# Visa policy of Cambodia

Most visitors to Cambodia must obtain a visa, either on arrival or online, unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

## Entry requirements

All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months and containing at least 1 empty page. All foreign citizens must hold a return or onward ticket.
Starting January 2025, all visitors to Cambodia are required to submit the Cambodia e-Arrival Card within seven days before their arrival.

## Visa exemption
### Ordinary passports

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, holders of ordinary passports of the following countries (including all ASEAN member states) may enter Cambodia without a visa for stays up to the duration listed:
| Indonesia  Laos  Malaysia  Maldives | Philippines  Singapore  Vietnam |
* Seychelles
| Brunei  Myanmar | Thailand |

### Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic, official, service or special passports of the following countries may enter Cambodia without a visa for stays up to the duration listed:
| Azerbaijan$^1$ $^D$  Bangladesh$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Belarus$^1$ $^D$ $^S$  Brazil$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Brunei$^5$ $^D$ $^O$ $^S$  Bulgaria$^1$ $^D$ $^S$  China$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Colombia$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Cuba$^D$ $^S$  Ecuador$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Georgia$^1$ $^D$ $^S$  Hong Kong$^5$ $^D$ $^S$ | Hungary$^1$ $^D$ $^S$  India$^2$ $^D$ $^S$  Indonesia$^5$ $^D$ $^O$ $^S$  Iran$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Japan$^1$ $^D$ $^S$  Kuwait$^3$ $^D$ $^S$ $^{Sp}$  Maldives$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Mongolia$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Morocco$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Nepal$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  North Korea$^{3DO}$  Peru$^{3DS}$ | Poland$^{1D}$  Romania$^{3DS}$  Russia$^{1DS}$  Serbia$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Seychelles$^4$ $^D$ $^S$  South Korea$^2$ $^D$ $^S$  Sri Lanka$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Timor-Leste$^3$ $^D$ $^S$  Turkey$^3$ $^D$ $^S$ $^{Sp}$  Uruguay$^3$ $^D$ $^S$ |
$_{D-Diplomaticpassports}$ $_{O-Officialpassports}$ $_{S-Servicepassports}$ $_{Sp-Specialpassports}$ $_{1-90days}$ $_{2-60days}$ $_{3-30days}$ $_{4-15days}$ $_{5-14days}$
* Date of visa changes
* 24 August 1980: Cuba (diplomatic and service passports)
* 25 November 1980: Bulgaria (diplomatic and service passports)
* 18 February 1981: Hungary (diplomatic and service passports)
* 17 March 1988: Russia (diplomatic and service passports)
* 26 May 1997: Malaysia
* 1 June 2000: Philippines
* 9 May 2002: India (diplomatic and service passports)
* 1 July 2004: Laos
* 1 January 2006: Singapore
* 14 September 2006: China (diplomatic and service passports)
* 21 December 2006: South Korea (diplomatic and service passports)
* 5 December 2008: Vietnam
* 10 March 2010: Peru (diplomatic and service passports)
* 10 September 2010: Iran (diplomatic and service passports)
* 6 December 2010: Thailand
* 24 June 2011: Brazil (diplomatic and service passports)
* 22 September 2011: Indonesia
* 26 November 2011: Brunei
* 27 September 2012: Mongolia (diplomatic and service passports)
* 8 October 2012: Seychelles
* 1 July 2013: Ecuador (diplomatic and service passports)
* 11 December 2013: Japan (diplomatic and service passports)
* 12 January 2014: Myanmar
* 21 April 2014: Bangladesh (diplomatic and service passports)
* 25 May 2014: Uruguay (diplomatic and service passports)
* 7 February 2015: Belarus (diplomatic and service passports)
* 23 August 2015: Turkey (diplomatic, service and special passports)
* 11 July 2016: Kuwait (diplomatic, service and special passports)
* 21 October 2017: Colombia (diplomatic and service passports)
* 24 April 2019: Morocco (diplomatic and service passports)
* 9 June 2019: Nepal (diplomatic and service passports)
* 25 July 2021: Romania (diplomatic and service passports)
* 25 February 2022: Serbia (diplomatic and service passports)
* 1 July 2022: Georgia (diplomatic and service passports)
* 5 September 2022: Timor-Leste (diplomatic and service passports)
* 10 December 2022: Azerbaijan (diplomatic passports)
* 24 December 2022: Sri Lanka (diplomatic and service passports)
* 4 May 2023: Maldives
* 23 July 2023: Poland (diplomatic passports)
* Cancelled:
* Unknown: Hong Kong
In September 2024 Cambodia signed a visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic and official passports with Ukraine. It is yet to be ratified.

