Rob4 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 We are going to get into Koh Kong border. The bus company said the driver will collect our passports for the visa and do it for us when arriving. They said we can ask to do it by our own and show our passport to IO, and have to decide before arrival. Is there advantage/disadvantage letting them do so? (Risk of failure) Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Do it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Let them do it, its tried and tested and probably done daily, also there's a bung to allow you to come back to Thailand the same day. Just check when going to Thailand arrival desk that if you have a visa the number is on your arrival card otherwise you'll only get 30 days. Ignore if not a visa run back to Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: Let them do it, its tried and tested and probably done daily, also there's a bung to allow you to come back to Thailand the same day. Just check when going to Thailand arrival desk that if you have a visa the number is on your arrival card otherwise you'll only get 30 days. Ignore if not a visa run back to Thailand He is coming into Thailand from Cambodia obtaining visa exempt stamp. He did not make it clear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob4 Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Mmm.. not clear. one said let them the other day do not. we are coming from Cambodia , visa exempt 30 days, not a visa run, just have a passport with 2 SETV(2018) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, Rob4 said: Mmm.. not clear. one said let them the other day do not. we are coming from Cambodia , visa exempt 30 days, not a visa run, just have a passport with 2 SETV(2018) . Well the second poster knows that now. He didn't from your op. Which was completely ambiguous. Perhaps he didn't read your previous 4/5 threads on your journey. You have been given good advice from many in those threads. Lot of which you skipped or complained about. Even your trip from kampot to border you had good advice (from others) ..Might add it did not include sihanoukville. Anyway the bus your on will drop you border. Then change. That company doing it (getting stamp) for you or doing it yourself is up to you. Then you have huge trip to bkk. I would have good kampot to trat. About 6+ hours. Then next day trat to bkk also 6+. That was also suggested in couple previous threads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 When I did it I handed my passport to the driver and went away to look at duty free shopping, and grab a cold Angkor Beer, it was hot and dusty and that seemed like a much easier thing to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 op i am not sure what you are doing, are you doing a quick in/out from and back to Thailand, if so the driver can do you Cambodian entry, you have to do the Thai entry, or are you entering Thailand from Cambodia, if so you need to do the Thai entry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 26 minutes ago, steve187 said: op i am not sure what you are doing, are you doing a quick in/out from and back to Thailand 12 hours ago, Rob4 said: we are coming from Cambodia , visa exempt 30 days, not a visa run, just have a passport with 2 SETV(2018) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 30 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: 12 hours ago, Rob4 said: Mmm.. not clear. one said let them the other day do not. we are coming from Cambodia , visa exempt 30 days, not a visa run, just have a passport with 2 SETV(2018) . i missed this post, so in that case you will have to deal with Thai immigration as they require a photo to be taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob4 Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 So I thought I will tell you how it went. 1. Cambodia visa office (leaving the country) is hell. Many people, every guy spend 15 (!!) minutes to only leave this fck country, they work slow they are stupid, they take photos and fingers and what’s not. They took bribe 10usd from my gf from Vietnam only to leave their country. 2. You walk to the Thai border- a new world. Quite, organize, no problems no questions, smiles and your are in. Some more bribe inside to the Cambodian who carry your bags. Bus right to Bangkok(happy I did that) Thats it. Cambodia is awful. Thailand is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Rob4 said: Thats it. Cambodia is awful. Thailand is great. I found the opposite, Poipet looking for a 100bht bribe and slow, Vs AranyaPhatet looking for trouble and slow. Still, nobody forces us to travel, no wait Thailand forces me to travel every 90 days. Edited March 3, 2019 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) On 2/24/2019 at 4:38 PM, Rob4 said: The bus company said the driver will collect our passports for the visa and do it for us when arriving. I always wondered what happens if the driver disappears with everyone's passport? In view of all the 'running from scene of accident' stories. Edited March 3, 2019 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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