Been living 100 meters from Central Market (the biggest yellow building in Phnom Penh built iin the 1930s)
The Sanghat/Cops have been ringing my doorbell every 3 months....Either showing me the same forms in Cambodian and asking for copies of my passport and a photo..... Or just asking for a 4 by 6 photo....In twelve year at various locations I have gone through this about 15 times at least...In 20 years living in Thailand it never happened once...

Would you believe they were at my place again...A month after their last visit... Photo and copy of the passport again... This must be 6 or 7 times in 16 months...

Patcan wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:29 pm Would you believe they were at my place again...A month after their last visit... Photo and copy of the passport again... This must be 6 or 7 times in 16 months...

They sure seem to like you. Did you offer them coffee or a "tip" or something?

At my home again for the photo, passport and visa copy... The new year I guess

Patcan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:47 pm At my home again for the photo, passport and visa copy... The new year I guess

I had a first and only visit from immigration a couple of years ago. I'd tried explaining the FPCS to the landlady's son previously. He called me a few months later and said immigration wanted to visit. On Saturday morning. No problem but they didn't turn up. The next morning I was going to the boonies with a couple of friends. I went across and down the street to get a coffee before the friends arrived. As I cross the street towards my door I notice one has arrived. Then I noticed some cops almost chasing me.

There were fucking five of them. A couple in epaulettes and stiff hats, a couple lower ranking and then one armed guy in a bottle green uniform to guard outside! I told my friend she may as well wait outside. So they came inside and asked a few questions and checked my passport/visa etc. I offered my work permit but they weren't interested as it's a different department.

They seemed annoyed asking how come I'd lived there for about a decade and they didn't know. I showed the FPCS app on my phone but the officer said it was not for tenants and I might as well delete it. I was quite bored of this and went on the balcony for a few smokes. They asked if my friend downstairs was my girlfriend. She's a 60+ barang and lovely but not my type so I laughed at that.

The best part was when they were leaving one of them asked if I could "get them a coffee" or something. I opened my wallet in front of them and pulled the only notes in there out. Two miserable crumpled 10,000 Riel notes. I think they felt sorry for me and refused to take it! Comical.

barang_TK wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 5:53 pm

Patcan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:47 pm At my home again for the photo, passport and visa copy... The new year I guess

Weird. What type of visa have you been extending for all those years, and how many months everytime ? I extend my EB visa each year for 12 months and they have checked visa + work permit with regularity once a year (they don't come at home as i don't live in town but they ask me to go to the district police office).

ER visa.... 1 Year visa since 2015 or so except once when I had to get a new passport.