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Hi. I got some dental work done here in Siem Reap. My partner is Khmer and she took me to her dentist. I had not been in some time. I had broken tooth the dentist replaced. Then fixed some followup issues. I found the entire process to be very well ... Read More

Hi Eric. I've lived here four years this time. I had left America over 10 years ago. Lived in Vietnam for awhile, traveled here and there. Lived in Mexico a year. Then I came back to Cambodia. I wrote another post about things you can find. I think ... Read More

Hi Tim. I believe there is a recent post on the site about taxes that may help Give it a search. I would do these things before hand. Get two US bank accounts and make sure neither of them is Bank of America and perhaps one is Schwab. Link them ... Read More

@Jaqskott3I think Siem Reap is a good choice for the things you are looking for. This area has a wonderful diversity of culture and history which is very enjoyable. The city has numerous gym and fitness facilities you can find easily. I'd suggest ... Read More

Hello Cheryl. This year my partner and I stayed in our 3 bedroom house in rural Siem Reap living Khmer style. We pay 220 a month for rent. Utilities run about 80. The majority of that is power since we both use the AC often. I don’t do motos ... Read More

What is it you are wanting? Information on visas or cost of living? What day to day life is like here? I've been here this time for about 3.5 years now. Lived here before the pandemic as well. I am living with my khmer partner in Siem Reap now but I ... Read More

Hi Cheryl. I guess there's not a lot of management I do for meals here. My partner does all that stuff and she enjoys the cooking for me I think. She buys food at local markets like fresh fruit and vegetables and meat and poultry and fish. Potatoes! ... Read More

If you could tell us if you are going to want a ER visa extension or what that would help. The ER extension is pretty easy if you are over 55. Under 55 you will need to document and prove your pension or whatever. You can get the ordinary visa when ... Read More

It’s worth while to do the meeting in person. I met my partner years ago at this bar right off pub street. She had not gone out in months. Was older than her friends. Was divorced over 10 years and had given up. We have been together now for ... Read More

@PaulR1205sounds good. glad you made it to where you want to be. Read More

I don't know. Why not try online. I cannot see why you could not. Just visit one of the websites. See what happens before you leave. The online quote system is easy. I don't see why you could not do the work. Read More

Hi. Just a comment on your areas of expertise. I think it would be difficult to find a position doing mental health work without speaking Khmer. Just my take. Have you considered doing online work or gig work? I have a Khmer friend that does social ... Read More

Thanks OB! Now if I were just going to Da Nang and Hanoi be like old times. Hopefully October or November for Hanoi. Friends there told me how it’s kinda warm there. Here in Siem Reap it’s rainy season but last few days have been ... Read More

Yes. You could also get AIG health insurance. Just google it. You can submit online and get a quote for coverage. Read More

Choose the ordinary visa. It will cost a little more. There’s a thread here I think about getting the visa. It’s all pretty easy. Be sure to have US dollars. think that’s all they take. Maybe it’s changed. Been awhile since ... Read More

Don't know about seasoned. I would do this though. I would have two US checking accounts established before you leave and link them so you can transfer funds between. Perhaps one would be Charles Schwab. The other should not be Bank of America. ... Read More

@Arthur L Howard Hi! I would consider Angkor CBD Inn for a place to stay while you sort things out. You can find them on google maps. The location is very nice for downtown access. The manager also will assist you with retirement visa extensions if ... Read More

One thing I always enjoyed there was walking the side streets and finding small coffee shops and cafes. Used to be a nice beer garden right by the night market. We would go and eat there. Not like a bia hoi in Hanoi but it was fun. There are also ... Read More

Cool. If you want to do a floating market tour there let me know. I have an old friend that does them. I like the city a lot. Been a few years since I was there last. Have a good time. Madness winds down today. Read More

And Siem Reap is wild. Water guns, buckets, hoses on so many streets. We went to eat indian food at a favored place. Wow. The city is partying. Then out to makro. Same same. I won't be making it to pub street for the next days. Lots of people with ... Read More

