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Visaa's
VISA's
Lots of people get confused about Visa's. Most countries will require a visa to enter, and the price, length of stay allowed etc will depend on your nationality, & their agreements with your country. So check on the countries immigration website before you go and find out what visa you need for that country. If you are like me, travelling slowly, when and where you want, you dont need to get lots of visa's in advance. Just get them as you need them.
Each capitol city will have an embassy representing the country you want to go to. Usually the Visa dept opens 9am-12,
Go early, fill in your forms and collect your passport after a couple of days, sometimes quicker if you pay more. Some countries you can do it online too! Some offer Single Entry of Multiple Entry so you can leave & come back.
If you are European You should be similar to the examples below, but do check out immigration websites for yourself
My Sample travel Route
China >>>>>Nepal>>>>>India>>>>>Singapore>>>>Malaysia>>>>
Thailand>>>>Myanmar>>>Thailand>>>Laos>>>Vietnam>>>Cambodia>>>
Thailand>>>
Each capitol city will have an embassy representing the country you want to go to. Usually the Visa dept opens 9am-12,
Go early, fill in your forms and collect your passport after a couple of days, sometimes quicker if you pay more. Some countries you can do it online too! Some offer Single Entry of Multiple Entry so you can leave & come back.
If you are European You should be similar to the examples below, but do check out immigration websites for yourself
My Sample travel Route
China >>>>>Nepal>>>>>India>>>>>Singapore>>>>Malaysia>>>>
Thailand>>>>Myanmar>>>Thailand>>>Laos>>>Vietnam>>>Cambodia>>>
Thailand>>>
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China
As this was our 1st country we got the Chinese Visa at our local Chinese Embassy. You should be able to get yours at whichever embassy is nearest you. Whether in Hanoi, Bangkok or wherever. Do be careful if you are planning on going to Hong Kong. Once you leave mainland China, if you are travelling on a single entry visa, you will be stamped out of China and your visa will be all used up. So either make Hong Kong your first or last stop in China, or have a Multi-entry Visa, otherwise you will have to get another visa in Hong Kong to go back to China! Nepal
You can get on arrival, staying up to 90 days I arrived from Tibet and got my Visa on arrival at the border.
India
I Needed a visa before i arrived, so this was done in Kathmandu were we got a 3month visa. We arrived overland from Nepal through Sunauli Singapore
Entitled to 30 free days on arrival so no visa needed for us! |
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Malaysia
Another easy one, As tourists we were entitled to 90 days visa free on arrival, each time you leave and come back = another 90days
Another easy one, As tourists we were entitled to 90 days visa free on arrival, each time you leave and come back = another 90days
Thailand
Thailand will allow 30 days visa free if you fly in or 15 days if you arrive by land. We Decided to get a 3 month visa so we could take our time and not worry about leaving and coming back or whatever. We got our visa in Kuala lumpur and arrived a couple weeks later from Langkawi, Malaysia by boat.
Thailand will allow 30 days visa free if you fly in or 15 days if you arrive by land. We Decided to get a 3 month visa so we could take our time and not worry about leaving and coming back or whatever. We got our visa in Kuala lumpur and arrived a couple weeks later from Langkawi, Malaysia by boat.
Myanmar
While in Thailand we decided to go to Myanmar, so we went down to the Burmese embassy, the max length we could get was 28 days. Filled in our forms on a Mon collected the passports on wed all ready to go!
While in Thailand we decided to go to Myanmar, so we went down to the Burmese embassy, the max length we could get was 28 days. Filled in our forms on a Mon collected the passports on wed all ready to go!
Thailand
We flew back to Thailand so we got 30 days visa free on arrival :)
We flew back to Thailand so we got 30 days visa free on arrival :)
Laos
A Visa on arrival is available at all major border crossings and at the Airport. We arrived from Nong Khai(Thailand) on our way to Vientiane another major border crossing from Thailand is Chiang Khong / Huay Xai. We paid $35 for a 30day Visa but price can vary a few dollars depending on your nationality.
A Visa on arrival is available at all major border crossings and at the Airport. We arrived from Nong Khai(Thailand) on our way to Vientiane another major border crossing from Thailand is Chiang Khong / Huay Xai. We paid $35 for a 30day Visa but price can vary a few dollars depending on your nationality.
Vietnam
To enter Vietnam you'll need a visa before you arrive. We got our Vietnamese visa in Vientiane, the Lao capitol. You can do the same in Phnom Penh or Bangkok. If you are flying into Vietnam you can arrange a Visa on arrival BUT you must apply for the Visa on arrival online and follow their instructions.
To enter Vietnam you'll need a visa before you arrive. We got our Vietnamese visa in Vientiane, the Lao capitol. You can do the same in Phnom Penh or Bangkok. If you are flying into Vietnam you can arrange a Visa on arrival BUT you must apply for the Visa on arrival online and follow their instructions.
Cambodia
30 day Visa available on arrival for around $20 at all major border crossings and at the airport
30 day Visa available on arrival for around $20 at all major border crossings and at the airport
Thailand
Coming back to Thailand by bus from Cambodia we received 15 days visa free
Coming back to Thailand by bus from Cambodia we received 15 days visa free
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