobile banking of the bank I submitted document, and they verified transactions

January 13. 1 pm I received email with my DTV visa

January 14. I am in Thailand !

Technically, if we ignore the interview wait days, it took 1 working day to get the visa.

I stayed in Vientiane, can not recommend my hotel, but there are a lot of them!

Enjoy your trip!

Vientiane Visa Advise.

I'm going to get a SE tourist visa on Monday.

I'll be flying to Udon Thani on Sunday and spending the night there.

Can people advise how I can get to Vientiane for Monday morning. What is the best way to get from the city to the border- then from the border to the Thai embassy? is there any cost for entering Laos?

Thanks