Paying with Riel vs Dollars in Cambodia

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Paying with Riel vs Dollars in Cambodia

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Phnom Penh: A social media account Khmerlove Khmerlove Khmerlove , has posted on November 15, 2018, saying that they are deeply upset because when they went to pick up and pay for their Cambodian passport, the official would not accept Riel, and demanded to be paid in US dollars.
Is this legal ? Should it be illegal ? Or is this a storm in a teacup ?
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When I did my WP we had the opposite experience. Tried to pay in dollars and had to go change for Riel because they wouldn't accept. Stupid
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Strange they don't accept their own currency.

The other day I had to pay import tax at the airport and it was quoted in Riel not USD.

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It should be possible to pay any bill in Cambodia in Riel. But I guess some people are too lazy to exchange Riel before squirreling the cash away in some tax-free haven.
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Seems strange. All prices are in KHR.

My partner paid for her passport in Riel.

Could be that the dour old hag wanted her few shekels from the exchange to Riel.

Or could be total BS, also. The Khmer love Khmer gang tend to be nationalist aligned opposition shit stirrers.
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seems all FB feeds are filled with nonsense nowdays.

just go to money changer FFS and change to USD.
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Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 12:40 pm seems all FB feeds are filled with nonsense nowdays.

just goto money changer FFS and change to USD.

I would love to see your reaction if you went to a government office in Oz, trying to pay for your new passport in Aussie Dollars, and they told you to go to a money changer and get Pound Sterling or something. Just sayin'......
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The prices posted at the Passport Office last time I was there were in USD only, crazy that they won't accept their National currency.
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Are there other things that you can only pay for in dollars ? I'd imagine that visas and visa extensions are only payable in dollars, but I've never tried to pay in riel so can't say for sure.
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In Sweden the only currency they accept is credit card
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