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Hi Is it possible to extend an ER visa the same day you arrive in Phnom Penh? I'm going up near Stung Treng and don't want to travel back again to Phnom Penh.
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just go to any agent and have them do it for you.
takes a few days thou
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Thanks. Thought it might be a bit cheeky.
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I've just been to Meta's Visas & Tours in Kampot to apply for my first 12 month EB visa.

She asked for $295 for the visa, plus an $80 'paperwork fee'.

When I questioned her on the fee, she said she could show me the relevant letter from the visa issuing office (which after a few minutes shuffling through some papers, she couldn't), and then she made a couple of phone calls, speaking in Khmer, and confirmed that yes, if I didn't pay the $80 my passport would be returned without a new visa.

Two questions:

1)Has anyone heard of this fee? Before I left Spain, I took into consideration the recent changes in visa rules, so I trawled through hundreds of posts on dozens of websites to make sure I knew my options when I arrived in Cambodia and it's a first for me.

2)Does anyone know of an alternative agent in Kampot? I think either she's trying to pull my pants down, or someone is doing the same to her!
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i paid 286 for a year EOS through a travel agent in PP maybe 6 months ago
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sounds like she is hitting u for an "EXTRA" fee.
try another agent
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phuketrichard wrote: Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:17 pm sounds like she is hitting u for ran "EXTRA" fee.
try another agent
Yeah, I'm going to go out for a wander now and see what I can find.

Options are a bit limited in Kampot though, so shouldn't take me too long.

If I can't find anywhere else here, then as a matter of principle I'd be happier jumping on a minibus tomorrow and nipping into Ana in SKV!
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Jasper wrote:I've just been to Meta's Visas & Tours in Kampot to apply for my first 12 month EB visa.

She asked for $295 for the visa, plus an $80 'paperwork fee'.

When I questioned her on the fee, she said she could show me the relevant letter from the visa issuing office (which after a few minutes shuffling through some papers, she couldn't), and then she made a couple of phone calls, speaking in Khmer, and confirmed that yes, if I didn't pay the $80 my passport would be returned without a new visa.

Two questions:

1)Has anyone heard of this fee? Before I left Spain, I took into consideration the recent changes in visa rules, so I trawled through hundreds of posts on dozens of websites to make sure I knew my options when I arrived in Cambodia and it's a first for me.

2)Does anyone know of an alternative agent in Kampot? I think either she's trying to pull my pants down, or someone is doing the same to her!
Haven't followed the work permit thing too closely - does the first 12 month EB eos require a work permit? Can't think of anything else besides some "no work permit grease" that would necessitate an $80 premium on the eos.

Meta seems to always have a mix of very happy and very annoyed clients on the Kampot Noticeboard.
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epidemiks wrote: Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:27 pm
Jasper wrote:I've just been to Meta's Visas & Tours in Kampot to apply for my first 12 month EB visa.

She asked for $295 for the visa, plus an $80 'paperwork fee'.

When I questioned her on the fee, she said she could show me the relevant letter from the visa issuing office (which after a few minutes shuffling through some papers, she couldn't), and then she made a couple of phone calls, speaking in Khmer, and confirmed that yes, if I didn't pay the $80 my passport would be returned without a new visa.

Two questions:

1)Has anyone heard of this fee? Before I left Spain, I took into consideration the recent changes in visa rules, so I trawled through hundreds of posts on dozens of websites to make sure I knew my options when I arrived in Cambodia and it's a first for me.

2)Does anyone know of an alternative agent in Kampot? I think either she's trying to pull my pants down, or someone is doing the same to her!
Haven't followed the work permit thing too closely - does the first 12 month EB eos require a work permit? Can't think of anything else besides some "no work permit grease" that would necessitate an $80 premium on the eos.

Meta seems to always have a mix of very happy and very annoyed clients on the Kampot Noticeboard.
It’s for an EB visa, not an EOS....they’re different, aren’t they?

I was under the impression that the first visa application, but not subsequent ones, doesn’t have to be supported with any sort of paperwork, so $80 seems like a piss-take!

Yeah, I went to her first because she has (mostly) a good rep!
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eos is extension of stay- what you get the first time you renew your e-class visa
there is an EG visa ( looking for work ) that gives you a little extra breathing space- you convert visa to g class on first eos
cost is the same.
maybe give ANA a ring for a quote
http://anatravelandtours.com/
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