Can a UK citizen cross from Cambodia into Vietnam at the Prek Chek/Ha Tien border, and receive a 15 day tourist visa waiver? A friend has been getting lots of different answers from Khmer travel agents.
I've checked many sites, but can't find a definite answer. Including these two: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advic ... quirements
http://www.vietnamembassy.org.uk
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Prek Chek/Ha Tien Border Crossing. UK citizen. 15 days no visa?
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Prek Chek/Ha Tien Border Crossing. UK citizen. 15 days no visa?
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Yes, they can.
Both of those websites clearly state the same thing:
Both of those websites clearly state the same thing:
Until 30 June 2018, visa is not required for British, French, German, Italian and Spanish citizens with passport having at least six-month validity travelling to Viet Nam for up to 15 days for all purposes.
The 15-day visa exemption is for single entry only and includes the date of entry and the date of exit.
You must have a visa before entering Viet Nam if you want to stay longer than 15 days.
If you wish to enter Viet Nam at least two consecutive times without visa, the next entry must be at least 30 days after the previous exit. Otherwise, you still need a visa.
However, the UK Government web site also says this,,,
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advic ... quirementsLand borders
There are a number of local crossing points on the borders with Cambodia and Laos which are for nationals of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam only and so don’t allow British nationals to cross. Check locally before travelling to these points.
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The Prek Chek/Ha Tien border is not just for locals, it's a large (enough) crossing.RIH wrote:However, the UK Government web site also says this,,,https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advic ... quirementsLand borders
There are a number of local crossing points on the borders with Cambodia and Laos which are for nationals of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam only and so don’t allow British nationals to cross. Check locally before travelling to these points.
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Not all land border crossings. You should've read a little more.Miguelito wrote:Yes, they can.
Both of those websites clearly state the same thing:
Until 30 June 2018, visa is not required for British, French, German, Italian and Spanish citizens with passport having at least six-month validity travelling to Viet Nam for up to 15 days for all purposes.
The 15-day visa exemption is for single entry only and includes the date of entry and the date of exit.
You must have a visa before entering Viet Nam if you want to stay longer than 15 days.
If you wish to enter Viet Nam at least two consecutive times without visa, the next entry must be at least 30 days after the previous exit. Otherwise, you still need a visa.
The locals are giving him different answers.Land borders
There are a number of local crossing points on the borders with Cambodia and Laos which are for nationals of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam only and so don’t allow British nationals to cross. Check locally before travelling to these points.
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It's a large border crossing that foreigners can use, I've gotten visa waivers there before.
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Thanks LL and others. I didn't think it would be a problem, but needed to be sure. He's 72, but still tramping around SEA. This time he wants to try a different route.Lucky Lucan wrote:It's a large border crossing that foreigners can use, I've gotten visa waivers there before.
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Actually Horace old chap,that's not quite right.There's no problem bringing in a motorbike at this crossing,but it does seem now that they won't allow a car in(at least if it is driven by a foreigner)There is some paperwork involved if a Cambodian is driving,but if it is his car and he has a driving licence it seems to be OK.This crossing is certainly OK to get the 15 day visa exemption,there are many people that have entered here
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Ah...that doesn't surprise me. Vietnam hates seeing foreigners drive cars into their country (or within their country it seems, at least customs does the police themselves are OK). I know from personal experience - was denied entry into Vietnam from Laos (Bo Y border) in 2012 driving a Lao car, even though Vietnam shares a cross-border transport agreement with Laos. Was told that only Lao citizens and Vietnamese with documents showing they work for a Lao company can drive a Lao plated car into Vietnam. Was told to find a Lao person to put on the temporary import form otherwise the car wouldn't be entering. Even though 6 months earlier I was allowed in at that very crossing - on both occasions I was accompanied by my Vietnamese friend. Had a power of attorney letter from the rental company and a valid Vietnamese licence. Nope, Vietnamese customs wouldn't budge. After getting really pissed off, decided to stamp out and head back to the Lao side. The goods we were transporting were then transferred onto a Lao truck. Maybe foreigners who are the owners of the vehicles they bring in (if Lao registered) may be allowed into Vietnam and this may also apply to Cambodian vehicles brought into Vietnam from Cambodia (except at Ha Tien it seems).
More recently at the Moc Bai crossing (2017). Showed up at the border driving my friend's Vietnamese car. Had no intention of taking that car across the border - besides my Thai car was parked at Cambodian customs so all I had to do was walk or take a motorcycle across to the Cambodian side. I kindly wound down my window to ask permission from the customs officer to drive up to the immigration building because I had a lot of luggage. Extremely rude and aggressive Vietnamese customs guy FORCES me to get out of the driver's seat and my friend to do a u-turn and drive the measly 50m to park the car on the other side of the road. He was pissed that I, a foreigner with a valid Vietnamese driver's licence, which my friend told the guy I possess and was with me, was driving in Vietnam. He was like: "why did you let this foreigner drive a car in Vietnam??!!!!"
Completely bizarre.
By comparison, Lao and Chinese officials are much, much friendlier and have absolutely no problems with foreigners driving vehicles into their countries, even if they are not in the name of the driver. Chinese officials freely allow Lao plates as far as Jinghong, no problem if the driver is a foreigner and no need for a Chinese driver's licence either, that only applies for driving Chinese plated cars or if going on a tour in a foreign car around the country.
Ah...that doesn't surprise me. Vietnam hates seeing foreigners drive cars into their country (or within their country it seems, at least customs does the police themselves are OK). I know from personal experience - was denied entry into Vietnam from Laos (Bo Y border) in 2012 driving a Lao car, even though Vietnam shares a cross-border transport agreement with Laos. Was told that only Lao citizens and Vietnamese with documents showing they work for a Lao company can drive a Lao plated car into Vietnam. Was told to find a Lao person to put on the temporary import form otherwise the car wouldn't be entering. Even though 6 months earlier I was allowed in at that very crossing - on both occasions I was accompanied by my Vietnamese friend. Had a power of attorney letter from the rental company and a valid Vietnamese licence. Nope, Vietnamese customs wouldn't budge. After getting really pissed off, decided to stamp out and head back to the Lao side. The goods we were transporting were then transferred onto a Lao truck. Maybe foreigners who are the owners of the vehicles they bring in (if Lao registered) may be allowed into Vietnam and this may also apply to Cambodian vehicles brought into Vietnam from Cambodia (except at Ha Tien it seems).
More recently at the Moc Bai crossing (2017). Showed up at the border driving my friend's Vietnamese car. Had no intention of taking that car across the border - besides my Thai car was parked at Cambodian customs so all I had to do was walk or take a motorcycle across to the Cambodian side. I kindly wound down my window to ask permission from the customs officer to drive up to the immigration building because I had a lot of luggage. Extremely rude and aggressive Vietnamese customs guy FORCES me to get out of the driver's seat and my friend to do a u-turn and drive the measly 50m to park the car on the other side of the road. He was pissed that I, a foreigner with a valid Vietnamese driver's licence, which my friend told the guy I possess and was with me, was driving in Vietnam. He was like: "why did you let this foreigner drive a car in Vietnam??!!!!"
Completely bizarre.
By comparison, Lao and Chinese officials are much, much friendlier and have absolutely no problems with foreigners driving vehicles into their countries, even if they are not in the name of the driver. Chinese officials freely allow Lao plates as far as Jinghong, no problem if the driver is a foreigner and no need for a Chinese driver's licence either, that only applies for driving Chinese plated cars or if going on a tour in a foreign car around the country.
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