The current exodus to Cambodia

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The current exodus to Cambodia

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A few weeks ago Vietnam decided to cancel/void all visas in the country not tied to Work Permit or a Marriage.

This means possibly thousands living in Vietnam are looking for a temporary or permanent new home. Many are choosing Cambodia.

This is good news for anyone in Phnom Penh etc. who is running a foreigner/expat centric business. You'll possibly double your existing customer base over the coming weeks/months.
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La Quenta wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:33 pm A few weeks ago Vietnam decided to cancel/void all visas in the country not tied to Work Permit or a Marriage
Most, but not all; all of my longer term people in VN are unaffected by this.

Cambodia is too expensive for the average viet expat imo
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They’ve suspended new issues. Where’s this news story of voiding them? Sounds like BS.
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Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:54 pm
La Quenta wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:33 pm A few weeks ago Vietnam decided to cancel/void all visas in the country not tied to Work Permit or a Marriage
Most, but not all; all of my longer term people in VN are unaffected by this.

Cambodia is too expensive for the average viet expat imo
That's interesting viet cheaper than Cambodia for expats
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atst wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 1:56 pm That's interesting viet cheaper than Cambodia for expats
Way cheaper, it's not even close.

My ex is from Vietnam, and her aunt doesn't even pay for electricity because the bill collector is too lazy to ride out to her village in the countryside. Granted she has no A/C or power equipment, but still...
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There's some truth to this. Based on what I've seen on various expats Facebook pages, (some?) people on tourist visas are unable to get further extensions. Info about moving to Cambodia was being shared.

Not sure if it will be "thousands" though as a lot of people already got pushed out last year.

As mentioned, many will alsi be staying, at least for now.
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Re: The current exodus to Cambodia

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So no voiding ALL visas then.

BS.
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You might get a few refugee expats from Thailand as well, as those on non-immigrant visas cannot get Covid extensions any longer.
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Alex wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:28 pm You might get a few refugee expats from Thailand as well, as those on non-immigrant visas cannot get Covid extensions any longer.
Why? most people on non O , ( married, retired, volunteer) B, ( working) visas are on yearly extensions and not reliant on covid extensions>
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Re: The current exodus to Cambodia

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mannanman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:05 pm So no voiding ALL visas then.

BS.
NO, it's not BS.

I never said ALL visas. You just read/interpreted it incorrectly.

All tourist and business visas not tied to a work permit, a work permit application or a marriage are not being renewed, and people not falling into those categories are being given an exit visa & told to leave.

That is a lot of people, even taking into account those who left last year.

And as almost all of these are renewals of existing visas, the visas in question are for all intents and purposes being voided/cancelled/ hatever word you'd like to use.
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