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by MarkVNCB
Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Convert EB visa to Tourist (or similar) visa
Replies: 9
Views: 2504
Great Britain

Re: Convert EB visa to Tourist (or similar) visa

@PSD-Kiwi – Okay, a different agent it is.

Not planning on returning, but will have to pay up if I do.

Thanks! 😊
by MarkVNCB
Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:12 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Convert EB visa to Tourist (or similar) visa
Replies: 9
Views: 2504
Great Britain

Re: Convert EB visa to Tourist (or similar) visa

@PSD-Kiwi – thanks! This is starting to look better. I will do as you suggest. Just one thing: I checked receipts from my visa agent for previous years. They included, ‘company document’ $150 + work permit $230 (total $380). From this, I guess you can see how I went about this. So, question is – whe...
by MarkVNCB
Tue Mar 29, 2022 12:53 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Convert EB visa to Tourist (or similar) visa
Replies: 9
Views: 2504
Great Britain

Re: Convert EB visa to Tourist (or similar) visa

My work permit and EB visa are not synched. My work permit has already expired (31 December 2021) and my EB visa expires next month. So, if I extended my EB visa, for 3 months say, I would also need to renew my work permit. That would mean @ $150 for my work permit plus whatever it costs for a 3-mon...
by MarkVNCB
Tue Mar 29, 2022 12:18 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Convert EB visa to Tourist (or similar) visa
Replies: 9
Views: 2504
Great Britain

Convert EB visa to Tourist (or similar) visa

Hello, I’ve had two one-year EB visas (with work permit). The second of which will soon expire. I don’t wish renew my EB visa, but I am hoping I can convert it to another type of visa, such as a tourist visa. I’ll be leaving Cambodia in the next 3-6 months so this is the approximate period I would n...
by MarkVNCB
Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:19 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account
Replies: 19
Views: 8324
Great Britain

Re: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account

Thank you for your input, everyone. There may be another option, but I don’t know if it will work. My main objective is to get back to Vietnam, but if I can’t do this, I need a base in Cambodia, and that means I’ll need the 6-month EG visa so I can open a bank account here in Cambodia. So I'm thinki...
by MarkVNCB
Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:54 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account
Replies: 19
Views: 8324
Great Britain

Re: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account

Thank you for your input, Anapol. Everyone I’ve spoken to, from the immigration officer who kicked me out of Vietnam (who was uncharacteristically helpful for a VN immigration officer), to travel agents – they’ve all pulled pained expressions when I’ve shared my plans to do things via land border cr...
by MarkVNCB
Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:13 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account
Replies: 19
Views: 8324
Great Britain

Re: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account

Thanks, Duncan. It would be nice to see a bit of KL but I’m in a tight spot. I’ve lived in Vietnam for the past 13 years but some issues with my VN visa meant I had to get out quickly. So I’m here in Cambodia on a limited budget until I can open a bank account. I need to transfer funds bank to bank ...
by MarkVNCB
Mon Aug 12, 2019 3:07 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account
Replies: 19
Views: 8324
Great Britain

Re: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account

Thank you for your considered reply, PSD-Kiwi. OK, I’ll get a return to Kuala Lumpur with perhaps 12 hours before my return flight, in case my outbound flight is delayed. Guess I can hang out at the airport. Sure, my first six-month visa needs to EG, not EB. Regards booking the flight to KL: I don’t...
by MarkVNCB
Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:45 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account
Replies: 19
Views: 8324
Great Britain

Visa run to Thailand to change T visa to E visa, plus Cambodian bank account

Hello, I’m a Brit who arrived in Phnom Penh by bus via Ho Chi Minh. When I gave the bus drivers assistant my passport and $35, I was expecting a 30-day E Ordinary Business visa. But when returned I had a 30-day tourist visa. I’ve been told I can’t convert my T visa to an E visa, so I’ll have to exit...