Planning to relocate from the states sometime this November, we are checking out the Chang Mai area. We want a place that is not so touristy and more laid back.

60 day visa exempt ends March 27th flights horrendous back to UK thinking of getting train to Nong Khai what’s the process in entering Laos there might do a couple of weeks there and wait for flights to come down ?

Good mornin. Can any body advice what border passage that is avalible at Loei or best convinient. Also what kind of dokument is needed for a border run and get 30 days visa more. ?

Brgds.

Hello ,is there any issue Nong Khai border run with DTV ?Especially on re enter ,does Nong Khai immigration reject to re enter with DTV ?

Anyone had any issues entering Thailand, visa exempt, via the 1st Friendship bridge at Nong Khai?

I am coming over in March, for just over 40 days, on a Non O 90 day visa, so that I can open a bank account ready for my permanent move.

My fiancee wants us to spend a few days in Laos.

I know my Non O visa will be cancelled as soon as I leave Thailand, being that they are single entry.

But I need to return, to finish my trip and catch my flight back home.

This would be my 1st visa exempt entry into Thailand.

Can anyone tell me if there is a 180 day Visa

Previously i have had a retirement and marriage visa but my wife is currently working in Korea and i don't have 800000baht in my account for the retirement, so it makes it a bit hard.

I do have my Thai pink ID card and the house yellow book but not sure if that makes any difference.

Our house is in Nong Khai Province

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Hi group, I have a question. Has anyone done a vias run (boarder hop) via the friendship bridge in Nong Khai. I would like to do an in and out from Laos and back to thailand.

Has anyone done the same and were there any issues with re entry. I know Immigration are not after DTV holder l, but I just want to make sure it will be no issues.

Update

I have just finished my boarder hop and no issues on returning to thailand. The only question asked was where is the Laos stamp in my passport. Then stamped in for y months a passport handed back.

Follow up and PSA: Land border reentry with DTV almost got declined at Nong Khai by Thai officials.

TLDR: Officer told me I cannot come back at Nong khai, must use flight. Thai gf saved my a$s and got me through 🙏

Full story - Almost got declined today at Nong Khai checkpoint. Had all documents (could have even reapplied for a another fresh DTV with the amount of documents I brought along with me lol), but the officer didn't ask to see any of it.

During departure the Thai IO simply saw my Indian passport and sent me to a different chamber where another IO straight up told me "you can go to Laos, but you cannot come back through here. You have to fly in."

That presented several problems for me as me and my gf had our entire northern thailand trip planned already after my reentry. I told the IO that I have all documentations but he didn't care, and told me again "if you leave thailand , you have to fly back in". Then I told them that my gf had already stamped out right before me, and he inquired what I was doing in thailand, and asked to see photographic proof of my cooking class attendance (which I have). He then gestured to get my scans and stamped me out without saying to me anything further.

The things on the Lao side were buttery smooth, and I was surprised because I was expecting Laos to be the part where I might get denied entry due to some people from my national looking for job and overstaying in Laos. Got on the bus, crossed the bridge, filled out the VOA form and the Laotian IO asked was how long I will stay, I told them I intend to return the same day, to which the IO asked if I was sure that Thai would let me in again. I showed them my DTV and they seemed satisfied, assigned the VOA with 40 dollars, no more questions.

Stamped out of Laos after spending a couple of hours at a nearby cafe, and got on the bus. Back on the Thai side - IO saw Indian passport, was asked to go into another backroom chamber with a few IO officers there. The officer asked if I could stay one more day in vientiane or not, but my remaining trip was already planned, already had tickets, so I could not extend my stay there by a day. She called up another officer and then stamped me in, another 6 months. Oh and she did ask my gf how long we were together.

So, I am in. Haters can hate, racists can race, but Love always wins. And by God's grace and Thai gf's love I got in 😊😁 Almost thought I wouldn't make it, though, so got worried for a moment.

And yeah, my fellow Indians with DTV, recommend you don't try Nong Khai reentry. My experience was not good, and there was no reason for it to be this way other than my nationality. No documents were requested and only the departure IO wanted to see proof of cooking class attendance. I had carried a whole folder full of documents with me, rent contract and receipts, updated cooking class enrollment letter, health insurance policy, my work CV, my Thai tax ID, and what not. Try fly to Kuala Lumpur with a weeks stay next time.

This might sound like a silly question, but I really need your advice. I’m going to Vientiane for my DTV application, and my partner who holds a Myanmar passport will accompany me on a tourist visa. We plan to cross the land border from Nong Khai. Will there be any issues for either of us when crossing the border in and out? I heard the immigration there seems strict Thank you 🙏

Can anyone recommend a good visa lawyer in the Nong Khai area, please and thank you 😊