Visa Runs From Ha Tien

    Hi.. I'm Canadian, with nothing but a tourist visa.
If i move to Ha Tien, can I do a 15-minute visa run to Cambodia every 3 months? Seems easier than the 12 hour runs expats do from Da Nang to Laos...
   

    -@kakooljay

Living in Hà Tiên will definitely make the process quicker, though not exactly as you've calculated the time differences.

You'll likely spend at least a full hour completing a visa run from central Hà Tiên, IF you time your trip to avoid busiest traffic periods.

The total round trip Đà Nẵng/Lao Bảo/Đà Nẵng can be as quick as 9 hours, depending on the transportation option you choose.

@OceanBeach92107

That's very good!

Pretty well what was reported, back in Aug/2022 (~1 Hour, minus the ferry ride)

    @OceanBeach92107
That's very good!
Pretty well what was reported, back in Aug/2022 (~1 Hour, minus the ferry ride)
   

    -@Aidan in HCMC

The trustworthy source for my answer...

😎👍

I do it from Dalat every 3 months. plane,  taxi, return

    I do it from Dalat every 3 months. plane,  taxi, return        -@stretch5

Time? Cost?

    I do it from Dalat every 3 months. plane,  taxi, return
   

    -@stretch5

You fly from Đà Lạt to Hà Tiên?

Complete, on topic answers are helpful and greatly appreciated 🙏

@kakooljay

You can do the border run, provided you hold a new eVisa to reenter VN immediately.

Received reports from two friends (one in Hanoi, the other Saigon) who received denials today.

Denied reason:  Application must be made from outside VN.

Your visa run might be a three day stay-over in Cambodia. Not a bad thing, really, just be prepared for that possibility.

    @kakooljay
You can do the border run, provided you hold a new eVisa to reenter VN immediately.
Received reports from two friends (one in Hanoi, the other Saigon) who received denials today.
Denied reason:  Application must be made from outside VN.

Your visa run might be a three day stay-over in Cambodia. Not a bad thing, really, just be prepared for that possibility.
   

    -@Aidan in HCMC

Again, another great reason to check with a trustworthy agent.

Our main agent here in Đà Nẵng and at least one I've heard of in HCMC will arrange in advance to make an emergency application as soon as a person leaves Vietnam, especially helpful for people who waited until the last minute and didn't make other plans.

So far they've been able to get the new visa and do a turnaround within 4 hours, which isn't a bad amount of time to have to hang around in a coffee shop or restaurant on the other side of the border.

But as with everything it comes at a price that some people might not want to pay.

If you move a bit west of Ha Tien, you can get a 365-day visa extension (but for a different country).

Also, you have to be old enough.

    If you move a bit west of Ha Tien, you can get a 365-day visa extension (but for a different country).
Also, you have to be old enough.
   

    -@jayrozzetti23

Knowing what I know now, if I hadn't gotten married I'd be very tempted to follow that suggestion JR 👍 (BTW, I miss being able to meet you for lunch or dinner. Hope you visit the Đà Nẵng area someday, in spite of your allergy to VN 😉)