Originally Posted by
Steve007NY
We are flying into VTE from BKK on Lao airlines, with a one hour connection for a flight (same aircraft I believe) to Luang Prabang. If we arrive with our visa forms filled out an appropriate photos, carrying US passports, Will we have time to have our visa issued and clear immigration/customs. Again, Our bags will be checked through to LP. We leave in just over two weeks, and the surcharges for expedited visas look like they would run $300 or so for the two of us so obviously, a visa on arrival is much preferred.
Anyone have recent experience with visa on arrival at VTE?
It's been awhile since I've done the VOA in VTE but it's a bigger airport than LPQ and you'll be hard pressed to check in for your dom flight in time.
Having said that it's likely you'll experience a delayed departure for the VTE-LPQ flight and won't have any problems.
Originally Posted by
glennaa11
I got my visa on arrival in LPQ a few years ago and there the process was fairly quick. I would guess things are probably similar at VTE. Are you sure you need to go through immigration and customs at VTE? It's possible that you may be able to do that at your ultimate destination of LPQ instead. But I freely admit I don't know that is the case for sure. Both airports are small, LPQ is tiny.
Pax arriving in Laos need to go through immigration upon exiting the plane at their first destination so it's not possible to handle anything in LPQ.
LPQ is indeed tiny. During delayed departures I like to walk off the airport grounds and get an ice cold Beer Lao. Or two. Or three. Then, when i see my plane land, I can go back into the terminal.
