✅ Successful Border Bounce – Nong Khai ↔️ Vientiane

Did a border bounce today! Crossed the bridge from Nong Khai, went through Lao immigration, waited on the other side for about an hour and a half, then came back into Thailand. Got stamped back in without a single question from immigration. Super smooth process!

Looking to do my first 180 days on my DTV visa soon. Planning to cross the border at Nong Khai → Vientiane to activate it.

Has anyone crossed that border recently with a DTV? Were there any issues with immigration officers (either leaving Thailand or re-entering)?

Hi, I have an interview in Laos (Vientiane) next week, where do I go? To the same window that I went to pay the 10k in cash? Or other building?

Also if you had an interview in Vientiane with soft power document please let me know how it went and what they ask.

Has anyone crossed the border by train from Vientiane to Nong Khai?

I will be in Vientiane for a couple days next week and booked a train back to Bangkok. Seen some travelers do this on YouTube and figured I’d give it a try.

I know some anonymous posters were not allowed to cross over from Laos on foot. Just wondering what the process is like.

I’m assuming it will be a smooth process of showing them my visa and getting my stamp lol

Sharing my experience getting a Non-O (marriage-based) visa in Vientiane, Laos

Applied: 24 Sept

Paid at the embassy: 25 Sept (went early and the queue wasn’t long at all)

Requested for more documents: 25 Sept (had to certify a true copy of my marriage certificate with the date on it)

Visa approved: 26 Sept ✅

Overall, the process was really smooth and quick!

Hope this helps anyone planning to apply in Vientiane 🙌

Be kind in the comment. If you cannot then just keep scrolling 😉

I submitted all the required documents as stated on the E-visa website.

My six month is almost up and im gonna head to Laos for the border run. Can I just book a couple nights in Udon Thani, cross the border same day, and come back to Thailand? Or should I stay in Laos 1-2 days and then come back?

Sorry this is what I got back today from my visa application in Laos, do I need to do everything over again and resubmit? I’m new sorry. Does anyone have a agent over in Vientiane Laos that is responsible to help Thanks

Hello guys, I want to ask few questions.

Question 1:

Has anyone applied for a DTV Dependent Visa in Vientiane in August and had an in-person interview?

Question 2:

If you had a dependent visa interview, how did you show mobile banking proof when the financial support is via sponsor letter?

Hi everyone,

I’m applying for a DTV visa in Vientiane (Laos). After my status changed to “Pending Approval,” I received an email with an interview appointment asking me to bring original documents and noting they may review my online banking.

Is this normal in Vientiane? How did it go for you in practice?

* Did PDF bank statements (3–6 months) + a current balance confirmation suffice, or did they actually ask you to log into your banking app?

* If you had to log in, was showing the balance and a few recent incoming payments enough—without scrolling through the full history?

* Anything else they asked about?

Context: I’m self-employed (sole proprietor), working 100% remotely (SEO, Google Ads, analytics, AI) for clients in EU. I’ve prepared:

• a self-employment statement + client confirmation letters

• CEIDG extract

• bank statements (several months) + invoices matching inflows

• payment confirmation and all originals

Thanks in advance for sharing experiences (no sensitive info needed).

Border run #2 22.8.25

Drove to vientiane border from pattaya, drank 1 drink and came back to Thailand. When I left Thailand the IO lady was looking at the computer quite a few moments, I didnt ask why but I was thinking because I did my TDAC 5minutes before going to her 🤔

When I got back, the IO wanted to tell me that my visa is DTV and I will get 180days, that was quite funny, that was all the conversation we had 😆 never experienced explaining before, for 4years

Why I post is the budget;

Car 700thb

Gas 2500thb (honda city)

Laos visa 1700thb(+100thb because i forgot to take passport picture) thats $52 if you pay with dollars its $40

Leave your car next the 711 parking lot, 50thb. Tuktuk to bus station 50thb (i offered he accepted), bus 30thb each way

Thats a total of 5160thb for another 180days. And about 24h of time (had 2 of us, each driving one way)

I also got a speeding ticket of 1000thb, they set a trap at the mountain speedlimit lowered to 40 (altho same time says cars 60, who knows) when we were rolling down only using break 😅, a lot of fog so cant see much, i was following car ahead of me because i could see the lights, for "some reason" they looked at him and let him go and picked me 🤣

Also got picket at 1 of the 6 big stops we encountered...

"ooh.... silence.... you speak thai? -mai"

"what you name? -Toni"

"where you go? -pai Chon Buri"

"Ok pa"