Kap Choeng Immigration Update.

[mxyzptlk]

OK Thanks for the clarification GL

[gotlost]

OK Thanks for the clarification GL

Kap Choeng Immigration
77 Highway 214/M 17
Kap Choeng/Surin
32210

[JanAndersLarsson]

90-days report by mail.

I haven't succeeded yet. My first attempt in late August resulted in an empty return envelope. When I travelled down to Kap Choeng to ask why I was informed that maybe I should have shown my gratitude for their excellent service.
My next try (with a show of gratitude included) was late December with report date January 9. I still haven't got any response from them.
They say in their info that  "Waiting for reply mail over 1 month, please contact Immigration Office with your registered mail receipt".
I sent my papers by registered mail as KCI state in their info about how to report. I guess it is as good as EMS.
Do you know how much would be proper to show my gratitude ?

[IsaanAngkorTours]

100 baht was considered the 'norm'.


Maybe inflation has impacted on this 'discretionary' fee!

[toffo]

Did my report by mail just over 3 months ago.. Got a phone call saying I had to go next time.. I asked why and they said just in case your Dead... Very very stupid and dumb excuse.. They returned it all good by mail..  Went last week to do  the report after the last and I was in and out and Another 3 hours return trip wasted..
Before I went I called them again to see if I could report by mail again only to be told NO.. Their excuse was that things get lost in the post and I have to go there..  I thought that's what recorded post was for.... Obviouslthey don't follow their own rules but make them up as they go along..

[davureborn]

No way am I going to send my passport by pigeon, normal or registered post in Thailand if I can help it.

[mxyzptlk]

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[mxyzptlk]

No way am I going to send my passport by pigeon, normal or registered post in Thailand if I can help it.

You don't send your passport for a 90 day report, a photocopy is what's required.....

[IsaanAngkorTours]

I understand that there are dollar rate.

I am not American. I don't have any dollars. By the time I have sourced dollars I may as well pay the 1500 baht.

They are also up front about it. Hardly a scam. We do have a choice.

Now......that 40 baht at the Laos borders?.

The visa rate quoted by the Cambodian Immigration Dept is ONLY in US$. It increased from $20 to $30 last October. The rate quoted at the borders is purely at the whim/discretion of the corrupt immigration officers whether it be in US$ or Thai baht. Different borders ask for different amounts. Anything other than $30, or its Thai equivalent (just under 1,000baht today) is a scam!  1,500baht is a total rip off. 

[gotlost]

No way am I going to send my passport by pigeon, normal or registered post in Thailand if I can help it.

You DO NOT send your passport. You send copy of relevant passport pages.

[Starman]

Just for information. I went across the border at Chong Chom yesterday.

They do not accept US dollars.

[NongKi bloke]

Cambodian visa can be done online. Then you pay the going rate.

[Starman]

The Cambodian Immigration at ChongChom/Osamach don't accept E-Visas.

[NongKi bloke]

Ok, that sounds like something they'd pull. Aranya no problem unless they've had a change of heart also. A year ago no problem.

[Starman]

Got this from the Cambodian E-visa website:

Cambodia e-Visas are valid for the same terms as tourist visas - thirty days' maximum stay or 24 hours' minimum stay, valid for 90 days from date of issue. E-Visa holders can enter through the following points of entry:

    Both Cambodia international airports - Phnom Penh International Airport and Siem Reap International Airport
    Two Thailand border crossings: Cham Yeam (Koh Kong) and Poi Pet
    One Vietnam border crossing: Bavet (Svay Rieng)