5 months of overstay - 2 passports - SO MANY QUESTIONS!! ^_^

JaitchGuest09 August 2014 02:54:05

pilotadamp wrote:
The only quick solution I can think of, is to get out of Vietnam through one of the unofficial border crossings into say Cambodia or China. Apply online for visa on arrival using your second passport. that way you can get back in.....

There is a 2 kilometre exclusion zone for Foreigners around all of the border, except for gateway areas authorised for use by Foreigners and one or two tourist sites.

This area is patrolled by armed (loaded) border patrol types.

There are many "footpaths" and 'tracks" across the border which are available legally ONLY to people living in defined areas (and shown on their ID cards).

The Mekong river is a high traffic illegal crossing area but you need a contact to use it. I have friends with a farm on the Cambodian border and I have to get a Permit each time I visit them - it has a curfew time (no sleep overs). The border police infest the place at night, and they check him often.

But then you have the hassle of explaining how you got to Cambodia (boat sank?)