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EB Business Extension - Dependent Spouse or Child

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Which family relationships qualify?

A foreign national's spouse and children are one of the groups covered by the EB business visa extension, alongside foreigners working in Cambodia, foreigners wanting to start a business, and freelancers. The official source sets no age limit or dependency test for children.

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Limits of the record
  • The CDC Handbook on Investing in Cambodia is explanatory investment-promotion material published by the Council for the Development of Cambodia, not the immigration law and not an MFAIC visa notice.
  • The entry does not define 'spouse' (whether marriage is required, or whether an unmarried partner qualifies) and sets no age limit or dependency test for 'children'.
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    EB - BUSINESS visa extension1 10 Foreigners working in Cambodia. Foreigners wanting to start a business. Freelancers. Foreigners’ spouse and children.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm who may sponsor the family member and the status the sponsor must hold.

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Limits of the record
  • Looked for who sponsors the family member and what status that person must hold. The handbook lists 'Foreigners' spouse and children' as a bullet in the EB extension list without naming a principal, without stating that the family member's permission derives from anyone, and without saying what visa, permit or status the principal foreigner must hold. Treating the neighbouring bullets (foreigners working in Cambodia, starting a business, freelancers) as the sponsor class would be reading a sponsorship rule out of list order. The e-Visa portal has no EB page and the 1994 Law on Immigration has no EB provision.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence needed to prove the family relationship.

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Limits of the record
  • Looked for marriage, birth, custody or dependency evidence for the EB dependent extension. The handbook's EB block lists covered groups and the work-permit condition but names no document for proving the family relationship; its only documentary pointer is the FWCMS link, which is the Ministry of Labour's foreign-worker system for work permits and employment cards, not a family-evidence channel. The e-Visa portal's Requirement rows cover Visa T and Visa E applications (passport validity, photo, credit card) and say nothing about relationship evidence.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

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Limits of the record
  • Looked for financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance obligations attached to an EB dependent. Nothing in the handbook's EB block, the e-Visa captures or the 1994 Law on Immigration states a funds threshold, a maintenance undertaking, an accommodation condition or an insurance requirement for a spouse or child on an EB extension. The Law's bond and means conditions in Article 11 apply to immigrant aliens under Chapter 3, which is a different status from an extended ordinary visa.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The EB category can be renewed indefinitely, in 1, 3, 6 or 12-month options; for a business visa, renewal for a long period is conditional on holding a work permit. The official source states no rights for the dependant and no path to longer-term or independent status.

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Limits of the record
  • The CDC Handbook on Investing in Cambodia is explanatory investment-promotion material published by the Council for the Development of Cambodia, not the immigration law and not an MFAIC visa notice.
  • The handbook states this for the EB class as a whole and never separates the dependent spouse or child. It does not say whether the work-permit condition on long renewals bites on a spouse or child who is not working, which is the cohort this route describes.
  • It states no rights (work, study, healthcare) for the dependent, and no route from the EB extension to a longer-term or independent status.
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    EB (Business), ER (retirement), ES (student) can be renewed indefinitely (1,3,6 or 12 months’ option) but the renewal of a business visa for a long period is subject to having a work permit.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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