Cambodia Visa Guide 2025: Everything You Need to Know

Cambodia makes entering easy. Really easy. Unlike neighbouring countries that make visa bureaucracy feel like a second job, Cambodia's entire process takes 10 minutes online or 20 minutes at the airport counter.

Here's everything you need, without the padding.

Three Ways In

E-Visa: The Right Call for Most People

Go to evisa.gov.kh — the official government site. Don't use third-party services that charge extra for the same form. Fill in your details, upload a passport photo, pay $36 by card. You'll get your visa by email.

Processing time is officially 3 business days. In practice, most people receive it within 24 hours, sometimes same-day. Once you have it: print two copies. The immigration officer takes one and stamps your passport. Done.

$36 is for a single-entry 30-day tourist visa (T-class). If you think you'll stay longer or want a flexible option, get the E-class (business visa) instead — it costs $35 at arrival and is the one you can actually extend without leaving the country.

Visa on Arrival: Fine for Last-Minute Planners

Available at Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, and Sihanoukville airports, plus certain land borders (Poipet from Thailand is the main one).

Bring: passport, one passport-size photo, $30 USD cash. The line is 20–45 minutes on a busy afternoon arrival from Bangkok. It works — it's just not as smooth as having the e-visa already printed.

Note: Visa on Arrival is tourist class (T-class) only. For the E-class with extension options, you'll need a local agent after arrival.

What You Need

Which Countries Get Free Entry?

ASEAN citizens (Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) enter free. Seychelles too.

Everyone else — European, American, Australian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese — needs a visa.

Extending Your Stay Past 30 Days

The T-class tourist visa is technically non-extendable. In practice, most guesthouses and travel agents in Siem Reap will extend it for $45–55 — you leave your passport for 3–5 days.

Better plan from the start: get the E-class (business) visa. Extensions cost: 1 month ($45), 3 months ($75), 6 months ($125), 12 months ($250). Most long-term visitors use this.

Visa runs to Thailand are common too — Bangkok by bus is 8–10 hours, $15–25 each way. The E-class is usually easier.

Overstay Fine

If you overstay: $10 per day, paid at the airport when you leave. No drama for short overstays. Just pay it and don't make it a habit.

Once You Land in Siem Reap

Immigration to city centre is about 50 minutes. Tuk-tuks from the airport cost $6–8. Get a SIM card immediately after baggage claim — Smart or Cellcard, $10–15 for a month of data.

Buy your Angkor temple pass before your first morning at angkorenterprise.com — it skips a 30–45 minute queue. A 3-day pass is $62, 1-day is $37.

→ Read: Best Time to Visit Angkor Wat

→ Read: Things to Do in Siem Reap Beyond the Temples