xX.TROPA.Xx wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:40 pm I've been told (dont know how true it is) that if you arrive Friday Saturday or Sunday you will get Sokha hotel.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:21 am The Hardest part about travelling to Cambodia is getting the visa
There are NO tourists visas being issued, NO visa available on arrival

How will she get a visa?

The Judge wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:09 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:21 am The Hardest part about travelling to Cambodia is getting the visa
There are NO tourists visas being issued, NO visa available on arrival

How will she get a visa?

She is leaving her position with the UN. She thinks she's won't have any problem. I'm not so sure.

Freightdog wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:57 pm general-chatter/topic45403-20.html
My thread, most recent experience.

In the past 12months, the following are pertinent to your situation, based on my experience.

1. You don’t select any hotel. That’s assigned by people in the background. Pot luck. Some good- Anik was my last one. Some bad- Mekong-G or whatever it was. Bunch of lying arseholes exploiting an already unpleasant situation. Some terrible.
Be prepared for anything from being treated like a reluctant guest but with respect, to be treated like a paying prisoner.
It’s two weeks in quarantine. Rant, rave or grudgingly accept; its two weeks.

4. Embassy websites and assistance. The UK embassy were especially forthcoming with the following when I was trying to get things organised recently-
Some of their numbers no longer work.
The ones that do are answered slowly by people too important for dealing with civilians.
I got snotty answers to my questions, was told to ‘look on the embassy website for your self, like everyone else’. When I pointed out that the website wasn’t loading, she said the website is down for renovation, and this isn’t her problem. She hung up.

Different embassies seem to have a different approach,

5. Visa. Good luck.
Tourist- Cambodia doesn’t want tourists unless you’re Chinese, it would seem. Tourist visas are unavailable for now.
Ordinary visa. Still erroneously referred to as a business visa, the ordinary visa is a pain to obtain in the UK. You need to have a business in Cambodia, or be employed in Cambodia.
There’s no dispensation or allowance for foreigners with family in Cambodia. We’re simply not want or recognised. How your partner will fare is anyone’s guess. But if she’s UN, could she exploit some connection and get an invite? Just an idea.

Basically, the Cambodian system can’t quite conceive of any reason beyond money or tourism for wanting to be here.

atst wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 5:43 pm The insurance do you buy it before your flight or can you buy it at PP airport on arrival?

The Judge wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:42 pm

Freightdog wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:57 pm general-chatter/topic45403-20.html
My thread, most recent experience.

In the past 12months, the following are pertinent to your situation, based on my experience.

1. You don’t select any hotel. That’s assigned by people in the background. Pot luck. Some good- Anik was my last one. Some bad- Mekong-G or whatever it was. Bunch of lying arseholes exploiting an already unpleasant situation. Some terrible.
Be prepared for anything from being treated like a reluctant guest but with respect, to be treated like a paying prisoner.
It’s two weeks in quarantine. Rant, rave or grudgingly accept; its two weeks.

4. Embassy websites and assistance. The UK embassy were especially forthcoming with the following when I was trying to get things organised recently-
Some of their numbers no longer work.
The ones that do are answered slowly by people too important for dealing with civilians.
I got snotty answers to my questions, was told to ‘look on the embassy website for your self, like everyone else’. When I pointed out that the website wasn’t loading, she said the website is down for renovation, and this isn’t her problem. She hung up.

Different embassies seem to have a different approach,

5. Visa. Good luck.
Tourist- Cambodia doesn’t want tourists unless you’re Chinese, it would seem. Tourist visas are unavailable for now.
Ordinary visa. Still erroneously referred to as a business visa, the ordinary visa is a pain to obtain in the UK. You need to have a business in Cambodia, or be employed in Cambodia.
There’s no dispensation or allowance for foreigners with family in Cambodia. We’re simply not want or recognised. How your partner will fare is anyone’s guess. But if she’s UN, could she exploit some connection and get an invite? Just an idea.

Basically, the Cambodian system can’t quite conceive of any reason beyond money or tourism for wanting to be here.

I'm not from the UK, but I can certainly relate to the fucking arrogance of many employees at foreign embassies and their disregard for the people they're supposed to be assisting.