Visa / VOA Info for Cambodia
Nov 17, 2015, 2:36 am
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It's pretty clear what they're called.
Nov 17, 2015, 9:00 am
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Nov 17, 2015, 11:11 pm
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They're super aggressive & a huge pain in the *ss. If you walk a km you'll be yelled the offer at least 50X. They'll even ask you after they saw you turn down 10 other tuk tuks. I crank up the earphones if walking anywhere. They make Indian Tailors in Phuket look good by comparison !
Nov 20, 2015, 5:12 am
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They're super aggressive & a huge pain in the *ss. If you walk a km you'll be yelled the offer at least 50X. They'll even ask you after they saw you turn down 10 other tuk tuks. I crank up the earphones if walking anywhere. They make Indian Tailors in Phuket look good by comparison !
A friend walks down the street with his car keys jingling in hand every time he walks through a gauntlet. That is the only thing that seems to register.
Nov 24, 2015, 9:46 pm
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Anyway thank goodness we don't have to walk down the street hearing "remorque! remorque! remorque!"
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Dec 14, 2015, 4:20 am
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Well, decided to go with e-visa this time. Last year wait/processing time was 30 min and I hope to cut that to 5 min now.
The e-visa came with following instructions, which are self-explanatory. Question - is there anything below which different with the reality at REP?
Do I understand correctly that I won't need any more passport photos to carry and anything to pay at the counter?
The e-visa came with following instructions, which are self-explanatory. Question - is there anything below which different with the reality at REP?
Do I understand correctly that I won't need any more passport photos to carry and anything to pay at the counter?
n guy at REP asked for "tips". I did not know what to do (having never been to the country before). Had a few 1$ bills and gave them. He got hyper excited.Till then he kept fudging with my passport....and I was getting a little worried.
Ironically, we saw a huge road sign "say NO to corruption"....below the sign was a police dude taking money from like every other car / moto, etc..
THe people were simply taking out cash from their wallet as soon as the guy stopped them.
Dec 14, 2015, 6:04 am
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Top to bottom it's a pay to play scenario.
Dec 14, 2015, 2:29 pm
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Worst case, you can give them exactly 1$. (they will take any amount).
On our way back...luckily the guy did not ask for money. However, he was pi$$ed beyond imagination and made sure everyone in our line knew about it..
These were the worst people we met in Cambodia.
Every other interaction with people there was so amazing!
It is a very friendly place!!!
Dec 14, 2015, 5:18 pm
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In another thread (IIRC) someone posted that they made the mistake of withdrawing local currency from ATM had a hard time using it.
Local currency is basically used as change for less than a dollar @:-) At least in the capital.
Dec 17, 2015, 5:40 am
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Yes, essentially every price is in USD. And you get change for small amounts in the local currency. I was told that the ATMs still dispense USD.
As for visas...my little Lao Airlines flight yesterday arrived just after full K6 flights from ICN and SGN. So the immigration hall had a lot of people in it. I did the eVisa and was able to walk right up to the passport control desk. Since everyone else was filling out VOA forms and getting in the line to have those processed I felt like doing it in advance was well worthwhile. I had to wait a couple of minutes for my luggage but I was the first person out of the airport. No one asked me for a bribe.
As for visas...my little Lao Airlines flight yesterday arrived just after full K6 flights from ICN and SGN. So the immigration hall had a lot of people in it. I did the eVisa and was able to walk right up to the passport control desk. Since everyone else was filling out VOA forms and getting in the line to have those processed I felt like doing it in advance was well worthwhile. I had to wait a couple of minutes for my luggage but I was the first person out of the airport. No one asked me for a bribe.
Dec 17, 2015, 7:54 pm
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Yes, essentially every price is in USD. And you get change for small amounts in the local currency. I was told that the ATMs still dispense USD.
As for visas...my little Lao Airlines flight yesterday arrived just after full K6 flights from ICN and SGN. So the immigration hall had a lot of people in it. I did the eVisa and was able to walk right up to the passport control desk. Since everyone else was filling out VOA forms and getting in the line to have those processed I felt like doing it in advance was well worthwhile. I had to wait a couple of minutes for my luggage but I was the first person out of the airport. No one asked me for a bribe.
As for visas...my little Lao Airlines flight yesterday arrived just after full K6 flights from ICN and SGN. So the immigration hall had a lot of people in it. I did the eVisa and was able to walk right up to the passport control desk. Since everyone else was filling out VOA forms and getting in the line to have those processed I felt like doing it in advance was well worthwhile. I had to wait a couple of minutes for my luggage but I was the first person out of the airport. No one asked me for a bribe.
Dec 18, 2015, 6:14 pm
#165
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There will be a foreign transaction withdrawal fee by your debit card issuer ( unless you use one on the few banks or credit unions which do not charge or reimburse the fee) and most likely another transaction fee by ATM bank in Cambodia.