Anonym deltaker Of course it matters. For example, myanmar citizens get 14 days visa free. Norwegian citizens get 2 months visa free.
If you're Cambodian it might matter as they're in war, but ceasefire. They have stricter rules for Indians and for example North Korea.
There's a difference between passports, such as Venezuela, Tibet, Norway, Iran, Israel. They're protesting against the Israel/Palestinian war going on and citizens of Israel will have a hard time entering.
Is it that difficult to state what passport you've got? I've got a Norwegian one and I was approved at the Hanoi embassy in November. I crossed the border back to Thailand without any issues, but my friend from Myanmar was held back at immigration for like 8 hours.
Passports matter. Thinking they don't is both ignorant and naive.
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