Cambodia forum

Hi yrrag,

Welcome to Travelfish!

If you're travelling on through transport from Saigon to Phnom Penh you're transport will wait for those passengers who are getting visa on arrival (and I can almost guarantee there will be some doing that), so you're not really saving yourself much time by going to the embassy beforehand.

The actual processing of the visa at the border takes about five minutes, though the buses often wait for a couple of hours -- for no good reason other than to get you to Phnom Penh a little later in the day (with the hope that you'll stay at a guesthouse that gives tham a kick-back).

I'm not sure how long it takes to get a visa in Saigon.

Thanks for the information

Much appreciated

If you're flying from Saigon to Cambodia, can you get a visa at the airport or is it wise to get it in the UK before we fly out?
Thanks!

Thanks folks for the replies to my post. Information provided has been helpful

Posted from within Vietnam.

Hi Yrrag,

The easiest way to get a Cambodian Visa is at the airport on arrival in Phnom Penh/Siem Reap. It will cost you $20. I got my 30 day tourist visa after arriving at the Siem Reap airport from Pakse, Laos It was a very smooth and easy process.

If you decide to cross the broder by bus their is a very good chance you will be asked to pay an "additional fee" of $5. This was reported by a number of travellers that did not have their Cambodian Visa upon arrival at the border.

Ernie

Even if you get your visa in advance it doesn't necessarily mean you won'y haev any issues at land crossings, after all, someone still needs to stamp your passport and if they ask for a 'donation' what can you do...