On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 17:22:54 +0100, "Gerald Oliver Swift"
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We are US citizens with US passports. Our travel agent is proposing
that we connect in Ho Chi Minh City to get from Kuala Lumpur to Siem
Rep. Would we need Vietnamese visas for this itinerary? I could not
find useful guidance on the web site for the Vietnamese embassy in the
US.

You need a new travel agent!
Both AirAsia and Malaysia fly direct from KL to Siem Reap. Why a connection
in HCMC?

He definitely does need a new travel agent. It took me a few seconds
to look up the following information on TIMATIC. I don't know why any
travel agent couldn't have done the same thing.


07APR11 / 0555 UTC
National USA (US) /Embarkation Malaysia (MY)
Transit Viet Nam (VN) /Destination Cambodia (KH)

[Visa Information - Transit] Viet Nam (VN)

[Information For Normal Passports]
TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Those continuing their journey on
the same day and provided holding confirmed return or onward
tickets. Leaving the airport transit area is not allowed.