snikrep60
English expat in Laos
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About me
English
Lives in Muang Pakxan, Bolikhamxai
Registration: 15 March 2019
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Getting married in Laos by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in Laos or who are about to get married in Laos to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in Laos? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for a mixed couple ...
Hi I have been married for a similar amount of time and now hold an SP-B3. If your wife does the work and you are over 65 it is about $200 and not that difficult.The second time we it, I did not have to have cross the border, which made it even ... Read More
Money: a skewed sense of priorities? by Matt_2
Why is it that in Vietnam - a poor, underdeveloped country - there are so many restaurants, cafes etc? How is that the people here all seem to have an opinion about say Japanese food yet are virtually unable to reach the capital of their own country ...
Money should be a way to transfer goods and services. Sadly despite there being around $30,000 per head of population there is a small number of people who are dedicating their lives to accumulation way beyond need. For nations that still have a ... Read More
Money: a skewed sense of priorities? by Matt_2
Why is it that in Vietnam - a poor, underdeveloped country - there are so many restaurants, cafes etc? How is that the people here all seem to have an opinion about say Japanese food yet are virtually unable to reach the capital of their own country ...
I am even a bigger Luddite as my phone is a $25 Samsung, which has a button for making a video. Read More
Money: a skewed sense of priorities? by Matt_2
Why is it that in Vietnam - a poor, underdeveloped country - there are so many restaurants, cafes etc? How is that the people here all seem to have an opinion about say Japanese food yet are virtually unable to reach the capital of their own country ...
I completely agree. I have lived in Laos for the last 12 years, and it is just like Vietnam socially, but with 10% of Vietnam's population. As they are not that far from humble accommodation, a mat on the floor is no problem for them. The locals ... Read More
Spouse Visa by stumpy
It seems that the Lao Govt have at last agreed to a new spouse visa. The previous spouse visa was for expats coming to Laos to stay with family in Laos. No work allowed. The new visa allows work. The new visa is done in 3 parts. Spouse ...
It was posted in the Veintiane times, however when I tried to make a third trip in late December I was not allowed in. It turns out that it was for only three countries, which I cant remember, but it was not any of the western countries we come ... Read More
New members of the Laos forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Laos forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hi All I have been iv Laos for about 12 years now. I have lived in many places around the world and spent enough time in 6 of them to get paid work.The family runs a mixes organic farm in Pakxan which does not make much money , but keeps us ... Read More
Spouse Visa by stumpy
It seems that the Lao Govt have at last agreed to a new spouse visa. The previous spouse visa was for expats coming to Laos to stay with family in Laos. No work allowed. The new visa allows work. The new visa is done in 3 parts. Spouse ...
Stumpy I just asked RDK for the price of a visa for a person over 65 and married to a Laos, and RDK quoted me $550. I emailed to ask what the extra charges where for considering the govt charges are $200. They did not reply. and took down there ... Read More