British Embassy Phnom Penh
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-09)

The British Embassy in Cambodia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Cambodia.

We promote UK interests through a strong, effective relationship with Cambodia. We work in a number of areas including education, human rights, gender equality, demining and climate change.

We provide support and advice to the growing number of UK companies doing businesses in Cambodia and provide consular assistance to British national residents and visitors when required; over 88,000 British tourists visited Cambodia in 2023, the vast majority of which were trouble-free.

Find out more on our UK and Cambodia news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/cambodia/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Cambodia. You can access UK government services while in Cambodia (https://www.gov.uk/world/cambodia).

If you’re travelling in Cambodia, see our Cambodia travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cambodia).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/cambodia/british-embassy-phnom-penh)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If your passport has been lost or stolen, you will need to get a police report (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ca6e75140f0b6544650083d/How_to_obtain_a_police_report_revised_April_2019.pdf) before an emergency travel document can be issued. A police report is a local authority requirement.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are traveling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/cambodia/british-embassy-phnom-penh).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

Development work with Cambodia

The UK government supports international development through long-term partnerships. These are tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, built on mutual accountability and transparency. Sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy, and we are working to go further and faster to reduce poverty globally.

For information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Cambodia, view the Development Tracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/countries/KH/).