Digital Nomad & Residency · Cambodia
Cambodia digital nomad visa: requirements (2026)
Cambodia shaded by its digital nomad & residency status
Digital nomad visa in Cambodia: via other route.
Cambodia has no dedicated digital nomad or remote-work visa. Long-term remote workers typically rely on the E-class (Ordinary) Visa, most commonly extended via the Business/Employment (EB) category, which is renewable indefinitely in 1, 3, 6, or 12-month increments. Foreigners performing work on Cambodian soil are legally required to hold an MLVT work permit in addition to a valid visa, with non-compliance penalties reaching approximately USD 12,600.
Key points
As of mid-2026, Cambodia has introduced no specific digital nomad or remote-work visa category. The General Department of Immigration offers Tourist (T-class) and Ordinary (E-class) visas but no dedicated pathway for location-independent workers.
The E-class visa is issued at entry for 30 days and can be extended in-country indefinitely in categories: EB (business/employment), EG (job-seeker, 3-6 months), ER (retirement, age 55+), and ES (student). Extensions are available for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months at a time and are the standard legal basis for long-term foreign residence.
Foreign nationals performing work in Cambodia must hold a valid MLVT work permit in addition to an appropriate visa extension; the visa alone does not confer the right to work. Applications are processed through the official Foreign Workers Centralized Management System (FWCMS), and penalties for individuals working without a permit can reach KHR 50.4 million (≈ USD 12,600).
The Cambodia My Second Home (CM2H) programme is the only government-official long-term residency-by-investment route, offering a 10-year renewable visa to foreigners who invest a minimum USD 100,000 in approved Cambodian real estate. Holders may live, study, or conduct business in Cambodia and may apply for citizenship after five years.
Cambodia does not issue formal permanent residency permits to ordinary foreign nationals. Long-term legal presence is maintained solely through the ongoing renewal of E-class visa extensions; there is no indefinite-leave-to-remain equivalent outside the CM2H investment route.
Cambodia tightened border controls in 2024, denying entry to over 1,000 individuals. Documentation requirements for E-class extensions, proof of accommodation, and for EB extensions, evidence of business activity or employment, are increasingly scrutinised, reducing the informal ease that previously characterised long-stay renewals.
Timeline - major decisions & events
Effective 1 January 2025, the Royal Government reduced Tourist e-Visa fees from USD 36 to USD 30 and Business (E-class) e-Visa from USD 42 to USD 35, per a press release dated 28 December 2024. Simultaneously, the practice of automatic tourist-visa extensions was discontinued, requiring nomads to handle all renewals manually.
eVisa Kingdom of Cambodia — Official Government Portal ↗The Ministry of Interior approved the CM2H programme, offering 10-year residency permits to foreigners who invest USD 100,000 in government-approved real estate and pay a membership fee, Cambodia's only formal residency-by-investment pathway. A first-phase quota of 10,000 golden-visa holders was set.
Khmer Times ↗The General Department of Immigration announced that foreigners not registered on the newly launched FPCS digital tracking system by 1 July 2020 would be refused visa extensions. The system created a national registry recording all foreigners from entry through departure.
Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Washington D.C. ↗The Royal Government automatically extended all Tourist (T) visas for foreigners who entered Cambodia on or after 1 January 2020, and waived overstay fines until safe departure was possible. No action was required by affected foreigners, protecting stranded remote workers and tourists from penalties.
Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Washington D.C. ↗From 4 September 2017, the Department of Immigration began enforcing Prakas No. 196 at the visa window: a valid work permit became required for 6- or 12-month EB (Business) extensions, ending rolling renewals without employment checks. Simultaneously, new E-class sub-types (EB Business, ER Retirement) were formalized, giving remote workers a structured long-stay ladder.
B2B Cambodia ↗The Ministry of Interior issued Sub-Decree No. 123, modernising the implementation framework of the 1994 Immigration Law by codifying visa conditions, grounds for denial, and extension procedures for all non-immigrant foreigners. It remains the core subsidiary regulation governing how the E-visa extension system operates.
CAMFEBA (hosts official Sub-Decree text) ↗Cambodia's Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued Prakas No. 196, making work permits compulsory for every foreign national employed in the Kingdom. This regulation became the statutory basis for the 2017 crackdown on E-visa renewals without employment verification.
ASEAN Briefing ↗The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation introduced Cambodia's electronic visa, offering a 30-day single-entry tourist visa fully applied for and paid online, one of the earliest such systems in Southeast Asia. It remains the primary entry point for digital nomads and short-stay remote workers today.
Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Berlin (MFAIC) ↗King Sihanouk signed the Law on Immigration establishing the two-year Resident Card, non-immigrant and immigrant alien categories, and Ministry of Interior oversight over all foreigners in Cambodia. This Kram remains the primary statute underpinning every visa category, extension, and residency pathway, including those used by remote workers today.
ILO NATLEX Legislative Database ↗Cambodia - other topics
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