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[westberry]

in the guidebook which is a few years old it says visa on arrival is not availiable at this crossing. is this still the case?
if not i dont have visa pre arranged as was only in ho chi minh at the weekend so consulate closed.
i am travelling from phu quoc to sikhanoukville so seems easier to use this crossing. is it easy to travel this way?
going back to rach gia & onto the border in less than a week. Any help gratefully received x

[travelingdiva]

Hi,
I did a quick search for you and it seems you CAN get a visa at this crossing. I looked here and found this:

Xa Xia, Vietnam/Prek Chak, Cambodia (Ha Tien crossing)
Cambodian visas available on arrival at the border. Vietnamese visas NOT available at the border. (You must get your Vietnam visa in advance.) There are conflicting reports about whether Cambodian E-visas are accepted.

Open 07:00-18:00

This page confirms they are available, apparently for $25 US.

Happy travels!

Laura

[lampard]

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of SPB tours.
Get real! There are more red flags in this part of CC than on a
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take a look at the posts of “cruiser Len” (search for Giantfan13)
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SPB tours fools people and her former visitors were writing
about it! Her former visitors were trying rapidly to warn others
through CC, regarding buses without air-conditioning, guides,
who could hardly speak English, cancellation of the tours etc. But
somehow all those posts just disappeared from the
CruiseCritic.com
DO NOT RELY on CRUISECRITIC REVIEWS – 80% are FRAUD!

[darrenstravels]

A little update:

You can get a Visa into Vietnam here, but it's only good for the Ha Tien area. You're not meant to go any further than the town, but for those of you naughty types, you can easily crack on over to Phu Quoc :-)