PASSPORT CONTROLCambodia
ROUTES ON FILE 路 Ordinary VisaNo published minimum income for the in-country E-class visa or EB extension; officers/agents may ask you to 'show you can support yourself' (bank statements or proof of remote income) but rarely apply a fixed threshold. NOTE: some Cambodian consulates abroad (e.g. in Thailand) publish their own stricter criteria for issuing a Type-E visa outside Cambodia, quoting figures like USD 1,200-1,500/month income or USD 12,000-30,000 bank balance. These are consular-issuance rules, not in-country extension practice.
Every route we have on file
What the file has to contain
These are the documents the authorities expect for the lead route. This is a reference list, not an eligibility check: whether any one item is met depends on your own situation. Items marked for apostille must be legalized before they will be accepted.
Standard for entry and extension.
1-2 recent photos.
Enter on the 30-day E-class visa, then convert/extend to EB.
Provided by immigration or the agent.
Bank statements or proof of remote income; inconsistently requested, no fixed threshold.
Not required for remote workers with foreign clients; needed if you take Cambodian employment or register a local company.
Cambodia is NOT a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so it does not issue or accept apostilles. Foreign documents needing legalization follow traditional consular authentication (notary -> issuing-country foreign ministry -> Cambodian embassy). However, standard E-class visa extensions (EB/EG/ER) generally do NOT require apostille or legalization; bank statements, pension letters and employment contracts are typically accepted as-is, often with a simple translation. Legalization only surfaces for higher-level procedures (marriage, investment/CM2H, naturalization).
From paperwork to residence card
The recorded process folds into stages, each listing the real steps it covers. Timing depends on your consulate and is not fixed, so no week estimates are shown here.
Prepare and legalize
- Apply for the Type E (ordinary/business) e-Visa online, or take a visa-on-arrival at the airport
- Enter Cambodia on the 30-day E-class visa
Lodge the application
- Before the 30 days expire, apply for an EB extension via a licensed visa agent
- Collect passport with EB extension sticker; renew indefinitely as needed
The law says
Official rules, verified against government text.
- Income requirement
- See formula
No published minimum income for the in-country E-class visa or EB extension; officers/agents may ask you to 'show you can support yourself' (bank statements or proof of remote income) but rarely apply a fixed threshold. NOTE: some Cambodian consulates abroad (e.g. in Thailand) publish their own stricter criteria for issuing a Type-E visa outside Cambodia, quoting figures like USD 1,200-1,500/month income or USD 12,000-30,000 bank balance. These are consular-issuance rules, not in-country extension practice. - Initial duration
- 30 days on entry
- Renewal
- Extend in-country for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months. 1- and 3-month extensions are single-entry; 6- and 12-month extensions are multiple-entry. Practitioner consensus: EB is renewable indefinitely, commonly used year after year by long-term foreigners.
- Maximum stay
- Indefinite via repeated EB extensions
- Tax status
- Cambodia is broadly territorial: tax applies to Cambodian-source income; genuine foreign-source income is generally not taxed. Staying >182 days in any 12-month period (or having a principal abode) makes you a tax RESIDENT, but the territorial approach means foreign remote income for foreign clients/employer, with no Cambodian entity or Cambodian-source income, is generally outside Cambodian income tax even for residents. Income from Cambodian clients, a Cambodian employment contract or a Cambodian-registered business IS Cambodian-source and taxable. Confirm structuring with a local tax advisor. (Practitioner/consensus-sourced, grade B.)
- Processing time
- E-visa online ~3 business days; in-country extensions typically a few days to ~2 weeks when handled by a licensed agent.
- Official cost
- Type E (ordinary/business) e-Visa is USD 35 (reduced from USD 42 on 1 Jan 2025). Extension fees are agent/practitioner-sourced, not an official published table: ~USD 45-55 (1 month), ~USD 70-90 (3 months), ~USD 150-170 (6 months), ~USD 270-320 (12 months). Agents add a service margin on top of the government fee.
- Official source
- Cambodia visa guide 2026
The street says
12 SIGNALSWhat applicants report, kept separate from the official numbers.
Voices from the field
Cambodia's NEW Visa just changed everything!Con Lear 路 2026-02-21
I'm getting conflicting info
there is no individual/personal income tax regime, no requirement to report any income sourced outside Cambodia
you can no longer legally work for foreign clients/companies on an EB extension without a local work permit or a local "business" tie-in
Con Lear 路 2026-02-21. A recent change to Cambodia's visa framework is being framed as a game-changer for long-term expats and nomads.
Open the full source file (5)
- Cambodia visa guide 2026PRACTITIONER 路 Phnom Penh Now 路 accessed 2026-08-03
- Official Cambodia e-Visa portalGOV 路 Kingdom of Cambodia 路 accessed 2026-08-03
- Cambodia immigration guidePRACTITIONER 路 Acclime Cambodia 路 accessed 2026-08-03
- Cambodia visa guidePRACTITIONER 路 Nomad Capitalist 路 accessed 2026-08-03
- Cambodia digital nomad visaAGGREGATOR 路 Citizen Remote 路 accessed 2026-08-03
The bottom line for a remote worker in Cambodia is that the paperwork is only worth it if you are willing to commit serious money, since the route that matters most is the Cambodia My Second Home (CM2H) investor program, which is marketed as up to 10 years renewable but has no public income bar and is reported but not officially confirmed. If you are not investing, you are stuck on the Ordinary Visa (Type E) with an EB extension, which is just a renewable 30-day entry with no codified path to permanent residence or citizenship. So, the real bar is financial commitment, not a salary threshold, and without that, you get temporary convenience, not long-term security.