@Douglas *******

absolutely! ( unless you plan on participating in the road traffic...that is a whole other story 🙂 ). The people are extremely friendly. I'd say even a notch friendlier than Thailand. But I have to be very careful giving my opinion, because the FB police is patrolling this thread and get upset if I share my opinion ;).

Things I noticed ( compared to Thailand )

- English is more common here ( at least where I am, Siem Reap ). I even had a small conversation with my Grab delivery driver. Impossible to imagine in Thailand.

- Lots of kids. And they play around freely in front of the house / streets ( similar to when I was a kid in the 80s )

- People still ride a lot of bicycles

- No coins. All cash bills, either USD or Cambodian Riel

- Phone / Data very cheap. Internet speed is acceptable, but not fast. And a bit spotty. No 5G

Not sure where you are from or what your expectations are, but I think its a nice place to visit. Siem Reap being a tourist town, there are plenty of things to do, see and experience here.

@Douglas *******

thanks. I am enjoying it, though its in the middle of rainy season. That being said, I do adapt to other places and cultures very easy. I dont regret coming here instead of going to Laos or Vietnam.

yes, but why was my bank statement not acceptable? 6 month statement and the last 3 months were 500+k. Perhaps it was acceptable, but they wanted to see my regular bank account....but that one always had only around 20k. How am I to know that would have been acceptable or not? I also saw many "horror" stories where people were denied without reason given. I just wanted to avoid all possible headaches and questions and let somebody experienced deal with it...and after the fact, I am glad I did.

And because this group helped me quite a bit with info ( I was a silent reader since ~April ), I thought I'd share my story, especially since it is in Cambodia and not too many cases from there lately. Thats all. Nothing more, nothing less. No hidden agenda or conspiracy here.

@Andi **********

the thing is, it wasnt ( or didnt appear to be ) insufficient documents from the gym. It was a document that the embassy is cambodia requested and other embassies usually dont request. The gym couldnt supply this document. How the agency explained it to the embassy, I dont know...and quite frankly, wasn't my problem :). This is the document btw: " it's a special VIP 5 star gym rated certificate".

Regarding the bank: I submitted a "dormant" 6 month bank statement. Of which the latest 3 months had 500+ k in it. No other transactions. Technically sufficient. However, apparently not. Days after submitting the application I was asked to provide another bank account...which I had, but on average only 20k in it. I also had crypto accounts with over 500k ( but I know those are not accepted ). So, if I had applied myself....I dont know how the embassy would have communicated with me that my 500k statement was not sufficient and to provide another account. I did communicate this with the agency and they got back to me and said to supply the 6 month statement from my regular account. I did that. It seems to have been sufficient. How I personally without the agent would have or could have navigated, I dont know. I dont remember reading anywhere that a second bank account statement was requested.....and also being asked which Visa I was on when I opened those accounts. THAT I havent read anywhere before. Frankly, also a liiiiittle bit concerning considering banks closing accounts in Thailand. But that has nothing to do with my DTV application, so didnt want to "focus" on that. I'll see what happens when I am back in Thailand.

@Andi **********

think of it what you want. I just told my story and thinking behind it. I supplied bank statement 6 months and 500k+ in it. Would the embassy have asked me for another bank account and said it doesn’t matter how much is in it? I don’t know. I doubt it though.

That other document they requested but the gym wasn’t able to provide…would I have been able to explain to the embassy why it’s technically not needed or why it can’t be provided? I don’t know. But I doubt I would have been able to.

I did notice the agent used their domain and created an email with my name. Perhaps their line of communication. Again, I don’t know. Use an agent, don’t use an agent. I don’t care. It worked for me and I briefly explained my reasoning.

Currently using them. They just submitted my documents. Very happy with their service thus far. Just waiting for approval now :)

Hey Kyle, thanks for sharing. In the video you mentioned having their Line account. I am heading to Siem Reap next month to apply. Would you mind sharing the Line account please

@Sami ********

Please keep us posted. I topped up my account from 50k to 500k last week. 60 day exemption expires June 1st. Will try another border run for the money to season 3 months. If I am not allowed re-entry, I will see if / where I can apply with bank statement only ~6 weeks with 500k

@Larry *******

do you mind sharing what documents you had to provide and / or which part they took care of?