Border crossing from China

Thorn Tree forumCountry forumsSouth-East Asia MainlandLaos
Enter custom title (optional)
This topic is locked
Last reply was
1.0k
…
Send as an e-mail
Send as an e-mail
redguy
redguy

Hello there!

My question is a practical issue.

I will be crossing the border into Laos coming from China by bus from Jinghong.

Is it possible to pay the visa fee in the Chinese currency or will they want dollars/euros?

How much is a visa for a Dutch passport?

I'm guessing it is possible to exchange money on the border?

Thanks!

View last reply
Report
1
Captain_Bob
Captain_Bob

^Wrong info. Laos visa on arrival is available at the border. Payable in RMB or $.

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report
2
brax
brax

Hi,

Not the first strange post from No1. Yes Cap'n is correct here.

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report
3
redguy
redguy

Thanks for the info!

I could, indeed, have gone to the Lao embassy in my country, but I knew the visa is available at the border. And the easy solution counts... :-)

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report
4
herbie47
herbie47

Should be US$35. Not sure about chinese currency probably but at a bad exchange rate. Take a passport photo with you. Exchanging money at border is usually a poor rate and watch out for scams, I would use US$s if you have any until you get to a town with a bank. Or use an ATM if you have a debit card.

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report
5
cmburns
cmburns

Of course The Captain has it right!
#1 is just a tout for a visa service company that has posted 30 visa related posts, many that make no sense, or are simply wrong. He signed up today and is probably trying to establish credibility to avoid getting booted again. Feel free to report him.

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report
6
brax
brax

Hi,

So marilynkate is a guy? Not doubting you CMB but seems wrong.

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report
7
cmburns
cmburns

Maybe not, just guessing. This is the third, or maybe forth day this week, different IDs but always about 30 posts in just an hour or so, and either touting evietnamvisa.com or just dumb answers to old visa questions.
Well, the dumb answer that was at # 1 is now gone and The Captain is now #1 and of course has good advice.

Edited by: CMBurns

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report
8
Captain_Bob
Captain_Bob

marilynkate seems to be gone entirely. posts deleted.

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report
9
choudoufu
choudoufu

been a few years since i crossed there, but as i recall you could change money with
the ladies at the border. rate wasn't that bad. you can also change at many of the
hotels (not at the bank) in mohan.
.
bus will probably stop at the first town/village in laos. a few km in, this was more like
a tiny free-trade zone near the new casino. rmb was accepted in the shops. heard
the casino closed? maybe out of date then.
.
take more than exact fare for the visa. immigration guys like to supplement their
income with extra charges.....$1 weekend fee, $1 overtime fee, $1 health form fee,
$1 western passport fee, $1 gimmeesecondithinkofsomething fee.....

Copy and paste the url below to share the link.
Permalink to this post
Report

This topic has been locked by a moderator.

Pro tip
Lonely Planet
trusted partner