irene yael Yes, I'd rather not pay, but I just did the border run with the agency. was treated very well there, but I paid good money, so I hope so. I know that you can do border runs without an agent, but doesn't work for my situation. I don't want to go on long train rides with a young child or risk being forced to spend the night on the Cambodian side, which would have added extra costs and is more challenging with a youngster. Just preferred to pay extra to ease the process for me.

I will in the future, John Stanners, but the approaching visa exempt expiry date is the more pressing issue.

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@John *********

I know there is no blacklist or penalty, I just want to keep visa things above board as much as I can. Also, the reason was that I had some time constraints for leaving my visa application country and I wanted to do a walk-up application, which I knew would not be avialable in a few months.

@Greg *******

I would do a flight out, but I actually I'm unsure of how border guards view back-to-back visa exempt stays and I don't have time to post up in a foreign country right now and wait for a tourist visa or a dependent DTV to be processed.

@Alistair *********

Yeah, it's crossed my mind, but there are some well-established border run companies that do regular business. This one has good reviews on Google.