How to cross the border

Ha Tien

Cambodia

Stamp run (border and back)

6:50 AM — Arrive at Cảng Bãi Vòng port https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Gui3wGdE4Ex4vaf6. Show your ticket to the port staff; they will tell you your ferry and seat. 7:00–7:10 AM — Ferry departure. When you exit the ferry, a driver will be waiting for you who will take you to the border.

1. Exit Vietnam by presenting your passport with a valid visa/stamp and receive an exit stamp (it is unlikely, but they are entitled to ask for the e-visa under which you are staying in Vietnam; be prepared to find it on your phone and show it if you are currently in Vietnam on an e-visa).

2. Walk approximately 500 meters through the neutral zone.

3. Enter Cambodia: fill out the arrival card and pay $35 or 1,200,000 VND for the Cambodian visa.

4. After passing Cambodian border control, immediately return back — exit Cambodia and pass through the neutral zone.

5. Present your passport. When returning to the Vietnamese side, border officers may demand a bribe (25,000–250,000 VND); if you do not pay, you may be forced to wait at the border for a long time. Re-enter Vietnam.

6. Make sure to check the entry stamp in your passport and verify the expiration date (it is handwritten below the stamp); if the border officer makes a mistake, point it out immediately on the spot.

7. After returning to the Vietnamese side, message us — we will send transport for you and a ticket for the return ferry (as soon as you get into the car). Don't linger at the border to catch the early ferry back (timing: 10:15 am; 11:45 am). To ensure the fastest possible route, no lunch stop is scheduled; you may bring a light snack with you.

Visa run (with a wait for the visa)

6:50 AM — Arrive at Cảng Bãi Vòng port https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Gui3wGdE4Ex4vaf6. Show your ticket to the port staff; they will tell you your ferry and seat. 7:00–7:10 AM — Ferry departure. When you exit the ferry, a driver will be waiting for you who will take you to the border.

1. Exit Vietnam by presenting your passport with a valid visa and receive an exit stamp (it is unlikely, but they are entitled to ask for the e-visa under which you are staying in Vietnam; be prepared to find it on your phone and show it).

2. Immediately send us a photo of the exit stamp from the same account you used to sign up.

3. Walk approximately 500 meters through the neutral zone.

4. Enter Cambodia: fill out the arrival card and pay $35 or 1,200,000 VND for the Cambodian visa.

5. While waiting for your visa in Cambodia, there is a café available; within one kilometer of the border, Vietnamese mobile coverage is available, Wi-Fi is provided, and payments can be made in Vietnamese dong.

6. Once your visa is ready, exit Cambodia and pass through the neutral zone.

7. Present your passport and the printed copy of your new Vietnamese visa. When returning to the Vietnamese side, border officers may demand a bribe (25,000–250,000 VND); if you do not pay, you may be forced to wait at the border for a long time. Re-enter Vietnam.

8. Make sure to check the entry stamp in your passport and verify the expiration date (it is handwritten below the stamp); if the border officer makes a mistake, point it out immediately on the spot — the date must match the one shown in your e-visa.

9. After returning to the Vietnamese side, message us — we will send transport for you and a ticket for the return ferry (as soon as you get into the car). Don't linger at the border to catch the early ferry back (timing: 11:45 am; 1:15 pm) Your visa will be sent to your email — please watch your inbox (we no longer send visas to the chat).

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