@jayrozzetti23 well everyone's ready. Water guns are being sold on every street corner. New years decorations at the big market on 6th st are really selling. A few years ago we did pub street. So busy! My partner says we will not go downtown at ... Read More

You could check Forte Insurance. There are a few but I think I had looked at Forte before. There is also AG Cambodia to look at. Both have websites you can register on and get quotes. Read More

I have problems even with the xoom app. Here has been the problem in Cambodia. The paypal app requires periodic logins and trying to login from cambodia has been a problem for me. So I set fingerprint access to paypal. Then xoom forgot the account ... Read More

Be careful using Xoom if you don't use ria tracking number within ABA. If you go to the bank and show your US passport and transfer to yourself you will see Xoom does not list a middle name for Cambodian transfers while your passport does. This has ... Read More

@longacre7174Welcome to Siem Reap. The bus and van rides are the way to get around mostly. We go to Battambang on the bus every so often. Takes 3 hours. Finding people in Siem Reap should not be challenging. Often I sit over at viva off pub street ... Read More

I would use MoneyGram. It's supported by ABA. Money will transfer directly into your ABA account. I do this often. It takes a few hours for the transfer. Just setup a MoneyGram account. Then select the transfer from debit card and select ABA as ... Read More

Hi Cheryl. I guess my experience has been very good. My partner being Khmer has taken on things that normally could be different or even challenging. She does all the shopping and arranges for potable water, pays utilities and rent, and buys my ... Read More

Hi. Definitely understand. Just a few things perhaps. If you can find a Khmer person that can explain to landlady that would help. Second thing is take photos of things broken. Write some basic sentences what each is and I bet Google translate could ... Read More

Hi Cheryl. Perhaps my experience over the last two years living in Siem Reap is unique. A lot is formed by my wonderful Khmer partner who takes care of me and makes life much easier and often cheaper. Definitely more fun. We live in a 3 bedroom ... Read More

There are bunches of them. In Vietnam and I think in Cambodia now is Lazada. If you want a rebranded amazon experience you could try ubuy. Others you can find via google. Ubuy lets you buy from the US amazon store then charges you the cost of the ... Read More

This was written up awhile ago on Khmer times. Supposedly they have relaxed acceptance limits on USD. I had a $50 bill when I got back to Phnom Penh in 2022. No one would accept it because of damage. I took to Sathapana Bank in Phnom Penh on the ... Read More

I don't have a job to offer or connections but perhaps a suggestion. Have you looked into gig working online? I have this Khmer friend here that does social media marketing and an American friend now gone from Cambodia found positions in customer ... Read More

@Davine_Hi. I'd suggest considering visiting Heritage Walk Mall and check out their calendar of events. I've been going there for a few years and they regularly have social events and shows there. Also there is the day market right by the river and ... Read More

@earthmedicineAlso bear in mind if you decide to get a retirement extension of stay in Siem Reap it will take longer to get the passport back. Last time it took me about 15 days since the passport is sent to Phnom Penh and there was a holiday ... Read More

@krabbykrablegs hi. You just missed the water festival. We were there last week for the days. We go to Battambang quite often. Great getaway from Siem reap. The rivers a great place in the evenings. Hope you have a great time in the city. Meeting ... Read More

@Cheryl hi Cheryl. I think the best thing for me was getting a Smart cell service sim card when I got back in 2022. Then I went to a Smart Store and upgraded the service to a monthly plan. I get 50gb of data and lots of talk and sms with smart ... Read More

@Merryl Kravitz we go to Battambang often from Siem Reap. In the evenings the river walk is very nice. There's a nice pub and restaurant called The River. Also the international restaurant scene is nice. We like a few if the Khmer places as well as ... Read More

Hi. I'd peruse the housing section. Also locate some realty agencies when you get here. They will take you around in a tuktuk to see places. Maybe consider getting a guest house room for a bit until you get settled. Then you can spend a little time ... Read More

Hey David. Been living in Siem Reap for two years now. Really enjoy the city. Best thing is to get here and tour around. If you arrive in Phnom Penh and want the retirement extension easy with Kim. I'd not make a decision until you see the places. ... Read More

