vietnam and cambodia
Nov 21st, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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vietnam and cambodia
i am traveling to vietnam and cambodia this february. how do i get visas for both countries before i leave the usa. I was told that it cost $250 per person for a visa through a travel agency. Can you please advise on the easiest and cost effective way to get these visas and how long it does it take.
Nov 21st, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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The links below are for visas on arrival, more convenient than getting them before you leave the US.
Vietnam:
http://www.vietnam-immigration.org/i...html?Itemid=39
Cambodia:
http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/evisa/
Vietnam:
http://www.vietnam-immigration.org/i...html?Itemid=39
Cambodia:
http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/evisa/
Nov 21st, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Note that the Vietnam visa is not really "on arrival". You have to apply in advance and they will give it to you at the airport.
$250 is ridiculous. I think I paid around $85, including postage & handling for a mail-in visa. It took about 10-14 days for it to be processed.
Cambodia's is truly a visa on arrival. You fill out the forms as you are landing and they approve you in the immigration line. I didn't even have real visa photos-just printed poor quality pictures from a computer- and they still let me in!
$250 is ridiculous. I think I paid around $85, including postage & handling for a mail-in visa. It took about 10-14 days for it to be processed.
Cambodia's is truly a visa on arrival. You fill out the forms as you are landing and they approve you in the immigration line. I didn't even have real visa photos-just printed poor quality pictures from a computer- and they still let me in!
Nov 21st, 2010 | 12:32 PM
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Oops, a bit of confusion here, both from me and from Icuy. They do call the Vietnam visa a VOA; but the website provided for Cambodia refers to an e-visa that you get in advance. You can, however, get one on arrival. I agree that the costs are wildly overestimated.
Nov 21st, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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I got my visa on arrival in Cambodia... very easy, took all of 5 minutes at the airport, cost $25. For Vietnam, you can apply in advance and pick it up at the HCMC or Hanoi airport. I've heard some say the line can be long, particularly in HCMC. I got mine through the embassy in advance. You can get the application on their Web site, fill it out and send everything in. Cost $70, I believe, and took about 7 days, mailbox to mailbox. $250 is ridiculous.
Dec 5th, 2010 | 12:43 AM
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We got our online visa approval letter from myvietnamvisa.com it cost 19.99$ then at either Hanoi or HCMC airport you pick up your actual visa which costa another 25$ some people have said that they had to wait a long time for the visa at the airport but it took us only about 20 minutes, which was a lot quicker than it took to get our luggage (90minutes)
