Visas for Cambodia and Laos
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 112
Visas for Cambodia and Laos
We intended to get our visas when we arrived in the airports in Cambodia and Laos. We were recently told that it is better to complete forms on-line and obtain visas before leaving for Southeast Asia. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
#3
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 441
Just have your photo(s), passport and pen ready and it takes no time at all. (A lot of people seem to spend five minutes looking for their bits. If you are organised you are at the start of the queue) In Cambodia you fill in a form and hand your paperwork and money to an official sitting at one end of a line of similarly clad minions. Then stand at the other end. When everything is organised the person at that end holds up your passport. You collect it and leave. Simple. I can't remember what the procedure was at Laos but it was very painless.
#5
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 595
How many photos are needed for each countries' visa? We will be going to both Cambodia and Laos too in Feb. I have 1 photo left over from some other trip and if I only need 1 for Cambodia (which we visit first) then I'll assume I can get a photo taken in Cambodia for the Laos visa fir far less than the local Costco, where passport photos cost $6 for 2.
#6
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,984
You need one photo for Cambodia, three for Laos.
You can also download the visa application for various countries from the web and fill it out before you go. No scrambing for pens or trying to fill it out as the plane hits turbulence...
You can also download the visa application for various countries from the web and fill it out before you go. No scrambing for pens or trying to fill it out as the plane hits turbulence...
#12
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 32,984
Cambodia asks only for one.
Here is the Lao Embassy website for the US embassy:
www.laoembassy.com
And here are the visa requirements: (The fee has gone up since I was last there)
"Procedure (Updated on August 18, 2009)
l. Documentary requirements:
* Two application forms filled out in duplicate.
* Three recent photographs.
* a passport must have at least six months remaining validity.
* If applying by mail, enclose prepaid envelope for return of passport.
2. Visa fees.
* $ 50.00 - US citizens (including Service Charge)
* $ 57.00 - Canada citizens (including Service Charge)
* The fees must be paid by money order or certified check only
3. Validity of Visas.
* All types of visas are issued for one entry and must be used within two months of issue date.
4. The Length of Stay:
- 30 days from the date of entry and can be extended by the Laos Immigration office.
If you need more information please contact to the Consular office of the Lao Embassy at 9.00am-12.00 noon."
Here is the Lao Embassy website for the US embassy:
www.laoembassy.com
And here are the visa requirements: (The fee has gone up since I was last there)
"Procedure (Updated on August 18, 2009)
l. Documentary requirements:
* Two application forms filled out in duplicate.
* Three recent photographs.
* a passport must have at least six months remaining validity.
* If applying by mail, enclose prepaid envelope for return of passport.
2. Visa fees.
* $ 50.00 - US citizens (including Service Charge)
* $ 57.00 - Canada citizens (including Service Charge)
* The fees must be paid by money order or certified check only
3. Validity of Visas.
* All types of visas are issued for one entry and must be used within two months of issue date.
4. The Length of Stay:
- 30 days from the date of entry and can be extended by the Laos Immigration office.
If you need more information please contact to the Consular office of the Lao Embassy at 9.00am-12.00 noon."
#15
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 443
Hanuman and Kathie have posted information regarding btaining a visa before arrival, obtained at an embassy either in person or by mail. The op asked for information about visas ON ARRIVAl. It pays to read and answer the original post.
Visas obtained beforehand are also more expensive - not the much higher fees quoted by a previous poster to those required for a VOA. It is very easy to obtain a visa on arrival.
By the way, I re entered Lao yesterday. Not one of the pasengers requiring a visa was asked or more than one photo. It is always a good idea to carry a few spare photos anyway.
Visas obtained beforehand are also more expensive - not the much higher fees quoted by a previous poster to those required for a VOA. It is very easy to obtain a visa on arrival.
By the way, I re entered Lao yesterday. Not one of the pasengers requiring a visa was asked or more than one photo. It is always a good idea to carry a few spare photos anyway.
