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grandmarita Sep 14th, 2008 12:34 PM

Cambodia evisa
 
Has anyone had recent experience using the evisa to enter Cambodia. We will be going on a tour with OAT in early December and they strongly recommend getting visas in advance through a service. This will involve an extra $135. in fees and mailing costs. I don't mind the extra money if the evisa is unreliable or problematic. Would appreciate any comments on experiences. Thanks.

richardfh Sep 14th, 2008 12:42 PM

I was in Cambodia 2 weeks ago, and got my visa at the airport. It took about 10 minutes total, and cost around $25.00.

jcasale Sep 14th, 2008 12:49 PM

We got our evisa online through the Cambodian immigration website. I think I heard they weren't doing it anymore. But it cost us the normal amount (I thought it was $15, but maybe it was $25). I would NOT pay $135. If you can't get it on-line yourself, just wait and get it at the airport. It didn't seem to be taking people very long at all.

Another hint - DON'T bother to change any money at the airport. Just use US dollars. No one wants Cambodian money - even in the markets. Everything is priced in US dollars.

Enjoy Cambodia. The people are wonderful and the temples are amazing.

Scotters Sep 14th, 2008 01:52 PM

The Cambodia normal visa fee at airports and land crossing is $20US although at some land crossing they try to charge you more. An E-visa can be obtained from this new site so I am told. The old site was shut down by the government. How reliable this new site is i don't know as yet
http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/e-visa/start.aspx.

Is that $135 fee for a cambodia visa only or for a Vietnam one also. I note that some of Oat's tours to Cambodia start in vietnam.

grandmarita Sep 14th, 2008 03:38 PM

Thanks for all your responses. I see I can apply directly from the Cambodian embassy by mail. The $135. is extra fees, $50. each for my husband and myself, plus $25. shippings charges, plus about $10. for me to send the applications and passports to the service. We are not going to Vietnam, but we are going to Thailand. Thanks for all the tips -- am looking forward to the trip. This is actually a pretrip for the Thailand trip.

offwego Sep 15th, 2008 05:05 AM

I used the evisa 8 days ago with no problems whatsoever. Friends who are coming in 10 days just got theirs yesterday. Seems to be working swell.

PIPERPAT Sep 19th, 2008 03:46 PM

We got E-visas for Cambodia two weeks ago. It was easy to do and they came through very quickly. They were $25 each.


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