E-class extension for a foreign national working for an employer in Cambodia.
South-Eastern Asia · Immigration
Cambodia
Cambodia sits in South-Eastern Asia. Its immigration system runs 26 distinct routes — led by family, short stay & visit and work, each set out in official law. 25 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 26across 12 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 25 of 26cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Family5 of the 26 routes — see them under Family below
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia
- Capital
- Phnom Penh
- Population
- 17,847,982
- Official language
- Khmer
- Currency
- KHR
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 26 routes, grouped by purpose — 25 of 26 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
3 routes
Special non-immigrant permission for a foreign national engaged in coastal fishing in Cambodia with government authorization.
Temporary stay for a foreign employee working for a Qualified Investment Project when suitable Cambodian personnel cannot be found.
Official government source: cdc.gov.kh · checked 2026-07-26
Investment
3 routes
Historical statutory residence basis for a private investor whose project has received investment authorization from the competent development authority.
Statutory one-year residence period for a private investor studying the feasibility of an investment project in Cambodia.
Official government source: library.ncdd.gov.kh · checked 2026-07-26
Temporary long-term stay for a foreign investor implementing a registered Qualified Investment Project while that project operates.
Business & self-employment
2 routes
E-class extension for a foreigner starting or operating a business, or working as a freelancer, in Cambodia.
Initial ordinary or business-class entry used before a qualifying E-class extension.
Study
1 route
E-class extension for a foreign national studying in Cambodia.
Official government source: cdc.gov.kh · checked 2026-07-26
Family
5 routes
Dependent E-class extension for the spouse or child of a qualifying EB holder.
Can bring: spouse, children
Temporary long-term stay for the minor child of a qualifying foreign foreign employee under a registered Qualified Investment Project.
Can bring: children
Temporary long-term stay for the spouse of a qualifying foreign foreign employee under a registered Qualified Investment Project.
Can bring: spouse
Temporary long-term stay for the minor child of a qualifying foreign investor under a registered Qualified Investment Project.
Can bring: children
Temporary long-term stay for the spouse of a qualifying foreign investor under a registered Qualified Investment Project.
Can bring: spouse
Independent means
1 route
E-class extension for a foreign national staying in Cambodia on the retirement basis.
Official government source: cdc.gov.kh · checked 2026-08-03
Residence-based status
2 routes
Resident-card basis for an immigrant alien admitted to conduct an employed, industrial, commercial, agricultural, service or professional activity in Cambodia.
Official government source: library.ncdd.gov.kh · checked 2026-07-26
Residual statutory resident-card basis for a foreign national recognized as an immigrant outside the enumerated temporary non-immigrant classes.
Official government source: library.ncdd.gov.kh · checked 2026-07-26
Cultural, religious & volunteer
1 route
Courtesy visa for an employee of an international NGO that has a memorandum of understanding with the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Short stay & visit
5 routes
Joint visitor visa intended to cover travel in Cambodia and Thailand through one application.
— No eligibility summary published for this route yet
Official government source: library.ncdd.gov.kh · checked 2026-07-26
Visa-exempt short stay for an ordinary-passport holder of a currently covered ASEAN member state.
Temporary visa-exempt short stay for eligible People's Republic of China passport holders during the published 2026 pilot.
Official government source: evisa.gov.kh · checked 2026-07-26
Single-entry tourist visa for a traveller who is not using a current visa exemption.
Humanitarian protection
1 route
National protection procedure for a person seeking recognition as a refugee in Cambodia.
Ancestry & return
1 route
Free Khmer-class visa for a foreign-passport holder born in Cambodia or able to prove Cambodian heritage.
Transit
1 route
Transit visa for a traveller awaiting onward transport through Cambodia.
Official sources
- e-Visa PortalGovernment
- Royal Embassy of Cambodia in BerlinGovernment
- [NSO] National Institute of StatisticsGovernment
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