Hi. If you are going to use ABA for banking here I suggest MoneyGram since it's included and supported in the ABA mobile app. You could also use RIA but I've had issues with their mobile app. Finally you could just do swift transfers to aba from ... Read More

Hi back in about 2018 or so I remember a few Mexican food stalls. One sold tacos on pub street. They did a pretty good business. Tacos were not like what I could get in Mérida Mexico but I thought they were good. They are gone now. Another ... Read More

I hope this was solved for you and you got extension. I don't come to the site too often any more but wanted to let you know just in case that it took me 14 days to get my retirement visa extension done. Has to be shipped to Phnom Penh and there ... Read More

@HamSR I have never been asked to show any visa flying into Cambodia on Korea Airlines or any other airline. I don't think getting a tourist visa online will allow the issuance of a retirement extension of stay. It is far better to get a visa on ... Read More

I don't know about the connecting flights you have from San Diego but I have flown many times from SFO on Korea Airlines on oneway tickets. These flights go from SFO to Inchon to Phnom Penh. I have never been asked for a return flight proof. If I ... Read More

I read something online about a happy pizza place in the Angkor Night Market. Try googling the question. This article was written in 2024. Read More

Check on google maps. You will see the pizza place I just saw. Read More

If you want to get one while in Cambodia, you could check out ubuy online. They will ship to Cambodia but you pay customs/duties as part of the cost. I've used this service before here and in Vietnam. I just checked and they have movado stuff ... Read More

I met an expat that leased a condo from Rose. He likes the place a lot. I would not take the place myself for that cost. You can find much cheaper apartments by searching on this site or using a cambodian real estate company. What I would do is ... Read More

I think it's pretty easy. I have an account on ABA bank. It took me about 20 minutes. Need to have your passport and long term visa. Some people have had problems with ABA. I had none. There are other banks as well. I make a lot of use of paying ... Read More

@arthow1847 Hi. Just sent you a PM with the info. Hope it helps. Read More

@arthow1847 i will send you a pm. will have name and whatsapp. Read More

@arthow1847 Just one more little data point. When I got back to SR this time in 2022, I found a long stay guest house right by pub street. Utilities are paid but drinking water is not. The cost was $300 a month and I paid for water and laundry ... Read More

@arthow1847 I think things are reasonable here depending on how you want to live and where. As an example, my Khmer partner and I have a 3 bedroom house situated a few km from downtown. We pay $220 a month. I have seen nicer homes and apartments on ... Read More

HI Cheryl. I was kinda tossing around answering this. I really don't know any of the answers about food costs, utilities, and I stay away from the rent with our house owner. We rent a three bedroom house outside of Siem Reap. It's a small but nice ... Read More

If you are living in Phnom Penh, I'd suggest visiting museums and historic and cultural sites around the city. There are beautiful temples you can visit for free. I did a few walking before and enjoyed it. You could start from some place like Wat ... Read More

Just to offer my take. I lived in Singapore for a year back in 2010 to 2011 and visited before and after that dozens of times. Living there was fun but expensive. I shared a corporate apartment with two software engineers that worked in our Sg ... Read More

Sounds good. we live a few miles from downtown. rarely make it to pub street. i will try to make it one of the days. Read More

I'd also encourage you to have a second bank account which you can use for emergency or backup purposes. As OB mentions, Charles Schwab is an excellent choice. I have a US address and I opened that account before I left years ago. I have a second ... Read More

Sure. I like angkor cbd. kim is very nice person and will help you with visa extension. since its so close to pub street you consider just staying there for a few weeks while you get the extension ? not sure what you paying at hotel for a week. ... Read More

Close by pub street is Angkor CBD Inn. ask for kim there. she has a nice long stay place and will also do visa extensions for you. will take a few weeks since they send passport and stuff back to phnom penh, my last extension done by khmer family ... Read More

@Fred Cambo hi I don't do instagram. I used fediverse stuff like mastodon. If you are on the fediverse you can find me at:https://den.raccoon.quest/@mpmilestogoThis is a Misskey instance which federates with other fediverse services and apps like ... Read More

