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Ordinary Visa E - Initial Entry

CambodiaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

Cambodia issues a single-entry Business e-Visa (Visa E), applied for in advance online, for foreigners entering for business purposes. The official page names it only as a "Business Visa" and does not further distinguish between a founder, self-employed person, freelancer or company employee.

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  • whether Visa E targets a specific business profile (owner vs employee vs freelancer) not stated

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

No business substance is demanded at the initial e-Visa E application. The official requirement list contains only documents: passport validity of more than six months at the time of entry, a recent passport-size photo in digital format (JPEG or PNG), and a valid credit card (Visa/MasterCard). No business plan, company registration, contract, client or job-creation evidence appears in it.

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  • This is the requirement row for the online e-Visa application only. It does not state what may be checked at the border, nor what is required at any later stage.
  • The CDC handbook indicates that business substance becomes relevant later, not at initial entry: its footnote says the EB visa can be applied for without a work permit during the first six months or one year, but that a work permit or proof of business must be submitted at the second six months or one year. That is the extension stage, and the handbook sources that footnote to a private law firm's guide rather than to an official text.
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    | Requirement | - Passport validity of more than six months balance at the time of entry, a recent passport-size photo in digital format (JPEG or PNG format), a valid credit card (Visa/MasterCard). |

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

No investment, capital, income, revenue or viability threshold is stated for this route. The only monetary item on the MFAIC's Visa E page is the visa fee of USD 35.

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  • The USD 35 figure is a government visa fee and not investment capital or evidence of means; the page states no funds requirement of any kind.
  • The page covers the online application only. Absence of a threshold here is not proof that none exists elsewhere in Cambodian law, and none of the six captures contains one.
  • The e-Visa news capture records that this fee was reduced from USD 42 to USD 35 with effect from 1 January 2025, so the figure is dated rather than open-ended.
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    | Visa E (Business Visa) | | --- | | Entry Type | Single entry only | | Fee | USD 35 | | Validity | 3 months(starting from the date of issue) | | Length of Stay | 1 month | | Processing time | 3 business days | | Requirement | - Passport validity of more than six months balance at the time of entry, a recent passport-size photo in digital format (JPEG or PNG format), a valid credit card (Visa/MasterCard). |

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

Holding the visa is not itself permission to work: anyone wishing to work must additionally apply for a work permit and a foreign employment card, through the Ministry of Labour's Foreign Workers Centralized Management System. The handbook's ordinary-visa listing covers foreigners working in Cambodia, foreigners wanting to start a business, and freelancers, and extends to foreigners' spouse and children.

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  • 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.
  • This text sits under the 'EB - BUSINESS visa extension' sub-heading inside the E-CLASS row, so it may describe the extension stage rather than the initial 30-day entry that this route covers; the handbook never states separately what activity is permitted during the initial entry.
  • No capture states any sector, occupation or client restriction on the business activity itself.
  • The family position for initial entry is not stated: the spouse-and-children line likewise appears under the EB extension sub-heading, not under initial entry.
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    Foreigners working in Cambodia. Foreigners wanting to start a business. Freelancers. Foreigners’ spouse and children. Foreigners wishing to work must also apply for a work permit and foreign employment card. (https://www.fwcms.mlvt.gov.kh/)

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

As an initial-entry visa, the Visa E is valid for 3 months from the date of issue, grants a length of stay of 1 month for a single entry, costs a USD 35 application fee, and has an official processing time of 3 business days. The official page does not state how the status is renewed or what longer-term residence direction follows it.

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  • renewal procedure and longer-term residence direction after Visa E not stated on this page

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

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