Advice Needed RE VISA's Please Guys

Hello.

If you both want to work you both need an EB (business) extension of stay (EOS).

On a retirement EOS you're not allowed to work.

During the search for a job you can get the 6 months EG (general) EOS, no docs needed.

If you find a job within the 6 months you can change to an EB EOS in country, if you haven't find a job you have to leave the country but can come back on an Ordinary visa and extend it again for a 6 months EG EOS.

Both of you should come in on an Ordinary visa, not a tourist visa.

Cheers

Joe
Cambodia expert
Expat.com team

Thank you JoeKhymer

JoeKhmer wrote:

If you find a job within the 6 months you can change to an EB EOS in country, if you haven't find a job you have to leave the country but can come back on an Ordinary visa and extend it again for a 6 months EG EOS.

Both of you should come in on an Ordinary visa, not a tourist visa.

I hope this thread isn’t too old yet, Im gonna give it a try: is the reason for this advice that a tourist visa can not be extended at all?

Hello Kurterino, thanks for your reply as it happens we came in to Cambodia at Poipet we were issued Tourist visa's despite requesting e visa's..The Tourist visa lasts 30 days after which you can extend fur another 30 days, after which you must leave Cambodia..Thanks

Scousio123 wrote:

Hello Kurterino, thanks for your reply as it happens we came in to Cambodia at Poipet we were issued Tourist visa's despite requesting e visa's..The Tourist visa lasts 30 days after which you can extend fur another 30 days, after which you must leave Cambodia..Thanks

Thank you. Did they give you a reason why you didn’t get the visa type you asked for?

Hi, No reason they ignored the ticked box preference on the form and after issuing a tourist visa I asked why we were not given the e-type visa as requested our tour bus rep just explained that it's now too late to change the visa and just accept it as it is, and that the border authorities are just interested in the $$$$$ not what you request on the form.....

It's a landborder scam,  they got $5 for each tourist visa as the ordinary visa is $5 more ($35 to $30).

Better fly in,  it never happens at PP airport.

Cheers

Joe

Joes  experience is the same as mine flying in no problem, but land borders always seems to be tourist visa

Gonna remember this definitely when I get back to Cambodia to get a new retirement EOS. I had thought of bus trip because was thinking they may open land borders first. Tourist visa would not work so well for me. Thanks guys. First two beers in PP I will cover 😄

twinsguy20 wrote:

Joes  experience is the same as mine flying in no problem, but land borders always seems to be tourist visa

Thank you both, this is valuable information. But now I’m wondering, does this mean, in practice, that you absolutely have to enter the country by airplane to obtain a business visa? If I understand correctly, you can’t get it once you’re in the country with your tourist visa, right?

No, not at all you just need to be vigilant when approaching the boarder staff ensure you emphasize the visa you have requested on the form that you submit, unfortunately in my case I was momentarily distracted trying to find Thai Baby and therefore visa was issued incorrectly.....lesson learnt..Thai baht