@Steven **************

You can get a copy at any of 928 District Offices (878 Districts in the Provinces + 50 Districts of Bangkok Metropolis) throughout the country

You can also get an English version of it issued by the District Office (even Red-Stamped English version)

As for what you need exactly, at least your passport.... having your Thai wife go along will probably make things go smoothly as most documents are based on a Thai citizen's records per se....

You can get a copy at any of 928 District Offices (878 Districts in the Provinces + 50 Districts of Bangkok Metropolis) throughout the country of a คร.22 Registration of Family Status.

You can also get an English version of a คร.22 issued by the District Office (even Red-Stamped English version)

Anonymous participant I am also of the opinion that you can travel elsewhere during processing of any visa, but if the particular Thai Embassy/Consulate where you submit a Thai E-Visa application doesn't require specific residency documents, then travel to other countries would be fine too....

Thank you very much for your detailed report on your DTV and children's DTV's and the intervening travel during the processing of your DTV's

@Jack ******

In addition to the free visa promotion, those countries that have had permanent 15 days free visa exemption entry into Laos are: Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Japan. Those countries that have had permanent 30 days free visa exemption are: Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, and the 9 fellow ASEAN member countries

Perhaps your friend has a passport from the 5 visa waiver countries that would get 90 days stay? Or, perhaps they already had a Thai E-Visa from a Thai Embassy/Consulate?

@Jack ******

Yes, from 01 July 2024 to 31 December 2024, 8 European countries have free visa exemption entry into Laos for 15 days stay as part of a Visit Laos Tourism Year 2024 visa promotion. These 8 European countries are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

However, the Lao PDR government has not said one way or the other that they will continue this visa promotion or not in 2025....

@Luit ****************

As the DTV is a 5 Year Multiple Entry Visa and an Extension on a single DTV Entry would be for 180 days, it is unknown as of now and might be better off to not get an Extension, but just a Border Bounce to get a new 180 day Entry.... 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@Luit ****************

That's a good question!

@Morgan ******

The very first window everyone encounters when accessing the Thai E-Visa Website from anywhere is the following window where you have to affirmatively acknowledge by clicking "Acknowledge"

"...

It is important to note that you are only able to apply if you are currently not in Thailand.

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