Koh Kong border or Pailin?

[wilscoop]

From Cambodia, which border is smoother: Koh Kong or Pailin?

 

Also, will my Vietnamese travel buddy need 20,000 thb + an onward ticket? She has visited Thailand once before. We will have tourist visas.

 

Thank you

Edited November 1, 2017 by wilscoop

[ubonjoe]

Both are about equal.

If you a valid visa for entry there is no requirement for a return or onward ticket. It is unlikely she will be asked to show the equivalent of 20k baht but it would be wise to have it incase asked. 

[wilscoop]

Thank you, Joe. Is the requirement 10,000 baht per person?

[phuketrichard]

Both very easy to cross into Thailand , ( used them both)  Palin gets MUCH less tourists and closer to PP ( about 6-7 hours by car via Battambang)

KK is about 2 1/2 hours from SNV

with Thai visas they wont ask for money or anything. 

[JackThompson]

54 minutes ago, wilscoop said:

Thank you, Joe. Is the requirement 10,000 baht per person?

10K is for Visa-Exempt entry.

But you said ...

12 hours ago, wilscoop said:

...We will have tourist visas.

... which I assume you purchased at a Thai consulate abroad.  The requirement for entering with a visa is 20K worth of cash or travelers checks per-person.  In general, it is unlikely you will be asked to show it, if the person entering does not have a longer-stay history in Thailand - especially at those crossings.

 

Please post your Vietnamese friend's experience when entering to this thread, as we have fewer reports for this.

[wilscoop]

My Vietnamese companion has been denied a Thai tourist visa [no luck with local Cambodian agents].

 

So, unless anyone has any constructive suggestions, Thailand is now almost certainly off the table. We will have to spend our tourist dollars elsewhere.

 

Thanks

[JackThompson]

4 hours ago, wilscoop said:

My Vietnamese companion has been denied a Thai tourist visa [no luck with local Cambodian agents]

The Cambodian consulate wants to see a bank-account with equivalent to $1K USD + a flight out - or would they simply not process a Tourist Visa for a Vietnamese citizen at all?

 

If the latter is the case, perhaps the consulate in HCMC would do one for a national of Vietnam? 

(though still need air tickets, bank-acct statement, etc)

[Bullie]

They say Laos is very beautiful this time of year. And anyway, Thailand is way overrated.

[wilscoop]

Thanks for your input, JackThompson/Bullie. Agree about Laos.

 

My understanding is the authorities just would not process a visa for a Vietnamese citizen at all. Alas, we've tried the consulate in HCMC and been stonewalled before.