Wishing you a warm congratulations and an even warmer welcome to the land of smiles from Phuket, Thailand. 🙏 Print it out, send it to family so you have more online copies in case you lose it & make sure they stamp you in for 180 days when you land in thailand. You have the current golden grail of visas...enjoy the next 5 years 🙂

I just did it all once I arrived as had to show visa stamps and other stuff that proved I was in the country I was applying from.

Cheers guys :)

@Andi **********

thanks for your advice here :) you've been very helpful.

I keep seeing reels and shorts of little skirmishes happening at the border so it looks like tensions may still be a bit high and I'm guessing the borders are still closed. You can probably get a flight however as that isn't

@John ********

I paid on Monday and my interview is next Friday that's literally 9 working days. Ide rather come to a country where I can speak the language also.

I don't think it's gone that badly tbh. Either way should be home Friday next week 🙏

I appreciate your insight however so thankyou.

@Paul ********

I've been to Vietnam and Malaysia etc. had way more fun here in Laos than I did there lol. Perspectives vary

Tomorrow off to vang vieng for a few days while I wait. That will be even better.

I can speak near fluent Thai so being able to actually speak to people here (laotian is isaan and very similar to Thai) has made a huge difference...such as this amazing night we had two nights ago with the locals lol. I'm just super home sick and want to get back to rawai.

In high sight if ide gone to Vietnam or something for it ide probably be home by now however.

@John ********

because an interview could be the difference between you getting rejected over incorrectly understood paperwork evidence or getting the visa. It's worth the extra wait

AuthenticPassionfruit644 I offered to pay for an earlier appt and they said that isn't an option and did it for free. Whereas I agree with you re: se Asia corruption my experience in Laos has been quite the opposite.

One of the best things about SE Asia in the entire several years I've lived out here is politeness and good manners often go a very long way. UK would have been like "computer says no" 🤣🙏♥️