At one time, getting a Thai visa in Southeast Asia was straightforward. You’d do a border run to a neighboring country, walk into a consulate or embassy in Laos, Malaysia, or Vietnam, and make your application.
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At one time, getting a Thai visa in Southeast Asia was straightforward. You’d do a border run to a neighboring country, walk into a consulate or embassy in Laos, Malaysia, or Vietnam, and make your application. In the good old days, you’d be done in time for a tipple by the Mekong River come evening.
However, the digital era continues to change things. In recent years many consulates have changed to an appointment-based system whereby you have to book an appointment online prior to your visa run.
Now, several Thai consulates across the region are shifting to online-only e-visa applications, while others still offer traditional paper-based applications but with online appointments.
Here’s a detailed guide on which consulates are transitioning to e-visa, which still require appointments, and which allow walk-in applications, so that you don’t spend a wasted trip across the border.
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