@toni345th I would never take my partner out of Cambodia. Her soul is here. Her life. Family is so important to her. She wants to visit places with me but living outside Cambodia would not work for her. Much easier to take her to places she has not ... Read More

Hi Emily. Many of the threads you have responded to are old. I just picked this one to respond to. I do not know of gatherings in Siem Reap but I don't use other social media where you may find people that have get togethers here in Cambodia. It ... Read More

I would check out ABA bank. The best way is to visit a branch officce and talk to their front desk staff. I don't know if you have an account at a local bank. With ABA, it seems you could do a SWIFT wire transfer from Russia to the bank in Euro and ... Read More

Definitely what OB says. My cautionary tale with this. I wired transferred $6000 from a US bank to The Vietnam Military Bank so I could finalize setting up an LLC in Vietnam in 2021. This was so easy! I used Xoom to do the transfer from my US bank. ... Read More

Disregard. Wrong message. Admin please delete. Read More

@w20415 some years ago I did the same thing. I did find some Cambodian health insurance companies which offer better packages than what you got quoted. If you want to just see what they offer, drop me a PM and I'll send you their website. I went ... Read More

Hi David. I am not sure what service you used to send money. Was this a international SWIFT transfer from your bank to hers or some app you used? Have you considered using Western Union instead? Or RIA or remitly or transfer wise? I am not sure if ... Read More

I think in kampot you could find an all inclusive apartment. We had a smaller one bedroom apartment some months ago in Siem Reap. It was not called a service apartment but it had just about everything you name. Wifi was free, AC was there but we ... Read More

@pf flyerHI Patrick. You have told us relatively little. Not where you are going in Cambodia to meet or if you have been here before. I'd suggest if you are gonna meet in Phnom Penh to consider visiting one of the sky bars. There are also lots of ... Read More

@marzlilly I read over the entire thread. Really the truth is there is no truth. You have to do what you do and find either pain or pleasure in it or both. i've been with a wonderful Khmer woman for almost a year. We've had our ups and downs. She is ... Read More

@w20415 an ER visa extension is pretty easy to get if you are over 55. I just renewed mine here in Siem Reap and was asked no questions or required to prove income or anything. I never did a background check or had any kind of health screening. ... Read More

Do you have the aba mobile app installed? one can use ria or moneygram in or out. also looking at what the app offers you can do swift transfers. Just looking on my iphone at international transfer choices. i have done swift transfers i think ... Read More

@Pablo joule yeah you are right there. I don't get any of what you say. Enjoy Starbucks. I'm just a cheap Charlie too. Read More

@Pablo joule I don't consider it so sad. What I think is that coffee houses are cultural and social hubs wherever you go. When I lived in Vietnam for years, the coffee house there was a hub for all kinds of people to stop by and enjoy time visiting ... Read More

Da Nang has always been the place I have loved to wander and take photos. Along the riverwalk in the evenings or away toward the place I lived awhile. Down sleepy streets with coffee shops inviting me in, wonderful restaurants, little beer gardens. ... Read More

Hi Cheryl. Well I have very little interaction with our neighbors here it seems. Next door to our house is a beauty salon. They often wave and say hello when I walk by. Far more visited for me is the local store across the street. I go there every ... Read More

Hey Paul. So sorry about that. All is good here. When you gonna be coming to Phnom Penh? Read More

@Pablo joule hahahaha. Thanks. I'll try to remember. I'll ask her what happens when the money runs out. We've been together almost a year now and the money has run out a few times due to unforeseen expenses like her health care. Nothing much ... Read More

A little late to this game. Here is what I think with US social security. Get yourself an american account and have direct deposit enabled. I use CapitolOne. Get a second bank account to use as a backup. I use Schwab. Enable ACH deposits between ... Read More

@jayrozzetti23 just a warning note on Xoom. I use it regularly from my US bank. When you do an international fund transfer on Xoom, the names must match exactly. For example, on US Passports the name is listed as first middle last or whatever order. ... Read More