Inviting someone from Cambodia to Europe

[Akira]

Hello,

I have a question. I visited Cambodia for a couple of months this year, and befriended someone. Now, I would like to invite her to my country (Belgium). I would pay for the ticket + return ticket, her passport, visa, etc.

How doable is this? I was looking online, and it says Cambodian citizens need to prove income, a certain amount of money, etc, to be accepted the visa.

Is that the reality? She can't just take a vacation, hop on a plane to Europe even if her passport and visa are all good to go?

Thank you very much.

All the best,

[hanno]

It's a bit, no, a lot harder than that. She will have to prove that she has compelling reasons to want to come back to Cambodia. I would say chances are pretty much zero that she will get a visa.

[Doc67]

How many of these boxes does she tick?:

1. She's from a rich family;
2. Her father has a high ranking military or government job;
3. She personally owns land or buildings;
4. She has children here (and will remain here during her holiday);
5. She has substantial funds in her own (multiple) bank accounts.
6. She has previously been granted a Schengen visa and returned without any issues
7. Rarely seen out of BKK1
8. Rarely eats in restaurants without tablecloths

If she ticks all the above - no problem.

Or does she tick most or all of these boxes:

1. Poor Family;
2. Family grows rice;
3. Does not own any land or property;
4. No children;
5. No meaningful funds;
6. Never granted a visa to Europe, UK, USA etc.
7. Rarely seen out of Riverside
8. Rarely eats in restaurants without plastic chairs

If she ticks all or most of these boxes - no chance.

[Alex]

It's a travesty, considering how many illegals are allowed into these European countries year after year who can then pretty much stay for as long as they please, but yes, it's surprisingly difficult to get a tourist visa for someone from a country like Cambodia, even if you pay all expenses.

[Kammekor]

Hello,

I have a question. I visited Cambodia for a couple of months this year, and befriended someone. Now, I would like to invite her to my country (Belgium). I would pay for the ticket + return ticket, her passport, visa, etc.

How doable is this? I was looking online, and it says Cambodian citizens need to prove income, a certain amount of money, etc, to be accepted the visa.

Is that the reality? She can't just take a vacation, hop on a plane to Europe even if her passport and visa are all good to go?

Thank you very much.

All the best,

From your question I read she doesn't have a passport, so she has no solid history of visiting countries abroad. Not even talking about a solid history of meeting visa deadlines. That's a big red flag for the authorities.
Read the guidelines online, the German embassy has a detailed set published on their website. Make sure she has all the legal documents proving you will pay for all.

The only way to find out if she gets one is make her apply for a visa. The odds she will get one are way lower than the odds of Harris winning the election. I would say something like one in ten. Prepare for a disappointment. Make sure you don't actually book a ticket (yet), because the chance you have to cancel it is very high, and it might be non refundable or expensive to refund. There's two costs you have to bear when making this gamble: the visa fee and the medical insurance during her trip.

One a side, do you think she's capable of traveling to Belgium by herself? She will have to go through at least one airport transfer.

[Bluejeanbaby]

It would be much easier to fly her to Tunisia or Libya and have her take the unscheduled boat crossings to Europe.

And in the 1 in 100 chance she wants to return to Cambodia at the end of her holiday, the cost to return tickets for the unscheduled boats to north Africa are much cheaper

[hanno]

Hello,

I have a question. I visited Cambodia for a couple of months this year, and befriended someone. Now, I would like to invite her to my country (Belgium). I would pay for the ticket + return ticket, her passport, visa, etc.

How doable is this? I was looking online, and it says Cambodian citizens need to prove income, a certain amount of money, etc, to be accepted the visa.

Is that the reality? She can't just take a vacation, hop on a plane to Europe even if her passport and visa are all good to go?

Thank you very much.

All the best,

Make sure you don't actually book a ticket (yet), because the chance you have to cancel it is very high, and it might be non refundable or expensive to refund. There's two costs you have to bear when making this gamble: the visa fee and the medical insurance during her

The German Embassy, or rather the company that handles visa applications, required us to submit proof of ticket purchase as well as a detailed itinerary. Also, if you do go ahead, do not trust the length of time it will take posted on the website. We applied 6 weeks before and the missus received the visa the day before we flew.

