Yes free to use and formally its two prior to your next application, some immigrations require three months.

@Jake ****

its (60+30) + (60+7).

If you don’t have any recent extensive entry history, you should normally be able to travel without a visa. I recommend limiting your stay to 60 days -that is, using the 60 day visa exempt entry without applying for the 30 day local extension- before travelling to a neighbouring country and staying there a few days before re-entering Thailand. You must be able to show an onward ticket (or a return ticket home) within the 60 days you are stamped in for at each entry into Thailand.

@Viktoria ********

Sorry, I have no specific overview of Mukdahan. You can post a question in the group and see whether any members have more detailed knowledge. I would assume things will gradually normalise, and the visa process in both Vientiane and Savannakhet is generally still reported to work very smoothly.

@Viktoria ********

I don’t have a complete overview, but from what I understand, all of the land border checkpoints were effectively closed for a period, and they weren’t even allowing people with METVs to cross. The most recent updates indicate that Chiang Rai at Chiang Khong and Nong Khai are now allowing travellers with valid visas to pass.

@Julien ******

I have no clear answer to this. They have also been refusing people with visas for a while. It just seems to be a somewhat uncontrolled and unclear crackdown at the moment.

@Julien ******

Nope, this has been the case at several border checkpoints on both sides for a while.

Unfortunately, this has been an ongoing issue for some time. People have been denied and turned back in both directions at the land border crossings. I would recommend flying in and out instead — that works fine, and a Non-O visa application in Vientiane is generally very straightforward. You might manage to exit through one of the other border checkpoints, but the situation there has been inconsistent and quite chaotic lately.

@Tom ****

Ok thanks, I’m only referring to announced processing time at the embassy’s website.

The Thai embassy and consulate in Vietnam process visas quite fast. The announced general processing time in Ho Chi Minh City is five working days and in Hanoi, it's only 1-3 working days.