Hello everyone

I have been living in Thailand for a year. I am planning to apply for a DTV in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I can stay there for 2 weeks visa free. However, as I have been reading posts in this group and found out that the processing days there can take longer than 14 days, should I apply for 1-month arrival visa at the Phnom Penh airport once I am there ? Thank you all in advance.

Hi everyone, I’m completely lost and need some advice 😞

I applied for the DTV visa at the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh on 13 May 2025. After submitting the additional documents, the status changed to Pending Approval on 15 May, but until now (7 June) there’s been no update.

My Cambodia TR visa expires on 11 June, and I’m really worried they won’t approve the DTV in time. Tomorrow is Sunday, and I can only hope for something on 9 or 10 June, but honestly I don’t think it will be processed that fast.

So I have a few questions:

1. Should I fly to another country and wait there for the result?

2. Can I do a border bounce and come back to Cambodia? If yes, which border do you recommend?

3. Is there any way to extend my Cambodia TR visa without leaving? If yes, please tell me how to do?

I’ve been crawling in my hotel room for nearly 30 days and the expenses are killing me 🤧.

Any advice or similar experience would really help 🙏 Thank you so much!

First time seeing, request Cambodia visa extension. Instead of border bounce to Vietnam better to do extension when Cambodia visa is running out. Evisa website clearly states that must be in person which country u apply. Now DTV process in Cambodia so slow.

Hello, I need help. I'm currently taking a bus from Bangkok to the Cambodian border to leave the country for a while and then go back straight away (DTV visa required every 180 days). Do I need a visa to Cambodia to cross the border? And will I be able to get one at the border?

I applied in Cambodia 18 days ago and it is awaiting approval, but I still haven't received the results.

Is this normal in Cambodia?

Is there anyone else waiting the same way?

UPDATE: DTV approved 9th May in Phnom Penh for soft power medical- Dental Implant surgery.

Thanks to the group for support! 🙏

I’m getting concerned as next week there are a lot of public holidays (Thai & Cambodian), my visa will expire and I’ll miss the flight back to Thailand and my appointment for surgery. Any advice would be appreciated.

Cambodia Phnom Penh- DTV soft power medical for Dental Implant treatment. 700k THB treatment.

Documents submitted:

- 6 month recent Stamped and signed Thai bank statement showing at least 500k++ THB and copy of bank book (Account and balance page) all showing evidence of funds and frequent spending in Thailand.

- Photo of passport bio page

- Copy of Cambodia Visa, arrival QR, hotel and flight booking, exit stamp and boarding pass.

- Current passport style photo of myself

- Appointment letter and treatment plan from dental clinic - stamped and signed, x-ray of my teeth, picture of implants (advert), clinic receipt for 1st appointment, more details of the treatment.

-TM30, Rental contract, Rental receipt for Thailand.

-Cambodia hotel bookings and return flight for 16th May.

Timeline:

19 April - Submitted application

20 April - Document Checking

21 April - Pending Approval

9 May - URGENT email sent to embassy

9 May - Approved DTV for Dental Implants

Just wanted to know if anyone else waited nearly a month in Cambodia just to have their dtv rejected?

Were there any DTV applications submitted in Cambodia on April 4th? Could you lmk if anyone has already been approved?

Does anyone know how long the 15k USD balance needs to be in account when applying in Cambodia?

Just wanted to share my story: My wife and I both arrived on Feb 2nd here in Cambodia. Her application was submitted on Feb 3rd. It was submitted under ' Soft Power.' She is the primary and I'm being sponsored by her. Her approval was on Feb. 18th at which time my application was submitted.

The Primary has to be approved before the spouses can be submitted. I just received my approval today March 5th. I just wanted you to know if you are getting approved as a couple give yourself at least a month if it is over here in Cambodia. I talked to a Visa agent here and they said Cambodia is swamped with so many applications and they are taking longer to process. Good luck to everyone.