Favorite Thing: Before you come to Laos, you should check with their entrance requirements to see if you can get a visa on arrival. To get a visa on arrival, your passport needs to have 6 months validity, 2 passport photos and $30 USD. You can also bring the equivalent amount in Thai Baht. The tourist visa is good for 15 days. If you want to stay longer in Laos, you should get a longer tourist visa at the Lao embassy-this usually is good for 30 days.
Be aware that there are only a few visa on arrival stations, so if you are coming by bus to Luang Prabang-you proabably should should get your visa before your arrival into the country. According to Laos' tourism website "The Department of Immigration in Vientiane will only extend tourist visas for one day. It is sometimes possible to get an extension for an additional 15 days by submitting an application through a tour agency. Foreigners who overstay in Laos risk arrest, and they will be fined $5 for each day upon departure."
For more information go the Lao Embassy's and lao tourism site website:
http://www.laoembassy.com/
http://www.visit-laos.com/before
/visas.htm
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on Aug 10, 2005
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