@James *****

There's no way they would move the date forward. November 19 it is. If things don't go according to plan, it could be delayed. It certainly won't be earlier than that though.

Anonymous participant No, it's not a rumor. Everyone needs 500K in their account no matter where they apply. Supplying pay slips or tax returns is either a rumor or something some applicants have been asked for at a small number of consulates in western countries only.

Pay slips generally aren't required. You need 500K deposited into your bank account. For most consulates, it's fine to have that recently deposited or transferred. For Laos and Malaysia, it needs to be at least 3 months (I don't know whether anything changes with respect to Malaysia now that they're on the e-visa system).

@Chris ********

Seems to be the norm now. All recent reviews have mentioned how they submitted in the morning before 1130, came back to make payment around 4pm then they could only pick up their passports at 4pm the following day.

@Tod ********

I am talking about the Vietnam e-visa. I was already in Vietnam with a visa on arrival by the time the e-visa was finally approved. The e-visa was useless to me due to the extended processing time resulting from not having my middle name in the system the first time round.

Considering my visa on arrival was valid for 30 days single entry and the e-visa for only 27 days (as it came through I think it was 3 days after I entered the country) it's quite obvious that I would ignore the e-visa as I can't have 2 visas at the same time.

The point of this story was to let Ivan know that generally, certainly in my experience, Vietnam lets you make changes if you make a mistake with your name. However, they will drag out the processing time if that happens.

Did they ask you any questions when you were handing in your documents? What did they specifically look for the most? I understand they want to check that your current account balance is at least 500,000 Baht by you logging into your banking application?

@Piergianni *****

3pm? I thought it was 4pm

@Wannikea ********

Meaning if you leave Thailand within 97 days of entry without doing a report you'll be fine. As long as you're leaving every 90 days or so.

@Vitaly *******

LTR isn't exempt. Only that they need to do them once a year.

I messaged Vientiane about when they will transition to the e-visa system. They replied "no date yet" but they will provide updates via their Facebook page and consular website. Presumably, Savannakhet will immediately follow the lead of Vientiane.

I suspect they will transition in late November or December, but they probably won't make an announcement until like a week before they go live.