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聽 聽 Hi.. I'm Canadian, with nothing but a tourist visa.
If i move to Ha Tien, can I do a 15-minute visa run to Cambodia every 3 months? Seems easier than the 12 hour runs expats do from Da Nang to Laos...
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聽 聽 -@kakooljay

Living in H脿 Ti锚n will definitely make the process quicker, though not exactly as you've calculated the time differences.

You'll likely spend at least a full hour completing a visa run from central H脿 Ti锚n, IF you time your trip to avoid busiest traffic periods.

The total round trip 膼脿 N岷祅g/Lao B岷�o/膼脿 N岷祅g can be as quick as 9 hours, depending on the transportation option you choose.

@OceanBeach92107

That's very good!

Pretty well what was reported, back in Aug/2022 (~1 Hour, minus the ferry ride)

聽 聽 @OceanBeach92107
That's very good!
Pretty well what was reported, back in Aug/2022 (~1 Hour, minus the ferry ride)
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聽 聽 -@Aidan in HCMC

The trustworthy source for my answer...

馃槑馃愤

I do it from Dalat every 3 months. plane,聽 taxi, return

聽 聽 I do it from Dalat every 3 months. plane,聽 taxi, return聽 聽 聽 聽 -@stretch5

Time? Cost?

聽 聽 I do it from Dalat every 3 months. plane,聽 taxi, return
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聽 聽 -@stretch5

You fly from 膼脿 L岷�t to H脿 Ti锚n?

Complete, on topic answers are helpful and greatly appreciated 馃檹

@kakooljay

You can do the border run, provided you hold a new eVisa to reenter VN immediately.

Received reports from two friends (one in Hanoi, the other Saigon) who received denials today.

Denied reason:聽 Application must be made from outside VN.

Your visa run might be a three day stay-over in Cambodia. Not a bad thing, really, just be prepared for that possibility.

聽 聽 @kakooljay
You can do the border run, provided you hold a new eVisa to reenter VN immediately.
Received reports from two friends (one in Hanoi, the other Saigon) who received denials today.
Denied reason:聽 Application must be made from outside VN.

Your visa run might be a three day stay-over in Cambodia. Not a bad thing, really, just be prepared for that possibility.
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聽 聽 -@Aidan in HCMC

Again, another great reason to check with a trustworthy agent.

Our main agent here in 膼脿 N岷祅g and at least one I've heard of in HCMC will arrange in advance to make an emergency application as soon as a person leaves Vietnam, especially helpful for people who waited until the last minute and didn't make other plans.

So far they've been able to get the new visa and do a turnaround within 4 hours, which isn't a bad amount of time to have to hang around in a coffee shop or restaurant on the other side of the border.

But as with everything it comes at a price that some people might not want to pay.

If you move a bit west of Ha Tien, you can get a 365-day visa extension (but for a different country).

Also, you have to be old enough.

聽 聽 If you move a bit west of Ha Tien, you can get a 365-day visa extension (but for a different country).
Also, you have to be old enough.
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聽 聽 -@jayrozzetti23

Knowing what I know now, if I hadn't gotten married I'd be very tempted to follow that suggestion JR 馃憤 (BTW, I miss being able to meet you for lunch or dinner. Hope you visit the 膼脿 N岷祅g area someday, in spite of your allergy to VN 馃槈)

聽 聽 聽 聽 If you move a bit west of Ha Tien, you can get a 365-day visa extension (but for a different country). Also, you have to be old enough.聽 聽 聽 聽 -@jayrozzetti23Knowing what I know now, if I hadn't gotten married I'd be very tempted to follow that suggestion JR 馃憤 (BTW, I miss being able to meet you for lunch or dinner. Hope you visit the 膼脿 N岷祅g area someday, in spite of your allergy to VN 馃槈)聽 聽 聽 聽 -@OceanBeach92107

Yes, we enjoyed some fine meals there in V农ng T脿u, a place I have lots of good memories of. I'm not allergic to VN but was there for a long time so I'm just not in a big rush to return. Anywayz, you never know...

In spite of the long-term visa situation, Vi峄噒 Nam still has several major advantages that are important to people of retirement age, namely quality of life, health care services and facilities, and level聽 of infrastructure development. Anyone thinking of moving across the border needs to consider that.

So, yes, moving TO the border could be a good plan.

Who has a visa to Ha Tien and let me ask you a few questions

To get a Cambodia visa at Ha Tien Border Gate (Prek Chak), is it possible to pay in Vietnamese currency, or do they only accept dollars? And can South African citizens apply for a Cambodia visa?

Who has a visa to Ha Tien and let me ask you a few questionsTo get a Cambodia visa at Ha Tien Border Gate (Prek Chak), is it possible to pay in Vietnamese currency, or do they only accept dollars? And can South African citizens apply for a Cambodia visa? - @Hannah_Dang

Hello Hannah_Dang. Welcome to the expat.com Vietnam forum.

Yes, a visa to enter Cambodia can be purchased at the Prek Chak/Ha Tien international border crossing using VND.

South Africa is one of the sub-Saharan Africa countries who's citizens

Hope that helps.

You can also use USD whatever you do is they are 5 extra dollars for themselves just pay it otherwise you could find you and your luggage out on the street it's tough but just pay it