@Neil *****

Stuart wrote a long post about the visa types. I believe it's still pinned.

@Andrew ******

Yes anything you have found online is no longer applicable. Everything is done online now. You can apply online as soon as you arrive in Vietnam. But as Stuart said, no one knows what the processing time will be. It varies greatly from embassy to embassy. For example in London they process most in 2-3 days. In Paris they take 1-2 months. It's anyone's guess at this point.

@Jonathan ******

that part will be up the amphur. Each one has their own requirements. Some are trivially easy while some are actually impossible and won't do it at all. There are hundreds or thousands of amphur across Thailand and each gets to make their own rules

@Jonathan ******

I was honestly wondering the same thing

@Jack ****

Someone else posted a couple months ago that the Chiang Rai immigration office refused to let them even apply for the marriage visa after they had all the requirements. Impossible to know the full story, but you might want to look at alternatives.

@Detlef **********

I don't know where you get your information, but e-visa is the same in every Thai embassy in the world that has adopted the system. It is ALL online ONLY. You ARE NOT ALLOWED to go to the embassy. Only Thai citizens are allowed in the embassy after e-visa is adopted. The embassy even posted about it and clearly state that it is all done online. You need to get better sources of information.

@Jack ****

Why don't you just get the visa at the embassy in Laos and be done with it? Once you have the visa it should be easier to get the bank account.

I believe it's one night required in Laos but might be 2. Still a little unclear in that area.

But what does your yellow book have to do with you staying in Thailand? A yellow book doesn't give you any new rights you don't already have.

Just apply for the 30 day tourist extension from immigration if you wanted more time in Thailand.

@Detlef **********

what are you talking about? Both Thai embassies switched to e-visa a while ago. You aren't even allowed in the embassy anymore.

Check the website of the embassy you want to apply through. Each embassy handles the monetary requirements differently.

Check the website of the embassy you want to apply through. Each embassy has different processing times.