Cambodia visa: the e-visa, visa on arrival and the e-Arrival form

Who needs a visa

Cambodia's official e-visa site lists nine visa-exempt countries, all in ASEAN. Cambodia's embassy in Berlin gives the length of each exemption for ordinary passports, and its table (as of 25 September 2026) also includes the Maldives and Seychelles:

Several other countries, Hong Kong SAR and China among them, are exempt only on diplomatic or official passports, so ordinary passport holders from those places need a visa. A temporary 14-day exemption for passports of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macao included, ran from 15 June to 15 October 2026 and has ended.

Everyone else needs a visa, including holders of US, UK, Australian and Indian passports. Your passport must have more than six months left on the day you arrive and, the US State Department adds, one blank page for the entry stamp. The rules follow your passport, not the language you read this in.

The e-visa: cost, validity and stay

Apply on evisa.gov.kh, the official site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, or its official app.

You need a digital passport photo (JPEG or PNG) and a Visa or Mastercard. The approval arrives by email or from "Check & Change" on the site; since 1 August 2026 it carries a QR code instead of a barcode. The UK government advises applying at least four days ahead.

Validity is not your stay. "Valid for 3 months" is the window in which you must arrive; from the day you enter, you may stay one month. The UK government says a tourist visa can be extended inside Cambodia, and that overstaying leads to fines with no upper limit, detention or deportation.

Visa on arrival

If you do not have an e-visa, the UK government's travel advice says you can get a visa on arrival at airports and land border crossings: bring a passport photo and pay in US dollars. Cambodia's official sites publish no fee for it; travellers in 2026 report paying USD 30. It is the only option at land crossings that do not take the e-visa.

At Techo airport in January 2026, travellers report paying by card and not being asked for a photo; carry one and US dollars in cash anyway, especially at land borders. Arriving visitors now receive a v-Pass by email instead of an ink stamp, by Cambodia's e-Arrival portal.

Where the e-visa works

The e-visa is accepted for entry at:

• Airports: Techo International (KTI) in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap Angkor International (SAI) and Sihanoukville International (KOS), not by cruise ship.
• Land borders: Bavet, from Mộc Bài in Vietnam, and Trapeang Kriel, from Nongnokkhene in Laos.

Cham Yeam and Poipet, on the Thai border, are closed to e-visa entry until further notice, and the other land crossings, including Prek Chak near Hà Tiên and the Mekong crossings near Châu Đốc, do not take it.

The ministry's table is about the e-visa only, not about whether a border is open: the land border with Thailand is closed to travellers for other reasons, explained in the Cambodia–Thailand border guide.

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Border crossings and the e-visa

Crossing into a neighbouring country, check that country's own entry rules: the Cambodia–Vietnam border guide and the Cambodia–Laos border guide cover both directions.

The e-Arrival form

The e-Arrival form is a free online arrival card, not a visa. Cambodia's e-visa site asks every traveller, visa holders included, to submit it within seven days before arrival; the UK government says it applies to arrivals by air at Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville. Submit it at arrival.gov.kh.

At Techo airport, eligible passports can use the automated Smart Gate; that list is about the gates, not about who needs a visa.

Arriving by air or overland

• By air: see the Phnom Penh airport guide and the Siem Reap airport guide for getting into town.
• From Vietnam: buses from Ho Chi Minh City cross at Bavet, which takes the e-visa; see Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City.
• From Laos: the one crossing for foreigners is Nongnokkhene–Trapeang Kriel; see the Cambodia–Laos border guide.