Can I get a Lao visa on arrival when crossing the border from Vietnam at Bo Y / Phou Keua?

5/16/2015 3:19:36 PM

YES.

I got one there yesterday afternoon between about 4.30pm and 5pm.

There were no extra fees or bribes over the standard fee which, for an Australian, was $30.

There were two forms, one large and one small. It was very quick as I was the only non-local. Everybody else crossing was Vietnamese and didn’t need a visa. The line getting out of Vietnam was slower. Again no fees or bribes there either.

Crossing the border on foot is not a problem.

5/15/2015 2:25:06 AM

On the website of the Lao embassy in Paris, you can find on the download page a document on the entry points into Laos. On this document, you can see for each entry point whether it delivers visas (“Visa à
l’arrivée”).

For the border post of Phou Kue (Attapeu)/ Beu Y (Quangtoum), the document says it delivers visas on arrival.

This seems authoritative, but there is no date on the document and the download page mentions a last update in January 2013, so I have no idea if this is still valid (the page from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not link to the right Lao embassy website).

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