Cambodia digital nomad visa & residency (2026)

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.