Staying upon Cambodia forever

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PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:20 pm If legally married in Cambodia to a Cambodian Citizen and not employed/owning a business in Cambodia, it was possible to obtain an EB (Business) EOS based on marriage, but the DoI have stopped this practice unfortunately.
Just to clarify, it is no longer possible to obtain an EB EOS based on marriage directly at the DoI Visa Office for the official fee of $180 for a 12 month EOS.

It is highly likely that it is still possible via a Visa agent - if anyone has any recent experience I would love to hear from you.
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fazur wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 5:18 pm
MrrMeng wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:04 pm :dm: 90-95% of marriages between a Western male and khmer woman end in economic loss & bitterness for the male.
true? can you tellme official figures or what you think?
Albert Einstein wrote:99% of statistics are made up

rexwell wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:45 pm Cambodians believe the wife follows the husband, so if they tell you to go, she would be expected to go with you. Visa requirements change at the whim of whoever is the minister. It's very difficult to predict.
Getting a visa for a local to move west is a hell of a lot more difficult than it has ever been for us foreigners moving here.
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SEAdude wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:20 pm I have been here for more than 2 years and really have no interest in going back to the states as I am pretty much financially set. I'm curious how many of you out there have been here for a long time and how you do it. I have don't the extensions/work visas and that is all well and good, but have any of you married a Khmer to have the 'right' to stay here? Not really well-read in the immigration law here but I have been with the same Khmer girlfriend they whole time whom I would most certainly marry. The trouble there is I am approaching 50 and I know one can't marry a Khmer after that here. Just fishing for ideas here as this is my first post here. Thanks in advance for any advice and much appreciation to the people who made this site.
Just make sure your cash never dries up or she’ll be out the door and off to the next cashed up white man before you’ve even written a business plan. She’s not “your girl,” it just happens to be your turn. In the eyes of many Cambodian women you are a provider, not a partner and don’t ever forget that.

If you plan to have kids, be very careful to never make her lose face. She can have those kids whipped from underneath you with no visitation rights in a heartbeat. And if you plan to fight that in the courts you will lose. You are a foreigner forever and don’t ever forget that. You have no property rights either so keep that in mind when house shopping with the missus.

My advice to anyone looking for a serious Khmer partner is to stay far clear of the cities and anyone working in any capacity in the tourism industry. Don’t find your Khmer wife at a bar on Pub Street.
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MrrMeng wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:04 pm :dm: 90-95% of marriages between a Western male and khmer woman end in economic loss & bitterness for the male. WHY WOULD YOU CONTINUE TO WEAR the same clothes/ shoes day after day ?
becuase thye are comfortable and make me look good
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If you are apporaching 50, are financially set AND looking to get married, you need to talk to a professional. Seriously.

Nothing beats waving goodbye in the morning to that tight 20 year old that cost you 1/100000000000th of what a wife would cost. Bye bye!!!!!
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WildA wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:15 am If you are apporaching 50, are financially set AND looking to get married, you need to talk to a professional. Seriously.

Nothing beats waving goodbye in the morning to that tight 20 year old that cost you 1/100000000000th of what a wife would cost. Bye bye!!!!!
But, but, but... wife loves you sincerely.
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I can pay an extra $20 for sincerity.
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Basically, if you want to stay long-term (no such thing as 'forever') in Southeast Asia, you need:

1) a valid passport, and
2) a valid visa for wherever you are.

Of course, you need to renew/extend them when they expire.
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But she says she loves me and calls me Bong,
ROFL 🤣
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