Visas and border crossings forum

Hi All,

I've tried reading through numerous threads regarding this but it's all a bit confusing/conflicting plus a lot of them are for shorter trips. I have seen all visa sticky's too, just want reassurance I suppose...

This is what my itinerary is looking like so far (I'm going to do about 5 and a half months):

-Flying in to Bangkok from London on a UK passport & plan to travel 2 months in Thailand (so I will get a 60 day visa from Thai Embassy in London)

-Then on to Malaysia overland, crossing from Koh Lipe on to Palau Langkawi. Am I correct in assuming you get a free 90 day visa on arrival?

-From here I'll be travelling to Singapore, probably spending 2/3 weeks in Malaysia and a day or 2 in Singapore (Is Singapore counted as being in Malaysia? Slightly confused on this).

-From Singapore I'll fly to Jakarta travelling through until I get to Bali. I'll be spending a minimum of 1 month in Indonesia. I need some advice regarding Indonesian visa's.

-From Bali, ideally I want to fly from Denpasar to Vietnam ( Hanoi ) however I can't seem to find a direct flight? I was told AirAsia would but on the website, it isn't giving me the option. Is there a (safe) airline that goes direct? If not, somtam2000 has advised me to get a JetStar flight from Bali to Singapore then a Tiger Air flight to Hanoi.

-When I am in Vietnam, I will land from Bali (I hope) or wherever else is possible. I'm aware I need to get a visa prior to landing, is there a place in Bali to get a visa? I can always get one when I'm in Jakarta however I won't be travelling to Vietnam until at least 60days from the date of issue. Would this be a problem as someone has mentioned to me that they run from when they are issued??

- I'll travel from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City in about 15 days and will go from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia. Where is the best place to get the visa for this? Can I just turn up at a border and be issued with one?

-Once in Cambodia, I'll head up to Laos from Phnom Penh. I'm good to get a 30 day visa on arrival right? I'll stay here 20 something days.

-From Laos, I'll head to Bangkok. I'll need to book a return flight to the UK so I'll probably do this whilst in Laos.

My main issue is the whole 'proof of onward travel' thing? I plan to get a one way ticket from the UK to Bangkok so I know this could be tricky. Any advise on this? I'll be flying from Singapore to Indonesia and then another flight from Indonesia to Vietnam but would one of these count if they are booked in advance as the departure date would be past the Thai visa allowance?

Also, does anyone have a rough estimate in GBP how much all visa's would cost?

Apologies for how long this thread is, just wanted to give as much info as possible...