Just bear in mind that with the Cambodia option you will also have to pay $30 visa fee to enter Cambodia for 1 night

@Robert ******

Sure. The problem is that when the government's guidance is so unclear, it's hard to advise. The soundest advice to someone from a visa exempt country who is visiting for a meeting or conference is 'go ahead without a visa'. You may not advise that, but the vast majority of companies and international organisations will continue to advise their staff to enter without a visa (or prohibit them from getting one) until the government's position becomes clearer.

@Robert ******

you have to admit it's pretty ambiguous and contradictory. In effect, the Ministry of Labour defines meetings as not requiring a work permit, and thus you can participate in them on any visa. Immigration sees them as work and thus you need a Non-B (or F, in the government sector).

I can tell you that few international companies and organisations sponsor/allow their staff to get visas for short business trips to attend meetings. In fact, the large organisation that I work for more or less has an official policy that it will not sponsor visas for people from visa exempt countries on short business trips to Thailand.

See my comment further down this thread. If you work in Laos you can get an METV from the consulate in Vientiane

And btw... an METV allows you to cross the land border at Nong Khai as many times as you like, which makes flying to DMK much cheaper

To further double confirm, this is correct. I worked in Laos for 1 year and got an METV while working there. I was not a permanent resident. The consulate wanted to see a work contract, rental contract and little blue (or red) foreigner book which will get stapled into your passport when you work in Laos. It is very common for expats working in Vientiane to get METVs, because many go to Thailand regularly.

The border opens at 6am, but the re-entry permit office opens at 8. That's the source of the confusion!

If your flight lands at 9 it's highly unlikely you'll make it to the border by 10, which is when it closes.

@Louise *********

Then you do not need a visa at all for Thailand, you will get a 30-day visa exempt stamp when you arrive.

You do not need a visa for visits of up to 30 days on a UK passport. So will the main part of your trip to Thailand be less than 30 days?