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Friendship Bridge

Post by kakariki » April 25, 2022, 7:35 pm

I'm just wondering what the latest procedure is for visiting the duty free shops on the Friendship bridge for a tourist visa falang and Thai partner. You leave Thailand, but not actually enter Laos I think. I went there 12 years ago and was able to take my car across for 30 thb. Thanks



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Re: Friendship Bridge

Post by sometimewoodworker » April 25, 2022, 7:40 pm

kakariki wrote:
April 25, 2022, 7:35 pm
I'm just wondering what the latest procedure is for visiting the duty free shops on the Friendship bridge for a tourist visa falang and Thai partner. You leave Thailand, but not actually enter Laos I think. I went there 12 years ago and was able to take my car across for 30 thb. Thanks
At the moment no land border is open to a falang. Some borders allow Thai, Lao, Cambodian, Malay citizen to cross
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Re: Friendship Bridge

Post by tamada » April 25, 2022, 7:55 pm

I think I read something on the big forum that falang individuals aren't allowed to cross the bridges to Laos at the moment but if you are part of a tour group, you can? Maybe some enterprising tourist businesses can arrange for a group of one or two?

As for the duty free shops, not sure if they are up and running due to the long closures.
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Re: Friendship Bridge

Post by deankham » April 25, 2022, 8:34 pm

Posting under the influence...self moderated with a hangover

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