I live pretty close to the Cambodian border, close enough to make a visa run a 3 hour affair.

I could quite hapily live with doing a trip every 14 days and getting a visa exampt stamp.

The problem is that every time I did this I would lose a whole page in my passport as the Cambodian visa on entry thing is a great big sticker!

I've been toying with the idea of getting a long term Cambodian visa, and then just doing a run for one morning every 14 days, it actually would work out pretty chap as I could buy cut price cigs as well every 2 weeks.

Has anybody tried this before?

Alternatively, if the long-term visa doesn't work out then you could get e-visas which don't use up space in your PP http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/e-visa/vindex.aspx

Obviously you need to be near one of the crossings that accept them

Now this looks incredibly interesting.

It looks like the border crossing at Chom Choeng (my local one) is on the list, it's either named O Samach or Chorm on the Cambodian side, I'll need to confirm which it is.

That's a 3 month Cambodian visa for $25, and freebie 14 days exempts on the Thai side. Half a tank of gas in the CBR every 2 weeks and a short 130k round trip.

Sweet

Alternatively, if the long-term visa doesn't work out then you could get e-visas which don't use up space in your PP

Obviously you need to be near one of the crossings that accept them

Well The Idea you provided is great. I am a regular visitor there and I had the same problem. It is so disappointing to have a full page of passport lost every 14days..

That's a 3 month Cambodian visa for $25, and freebie 14 days exempts on the Thai side. Half a tank of gas in the CBR every 2 weeks and a short 130k round trip.

Sweet

Is that 3 month validity only 1 entry ? http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/e-visa/vindex.aspx

That's a 3 month Cambodian visa for $25, and freebie 14 days exempts on the Thai side. Half a tank of gas in the CBR every 2 weeks and a short 130k round trip.

Sweet

Check the FAQ it states:

"Is the Visa valid for single entry or for multiple entries within the period of validity?

It is valid for single entry only. "

So this means $25 per crossing. Just change your calculations - but maybe still worth while.

That's a 3 month Cambodian visa for $25, and freebie 14 days exempts on the Thai side. Half a tank of gas in the CBR every 2 weeks and a short 130k round trip.

Sweet

Check the FAQ it states:

"Is the Visa valid for single entry or for multiple entries within the period of validity?

It is valid for single entry only. "

So this means $25 per crossing. Just change your calculations - but maybe still worth while.

It is still worthwhile, currently a Cambodian visa on arrical is about 1300 baht I think, so $25 is still cheaper. I think I'll look into a long term visa though, that might be the better option.

I did all the calculations a while back, and it was actually cheaper to keep doing the 14 day runs, paying about 1800 baht a trip, than it was to go to Laos twice a year for a double entry tourist, or pop back to the UK for a non-immigrant. The only downside was the full passport page every 2 weeks.