VIETNAM VISA RUN 2019 (Moc Bai border) | VIETNAM VLOG
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- After staying in Vietnam for exactly 3 months, it was time to do a visa run to renew our tourist visa's. We chose the cheapest option, which is to hop on a bus from Ho Chi Minh City and drive 2+ hours to the Vietnam-Cambodia border (Moc Bai). We booked our tickets through Giant Ibis, who were very good, overall. We are very happy we chose them over going on the 703 bus as they took care of everything at the border, which was a massive stress-reliever.
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Hey everyone:) Let us know in the comments if you have absolutely any questions about the process, we would be more than happy to assist anyone doing the visa run. As always, please don't forget to like and subscribe if you haven't already and we will see you in the next video:)
I'm so glad you guys shared this experience! We've always been curious on how this works, it actually seemed pretty straight forward!
Couple and a Compass we were too! That’s why we decided to vlog the experience. We wish we knew what it was like before, because we were pretty anxious😂. Very straightforward!
Very interesting and informative video. I will need to use this when I eventually get to SEA! Currently in India 🇮🇳 and living my time here 😊
Thanks for the support! Thats awesome, we are dying to visit India and eat some great food! 😋
Great vlog and editing! You guys both emit such positive vibes, makes fun to watch 👍
Garageworks thank you so much for this comment, it means a lot! ☺️
Another great video. Going with Giant Ibis was smart, you avoided a lot of hassle. You can put you feet up and snack on a little biltong in celebration.
Pillow Good haha agreed! We don’t know where to get biltong from in HCMC! 😭
ALL OF THIS! Soooooo helpful! thank you Again!
SARAH Greenwood we’re so so glad we could help you! Good luck!☺️
Really informative, wish we had this before we did the visa run haha
Hahaha, that would have certainly helped! 😂
Good old visa runs! Great video guys! 👍
Millennial Travel Confessions yeah! We thought it would be horrible, but it really wasn’t 😂. Thank you for the comment!
Hi. I'm Alex's Dad; enjoyed the video and the cameos of Alex. Almost 8 hours to renew a paassport. Ugh.
Neal White hi Neal, thanks for the comment. We love having Alex with us, he’s awesome. 😄 8 hours certainly does suck and we have to do it all over again in a couple weeks!
Taking the 703 bus to Moc Bai isn't the best experience either. Not a very comfortable experience, NOT AT ALL. However, it doesn't leave you too far away from the border. Just the Xe Om guys there hustling you can be a bit irritating. Also, there will be guys there that'll help you out with processing your visa but don't flash too much cash as prices suddenly have a habit of magically doubling when this happens.
Going with Giant Ibis is a much better option.
Bryce Arnold hey, Bryce, thanks for the comment. We agree. The 703 isn’t the most comfortable but it does get the job done. That’s why we think doing it this way (Giant Ibis there and 703 back) works out pretty well. You can avoid being hassled and then just walk back to 703 and get a cheap ride. They don’t hassle you at all on the way out😄
Thanks for taking the time to document your experience, super helpful! Where did you get your visa invitation? Everywhere I look online it insists you can only do visa on arrival via airports?! >_< Am I just missing something painfully obvious? Cheers!
We used a visa agent. It takes about a week for them to organize the visa approval letters. Our visa agent is in Chi’s Cafe. Their email is chichitran76@gmail.com. That’s the one we use but there are many. You can also contact Jane Snvi (Vietnam Visa Experts) on Facebook 😊
@@RhettandClaire that's great, thanks so much for the advice! ^_^
Could've just rented a motorbike for 7$ back then, maybe 15$ today and drove yourself. 70km at 5am is 90 min and no traffic. Paid parking 5 to 10k and still arrived by the time the border opens and gotten through all crossing in understand an hour.
I mean if you're making a video on the fastest/cheapest you might as well figure out what is actually the fastest/cheapest.
8:21 you're welcome
Super helpful information !!! Thank you 🙏
Ann Aaron you’re welcome! Glad we could help ☺️
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I’m heading out to Ho Chi Minh City in February to attend Ninja Teacher !!! You both have been such an inspiration and I enjoy watching your journey. Can’t wait to start my journey abroad 😊
Ann Aaron wow, this comment means so much❤️. Thank you! We cannot wait for your journey to start, you won’t regret it. The Tesol course will open up so many doors for you, not only in Vietnam but all over the world. Let us know if you need an help or advice. We would be more than happy to help!☺️
Your video was informative and helpful. My question and confusion is: How many times can you keep doing a visa run ? Can we work in Vietnam on a business visa and keep doing a visa run every 3 months ? How long can we keep doing this ? Will doing so many visa runs make the immigration authorities suspicious ? If i intend to work in Vietnam for a period of 2 years, can i keep doing a visa run every 3 months ?
UTI KASH hey there. There is no limit to the number of times you can visit a country. There are people who have been doing this for many years. If you get a business visa or a work visa, you won’t need to do a visa run at all though because your employer should sponsor your work permit. Only the tourist visa requires you to leave every 3 months.