## Visa on arrival

Nationals of any country may obtain a visa on arrival for tourism (30 USD) or business purposes (35 USD), for a maximum stay of 30 days. Extensions are possible.

## Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Cambodia e-Visa or Electronic Visa has been introduced by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in April 2006 to promote the Cambodia tourism industry.
Currently, nationals of any country may also apply for an e-Visa online for 30 USD prior to arriving in Cambodia.
The e-Visa allows for a single entry and a maximum stay of 30 days for tourism purposes.
Holders of e-Visa may enter via the following entry points:
* Phnom Penh International Airport
* Siem Reap International Airport
* Sihanoukville International Airport
* Cham Yeam (Koh Kong Province) (from Thailand)
* Poipet (Banteay Meanchey Province) (from Thailand)
* Bavet (Svay Rieng Province) (from Vietnam)
* Trapeang Kriel (Stung Treng Province) (from Laos)

## Transit

Transit passengers who are leaving on the same arrival aircraft do not need a visa when transiting through Phnom Penh International Airport.

## Admission restrictions

Day trips (arriving and departing on the same day) are not permitted, except when arriving and departing via Phnom Penh International Airport.
In addition, according to Timatic, nationals of Kosovo are refused entry and transit in Cambodia.

## History

During the COVID-19 pandemic, entry was not allowed for persons who had previously visited or who are originating from France, Germany, Italy, Spain or the United States.

## Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Cambodia on short-term basis were from the following countries of nationality:
| Country | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| ASEAN | 2,161,254 | 2,121,220 | | | | | | |
| China | 1,210,782 | 830,003 | 694,712 | 560,335 | 463,123 | 333,894 | 247,197 | 177,636 |
| Vietnam | 835,355 | 959,663 | 987,792 | 905,801 | 854,104 | 763,136 | 614,090 | 514,289 |
| Laos | 502,219 | 369,335 | 405,359 | 460,191 | 414,531 | 254,022 | 128,525 | 92,276 |
| Thailand | 394,934 | 398,081 | 349,908 | 279,457 | 221,259 | 201,422 | 116,758 | 149,108 |
| South Korea | 345,081 | 357,194 | 395,259 | 424,424 | 435,009 | 411,491 | 342,810 | 289,702 |
| United States | 256,544 | 238,658 | 217,510 | 191,366 | 184,964 | 173,076 | 153,953 | 146,005 |
| Japan | 203,373 | 191,577 | 193,330 | 215,788 | 206,932 | 179,327 | 161,804 | 151,795 |
| Malaysia | 179,316 | 152,843 | 149,389 | 144,437 | 130,704 | 116,764 | 102,929 | 89,952 |
| United Kingdom | 171,162 | 159,489 | 154,265 | 133,306 | 123,919 | 110,182 | 104,052 | 103,067 |
| France | 166,356 | 150,294 | 145,724 | 141,052 | 131,486 | 121,175 | 117,408 | 113,285 |
| Australia | 143,852 | 146,806 | 134,748 | 134,167 | 132,028 | 117,729 | 105,010 | 93,598 |
| Taiwan | 121,023 | 104,765 | 109,727 | 97,528 | 96,992 | 92,811 | 98,363 | 91,229 |
| Germany | 108,784 | 94,040 | 84,143 | 81,565 | 72,537 | 63,398 | 62,864 | |
| Philippines | 98,499 | 108,032 | 84,677 | 93,475 | 118,999 | 97,487 | 70,718 | 56,156 |
| Singapore | 81,063 | 70,556 | 67,669 | 65,855 | 57,808 | 53,184 | 47,594 | 45,079 |
| Canada | 69,077 | 60,715 | 56,834 | 52,264 | 50,867 | 47,829 | 42,462 | 38,718 |
| Russia | 65,275 | 53,164 | 55,500 | 108,601 | 131,675 | 99,750 | 67,747 | 34,170 |
| Indonesia | 49,878 | 48,771 | 43,147 | 35,655 | 28,199 | 22,544 | 15,817 | 12,636 |
| Total | 5,602,157 | 5,011,712 | 4,775,231 | 4,502,775 | 4,210,165 | 3,584,307 | 2,881,862 | 2,508,289 |