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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 6:31 am
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Originally Posted by tmac100
As I am in BKK, I will just apply at the Viet Nam Embassy here and get the visa. That way, I will have it without needing any letters nor having any
uncertainty when I leave Laos on a bus heading for the VN border. That was what I needed - information on getting a visa when travelling BY BUS from Laos to VN.

Thanks for the discussion...
Your visa will start on the day you tell the embassy you will enter, regardless if you actually enter on that day. So play your trip accordingly as many people get hung up in interesting parts of Laos and wind up losing a week or so on their Vietnam visa.
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