Cambodia e-Arrival App vs Website: Which Should US Travelers Use?
The Cambodia e-Arrival app and the website ask for the same 14 fields and produce the same QR code. Here is which one actually fits how US travelers work, the offline-QR question that matters at the kiosk, and the date-format slip that flags Americans on either one.
Should US travelers use the Cambodia e-Arrival app or the website?
Either one works — the Cambodia e-Arrival mobile app and the website are two interfaces to the same system, asking the same 14 fields, filed in the same 7-day window, and producing the same QR code you scan at the kiosk. Neither is faster or more official than the other. For most Americans the practical answer comes down to device: use the website on a laptop if you want a full keyboard and a big screen to copy your passport and flight details cleanly, or use the app on your phone if you want the finished QR code living on the device you will actually hold at arrivals. What matters is not the tool but the QR code at the end, and getting the name spelling, the final flight leg, and the day-month-year date format right. Save the QR code offline either way, because the arrivals hall is no place to depend on airport Wi-Fi.
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- The Cambodia e-Arrival app and the website are two front doors to the same 14-field form — same questions, same 7-day window, same QR code at the end. Neither gives you a faster result.
- Use the website on a laptop if you like a full keyboard and a big screen for copying passport and flight details; use the app on your phone if you want the QR code living on the device you will actually scan at the kiosk.
- The QR code is what matters at arrivals, not which tool made it — screenshot it and print it either way, because the kiosk hall is not where you want to discover airport Wi-Fi is down.
- The date format is the single most common US slip on both the app and the website: the form reads day-month-year in places, so 06/07 is June 7th, not July 6th.
- We file a verified e-Arrival Card for $5 USD, checked end-to-end before it reaches Cambodian Immigration, so a date-format slip, a name mismatch, or a wrong flight leg does not bounce you back to the queue — whichever tool you would otherwise have used.
App or website? They are the same form, two front doors
Start here, because it saves you a lot of second-guessing: the Cambodia e-Arrival mobile app and the e-Arrival website are not two different processes. They are two front doors to the same system. The same 14 fields, the same three sections, the same 7-day pre-arrival window, and the same QR code at the end. Filing on the app does not get you a faster result than filing on the website, and the website is not more official than the app. They feed the identical declaration to Cambodian Immigration.
So the question is not "which one is correct" — both are. The question is which one fits how you actually work and, more importantly, where you want the finished QR code to live when you step off the plane. That second part is the one travelers underthink, and it is where the real decision sits for US travelers connecting through long layovers with patchy Wi-Fi and a phone battery that has been working hard all day.
This guide lays out the honest trade-offs between the two, the offline-QR question that decides it for a lot of people, and the slips that flag a US-filed card on either tool. If you would rather just see the form filled out start to finish, our step-by-step e-Arrival Card walkthrough for Americans does exactly that. And when you are ready, you can file a verified e-Arrival Card with us in a few minutes, on whichever device you have to hand.
- Pick your front door
App or website — both file the same 14-field card across three sections and hand you the same QR code.
- Choose by device
Use the website on a laptop for a full keyboard and big screen, or the app on the phone you will scan with at the kiosk.
- File inside the 7-day window
Submit the card within the 7 days before you arrive, after your final flight leg into Cambodia is locked in.
- Mind the date format
The form reads day-month-year in places, so 06/07 means June 7th, not July 6th — use the picker and check it against your ticket.
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Is the Cambodia e-Arrival app different from the website?
No. They are two front doors to the same system — the same 14 fields across three sections, the same 7-day pre-arrival window, and the same QR code at the end. Filing on the app is not faster than the website, and the website is not more official than the app. They feed the identical arrival declaration to Cambodian Immigration. The only meaningful difference is the device you fill it on and where the finished QR code ends up.
Should I use the app or the website to file my e-Arrival Card?
Pick by where you want the QR code to live. Use the website on a laptop if you want a full keyboard and a big screen to copy your passport and flight details cleanly — then move the QR to your phone before you fly. Use the app if you want the finished QR on the device you will actually scan with at the kiosk, or if you are filing on the move during a layover. Either produces the same valid card.
Does the Cambodia e-Arrival QR code work offline?
Filing the card needs a connection, because you are submitting data to a government system. But once the card is submitted and the QR code is generated, that code is saved on your device and displays at the kiosk without live Wi-Fi. That is the offline benefit people ask about — not filing offline, but having the finished QR available offline at arrivals, where airport Wi-Fi is unreliable. Screenshot it and print a paper copy as a backup either way.
Is it safe to download a Cambodia e-Arrival app?
Be deliberate about it. The arrival-card space attracts copycat apps and pages built to collect your passport details and money. Do not tap the first sponsored result and start typing personal data — look at who is behind the page before your passport number, date of birth, or card details go in. The same caution applies to website results. Filing through a verified service avoids the "is this app real" gamble and pairs it with US-timezone support.
Which flight number do I enter, on the app or the website?
The final leg that actually lands in Cambodia, not your US departure flight. If you fly Los Angeles to Seoul to Phnom Penh, you enter the Seoul-to-Phnom-Penh flight number. Americans almost always connect through Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, or Doha, so the flight that matters is the short final hop into Cambodia — the one Immigration cross-checks against the manifest. This is the same on both tools.
What is the date-format trap on the e-Arrival Card?
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