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Doc67 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:13 am
I already have it. The new broom is the problem. The old broom that left the Embassy was the solution.
Yea the new first secretary is useless, Bong Khun was fantastic, real shame his posting is finished.
I'm going to find out what the dates are on the old K-visa, but as you said, getting check-in to the flight is the issue with old/new passports and a visa in the wrong one. It would be a ballsy move to get your PCR tests and pay for the flights and then rock up to the airport with anything less than impeccable credentials.
There is also the option of confirmation from his employer as to the issue of the child coming with him, although this seems a bizarre solution to this problem.
Doc67 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:33 am
There is also the option of confirmation from his employer as to the issue of the child coming with him, although this seems a bizarre solution to this problem.
As the bloke has no supporting documentation for the K-type Visa application, and the fact the Embassy are saying they won't issue one without the mothers presence, then this is probably the simplest solution for your friend right now. A letter from the guys employer sponsoring the kid as an accompanying dependent, this will allow the kid to get an E-type (Ordinary) Visa (which the Embassy still incorrectly refer to as the Business Visa).
Then upon return to Cambodia, get a bloody Cambodian passport for the kid, it always amazes me the amount of people who for whatever reason choose not to.
As the bloke has no supporting documentation for the K-type Visa application,
He's got a passport with a prior K visa right? Isn't that usually what's required?
The previous K-type Visa should be sufficient, however many Embassy staff are demanding more supporting documentation ie. Birth Certificate, etc... and if you had read the comments, the Embassy in UK are telling this bloke they won't issue the K-type Visa without the mothers presence, absolutely clueless most of those Embassy staff.
Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:29 am
He didn't get "stopped". He checked with the immigration office prior to travel and was told of the requirement for the mother to be travelling with them for the first time.
Now I understand. He should have checked with multiple people. You can't just ask one person and assume the answer is correct, especially if it does not really make sense.
