@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.

@Ker ****

Okay, but it really shouldn’t make any practical difference as long as all three of you are eligible for the 60-day visa exemption when entering Thailand. People from Laos have the same rights in this regard as travellers from Europe, the US, Australia, etc. The only real limitation is how many consecutive entries you make and how long you stay in Thailand in total within a rolling period. The calendar year has no relevance to this.

@Ker ****

There is no limitation of “two entries per year.” The restriction applies only to two consecutive entries — the so-called border bounces used to prolong a continuous stay without returning home. If you enter for shorter visits and then return to your home country in between, there is still no formal numerical limit. The only boundary is the point at which the immigration officer you face decides that your pattern no longer reflects ordinary tourism and instead attempts to use short-term entry rules as a substitute for a long-term stay in Thailand.

Fees vary somewhat between embassies, but most sit around 10,000-12,000 baht in local currency. A DTV can only be applied for at an embassy or consulate outside Thailand. You can prepare the application while in Thailand, but at the moment you actually submit it, you must be physically within the jurisdiction of the embassy/consulate you’re applying through.

@Ker ****

Any border, there’s no restrictions on border runs as long as you have a valid visa, but citizen from Laos might enter Thailand on a 60 days visa exemption without any visa.

@Alexandr ****

You are formally required to show that the funds have been on the account for two months before you apply each year. Some immigration offices require three months, but otherwise the funds are free for use. Multiple re-entry permit is 3800 baht.

@Alexandr ****

Yes, after the introduction of the e-visa system all embassies gradually stopped issuing Non-O visas with multiple entries, and this has not been possible at all this year. When you apply for a one-year extension of stay in Thailand, you simply obtain a multiple re-entry permit from Immigration. With that permit, you can enter and exit the country as you wish.

There is generally no seasoning requirement when applying for a Non-O visa based on either retirement or marriage; the two-month seasoning rule applies only to extensions of stay processed inside Thailand. Under the current e-visa system, however, Non-O visas are unfortunately issued as single-entry only.

Multiple entries are, as the description states, built into the visa itself.