Awesome!, doing my first run soon, i think i'll take that bus your on.Just a question, which site did you get your Cambodian visa on arrival from, iv'e had a look and have only seen ones that are for the airport not the moc bai bus arrival.Cheers.
dragonskulle we got an e-visa from www.evisa.gov.kh . The border gate that you have to choose is Bavet 😊
@@RhettandClaire ah, thank you :)
dragonskulle you’re welcome!😊
Good info guy's cool upload
Travel mischief thank you very much. Glad you found it useful 😄
Cool video! Keep going on! 😊
How much was total cost of run per person.Thank you for your time and God bless
jon jones we paid $120 per person 😊
Thank you for your time and God bless.
jon jones you’re welcome! All the best 😊
What was the total cost of this visa run per person, please? Cost of invitation letter (?usd) + Giant Ibis bus to border (?k) + Cambodian visa (30usd?) + Vietnam 3 month single entry visa stamp (25usd) + bus 703 back to HCMC (40k). Just did the run using an all-inclusive service, and wanted to compare as we had to wait close to an hour and a half just for the re-entry visa on arrival, even though we were literally the 1st group there (9 people) and the place was deserted. Then the herd came in and many got their visas before us. Maybe their service didn't give enough "coffee money" to the customs officer, or the young agent spent too much time on her phone instead of making sure things were getting done ;)
Hey there,
Cost of invitation letter - $25
Giant Ibis bus to border - $18 +$2 (paid on bus)
Cambodian visa - $30
The rest of the prices you have already noted. Our total cost was $102 per person.
We waited about 20 minutes for our single entry to be processed. Not sure why yours took so long! We paid no coffee money at all. The border control lady was miserable as hell but did get the job done.
Imagine doing that every 90 days for years. So tedious. Not to mention filling up your passport.
Hey Craig, you’re right, it does have its downsides. Most digital nomads would rather take the opportunity to fly to a new country and spend a week or so there. That way it’s like taking a vacation every 3 months. Of course that’s dependent on finances. Hopefully in the future we can also afford to do it that way instead of just going in an out. Regardless, this option certainly is the cheapest and quickest 😊
Do you do it that frequently?😱
Hi guys,? thought VOA with the invitation letter is only done if you arrive by air at one of the prescribe airport. can you pls explain a bit more on this VOA at land border crossing. Thanks i
Hi Kiki, you are able to obtain a visa on arrival letter from within Vietnam by using a visa agent. There are many people who offer this service. We used Chi's Cafe in Bui Vien, Saigon. The owner can arrange visa approval letters for you within 5 days:) You are then able to use at a land border crossing such as Moc Bai:)
Thanks for quickly reply back.
Why to get the invitation letter? Where to get it from?
it's been lots of fun watching your vlogs! great job! we're new youtubers looking for feedback, anything is appreciated! thanks!
I read a blog about doing this exact run. The guy keeps saying you have to bribe everybody you come across to get it done.
bubbahanks we didn’t do any bribing whatsoever 😊. There’s no need
@@RhettandClaire That's great. Thanks.
bubbahanks you’re welcome!😊
@@RhettandClaire Sorry for bothering you again. Can you tell me how to get a visa approval letter? Which company did you use? Do they only accept US dollars at the border?
bubbahanks We used a visa agent. It takes about a week for them to organize the visa approval letters. Our visa agent is in Chi’s Cafe (near Bui Vien). Their email is chichitran76@gmail.com. That’s the one we used but there are many. You can also contact Jane Snvi (Vietnam Visa Experts) on Facebook 😊. They accept USD and VND at the border, as far as we know😊
Hi both :) 2nd time of watching now i have to actually do this myself in 2 weeks. Im going into cambodia for a week though so will break up the time a bit. I using giant ibis too :) so to confirm they point me in the right direction where to go and all i need to get into cambodia and back is my invitation letter, passport photos, exit stamp coming back from cambodia (is this easy to find/obtain?) dollars and my passport itself. Everything else is just a matter of finding where/who i give these things to? Kinda nervous but watching your video and having the reassurance ibis will help does make me stress a bit less lol hope you enjoy indonesia by the way!
Chris Tompson hi Chris! We bought our E-visas for Cambodia beforehand, we got our invitation letters for Vietnam ready for when we returned and we had 2 passport photos each and some dollars. If you’re going with Giant Ibis, they will help you with the entire process especially because you’re taking the bus right into Cambodia. Just make sure you have the above ready for them 😊. Good luck, you’ll be fine!
@@RhettandClaire hi both, thank you so much for the confirmation...i was a bit nervous at first but now i know i have all the documents and cash i need im just going to look forward to my trip to cambodia! Cant wait to see your update in indonesia..ive done my ninja corse in HCM then went to dalat and now in nha trang...would have been nice to crossed your path but none the less enjoy your next adventure and thanks for the support!
Chris Tompson you are most welcome Chris, we’re glad we could help! Aw, that’s such a pity that we keep missing you. We’ll send you a message when we’re back in Vietnam. What are your plans for the future and for teaching?
@@RhettandClaire please do. Im going to Rhetts favourite danang for a month just after new year then will travel around vietnam more following that. I actually scrapped plans to teach online because i cant commit enough time for it, not everything goes to plan right so im just enjoying my freedom at the moment 😀
Chris Tompson go for it! Sounds like a great plan as long as you have enough money saved up😁
Hello. What type of visa did you apply?
Process feels weird
Really great channel! I would be very glad if you could see mine too and tell me what you think about it. Much love
Good old visa runs! Great video guys! 👍
Millennial Travel Confessions thank you! ☺️