[Bongmab69]

I am also belgian and did try it a couple of years ago, its the french embassy who handles it in Phnom Penh. It will take blood, sweat and tears and a lot of patience. I have no idea officially but i think they reject 90% of them, my ex owned land here, sold property to have 10000 dollar on her account and still gettet denied, to be honest, just dont do it, come more here yourself, pay online 42 dollar and you are in. Beside of that, i did bring in 2009 a colombian to belgium, its about the same hassle, she was denied twice, and the third time she could enter after looking for some political influence behind the scenes. They explained me later: you were unlucky (the 2th attempt) that your dossier arrived at a guys desk who is nown he does denie about everything, and even more for flemish (he is walloon). Just apply again with the same documents and cross fingers the one who gets your dossier had a great fuck the night before, and all will be okay. I suppose here it works exactly the same, with one extra hurdle: first the french embassy has to give green light before they send it to DVZ in Brussels, thats where mine was denied twice. I knwo al the grils dream from better live in Belgium or other european country but its utopia, she will work and send all the money to the family, it took me 9 months to get all the papers right she could work back in 2010, if she works, and send everything home very soon there will be discussion about money, if it wasnt already during the 9 months of waiting for work-permit. If she cant drive a car or speaks bad english, you have to consider her as a 5 years old child, she cant do anything alone, you have to keep her hand 24/7. And then there is ofcourse your friends at the bar in town; IF she is to pretty and maybe 20 years younger then you, behond your back, and not at all in your face, they all will tell she is a hooker and ofcourse not bank-employee as you said. Listen very carefully, i will say this only ounce: look before you leap . . .

[Kammekor]

I am also belgian and did try it a couple of years ago, its the french embassy who handles it in Phnom Penh. It will take blood, sweat and tears and a lot of patience. I have no idea officially but i think they reject 90% of them, my ex owned land here, sold property to have 10000 dollar on her account and still gettet denied, to be honest, just dont do it, come more here yourself, pay online 42 dollar and you are in. Beside of that, i did bring in 2009 a colombian to belgium, its about the same hassle, she was denied twice, and the third time she could enter after looking for some political influence behind the scenes. They explained me later: you were unlucky (the 2th attempt) that your dossier arrived at a guys desk who is nown he does denie about everything, and even more for flemish (he is walloon). Just apply again with the same documents and cross fingers the one who gets your dossier had a great fuck the night before, and all will be okay. I suppose here it works exactly the same, with one extra hurdle: first the french embassy has to give green light before they send it to DVZ in Brussels, thats where mine was denied twice. I knwo al the grils dream from better live in Belgium or other european country but its utopia, she will work and send all the money to the family, it took me 9 months to get all the papers right she could work back in 2010, if she works, and send everything home very soon there will be discussion about money, if it wasnt already during the 9 months of waiting for work-permit. If she cant drive a car or speaks bad english, you have to consider her as a 5 years old child, she cant do anything alone, you have to keep her hand 24/7. And then there is ofcourse your friends at the bar in town; IF she is to pretty and maybe 20 years younger then you, behond your back, and not at all in your face, they all will tell she is a hooker and ofcourse not bank-employee as you said. Listen very carefully, i will say this only ounce: look before you leap . . .

I know one Belgium guy who managed to get a Khmer lady over, but this was only after he had lived in Cambodia for a year and I believe it took him three attempts through the French embassy. Could be more, they were denied at least twice.

[Kammekor]

Hello,

I have a question. I visited Cambodia for a couple of months this year, and befriended someone. Now, I would like to invite her to my country (Belgium). I would pay for the ticket + return ticket, her passport, visa, etc.

How doable is this? I was looking online, and it says Cambodian citizens need to prove income, a certain amount of money, etc, to be accepted the visa.

Is that the reality? She can't just take a vacation, hop on a plane to Europe even if her passport and visa are all good to go?

Thank you very much.

All the best,

Make sure you don't actually book a ticket (yet), because the chance you have to cancel it is very high, and it might be non refundable or expensive to refund. There's two costs you have to bear when making this gamble: the visa fee and the medical insurance during her

The German Embassy, or rather the company that handles visa applications, required us to submit proof of ticket purchase as well as a detailed itinerary. Also, if you do go ahead, do not trust the length of time it will take posted on the website. We applied 6 weeks before and the missus received the visa the day before we flew.

A ticket is no legal requirement. But VFS, the company hired to collect, check and pass on application doesn't really care and sometimes adds requirements.
If you plan to travel within the Schengen zone by plane you need to provide proof of that.