I am going to Thailand about March 08, heading into Bangkok for a week or so then up to Chaing Mai, then into laos, vietnam and cambodia then back into Thailand.
What is the best visas to get, as I know you can get a 60 day visa for Thailand but not sure if they will be enough to cover entry into Thailand and back into Thailand after doing laos/Viet/Camb etc.
Also can you get visas for laos/Vietnam/and Cambodia or the borders ?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Reply to this Don't get suckered into buying a Visa for Laos beforehand!!!! I did! I crossed from Thailand (Chiang Khong) into Laos with my "prepaid" visa. I couldn't get accurate info from other travellers, travel agencies or my guidebook (everyone seemed convinced to get it beforehand). The travel agency in Chiang Khong said it can take hours at the border and I may miss my slowboat... This was not true. We crossed the border around 9am and had plenty of time to chill out before the slow boat left at 11am. Immigration was a simple process and definitely not busy. You'll just need a passport pic and US$ (can't remember how much it was for most nationalities...Canadians paid $42, which is the most expensive for some reason).
Vietnam, I'm pretty sure you do need to get this one beforehand but not 100%- you can do it from home, or anywhere in Thailand or Laos. You have to know the exact dates you're entering though. If you want to save some money, it takes 3 or 4 days to process (and you have to leave your passport with some sketchy travel agency...oh, that makes you feel VERY comfortable).
Cambodia - I flew into Cambodia and got the Visa at the border for $20. Not sure if this is the case if you go via land. That said, the roads SUCK in Cambodia, so flying can be a great option and there are some pretty cheap flights.
Hope that helps,
Em
Reply to this I think, when you are in Thailand, you can make your visa for entry the next country, normal, it take 2 or 3working days. Such as, the next country is Vietnam, make visa vietnam in Vietnamese Embassy in Thai, when you are in Vietnam, it's easy to make visa to Lao and Cambodia, it's 1days for each visa. Good luck to you
Reply to this It depends on your nationality. If you're Swedish then I think you don't need a visa to visit Vietnam for a period of less than 15 days (since you'll crush my head if it turns out you need 1, so check this before you travel :D). Otherwise, you can easily apply for a Vietnamese visa in Thailand. That should be easy.
Reply to this You shouldnt need to get a visa for thailand beforehand, depending on how long you're going to be there for. Most nationalities can get a free of charge visa exemption stamp in their passport that lasts for 30 days. The official line is that to get this you need to have an onward plane ticket within 30 days to be eligible but this is not always inforced. Mainly the people who inforce it are the airlines who just wont let you fly to Thailand if you dont have the onward ticket because they will be responsible for flying you back again if thailand refuses you. Many people dont get asked to show anything, we didnt and we flew in on Thai air.bHowever, I've heard that they are becoming a bit stricter...
You are able to get 3 visa exempt stamps in 180 days, so that would suit your plans. You can get them on any border and most people extend their stay by doing a border run, literally just popping into burma or elsewhere for an hour or two. If you want to stay longer than that, then get the 2 month visa, and extend it to 3 months when you're in the country, but I'm pretty sure that the 2 month visa is single entry.
Hope this helps
Kate
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