@Tay *****

only listening and reading. No speaking and writing needed at all! It is a joke though to be honest. But they want it. So we do it

You do not need it in Laos. Only here when you get your work permit. I have just been through this. Bu the Toeic is required for us. Painful. But no need for it for this first step in Laos. Here in bKK they are full of it!

A never ending ordeal. I have been at it already since September. So over it already.

But it will be worth it once it is all done

I am actually doing the trip in the next few days again. Sorting my non b out once and for all. Finally have all my paperwork. Well. Just waiting for the letter from labour.

I have done it. Flew there with Air Asia. Booked a very nice hotel through Booking.com. organised an airport pickup through the hotel. Then had them take me to the consulate there. They dropped me off. I went and stood in the queue. Waited about an hour. Handed in my passport and paperwork. All done. Collected the following afternoon. It is less stressful than going in the minivan for sure

Yes. Only KL refusing

At this point I would not lie and say no. But when I did go an cancel my visa 2 months ago. I was in and out within 10 minutes.

But the past 2 weeks have been chaos there. So if you do go. Get there very very early. Put something in the queue to save your spot and go for coffee. Then you will get in and out quickly. But to be safe. Book an afternoon flight.

The good thing is that the queue for cancelling visas is very short. N2 queue. Not many people there.

Wish you luck

That place is just getting busier by the day

I was there for opening. I had all copies required. Copy of photo page and all pages related to that visa.

I would suggest going early. I wad there on Tuesday. And it was chaos there. Took them over an hour to give people their numbers

No. Must be done at Chaeng wattana. It is a new thing they have demanded. If you do jot do this, it will affect any future visas you want to obtain