Thanks for clarifying. So people who avoid making the trip for a new extension during the amnesty, will still be fined for overstaying, if they wait until the crisis is over? Of course, doing your Extension now should be easy as all the tourists and 90 day reporters will not be there!
If it's due on 12 April you might get away with doing it by mail. Technically you're supposed to mail it in 15 days before it's due, but in my experience you can get away with a warning stamp telling you to do this "next time". Might be worth the risk.
You would think that the dependents of the work permit holder would be allowed to enter, to keep the family together. Hopefully the OP will post here when they find out.
A Lao e-visa is a printed email confirmation. Applying online is easy although copy of passport and photo have to be uploaded. Then it takes up to 5 days to process.
I fear this may be off topic, but my British 5 year old son is flying from Bangkok to Pakse tomorrow and was going to get a Lao VOA at Pakse Airport. He will be with his Lao mother. I'm hoping they will let him in!