Cambodia Multi-Entry vs Single-Entry: When It Pays Off for Aussie Consultants Flying In Quarterly
Aussie consultants flying to Cambodia 4-8 times a year on short engagements: five single-entry Business eVisas costs $450 USD (~$686 AUD); one 12-month multi-entry costs roughly $200 USD (~$305 AUD). Plus four fewer applications. Here's when the maths makes it obvious.
When does the multi-entry Cambodia Business eVisa pay off for Aussie consultants?
At four trips a year and above, comfortably. At five trips a year, the maths is brutal — five single-entry Business eVisas at $90 USD each is $450 USD (~$686 AUD), versus the 12-month multi-entry Business eVisa at roughly $200 USD (~$305 AUD) all-in. That's a $250 USD (~$381 AUD) saving on cost alone, plus the time saving of four fewer applications and four fewer 3-business-day waits. Below four trips a year, the maths gets closer: at three trips it's $270 USD (~$411 AUD) in single-entry fees versus $200 USD multi-entry — multi-entry still wins, but more narrowly. At two trips, $180 USD (~$274 AUD) in single-entry fees beats multi-entry. The pivot point is honestly four trips a year for Aussie consultants on short engagements, with each individual stay under 30 days.
Key Takeaways
- Five Cambodia trips a year on single-entry Business eVisas costs $450 USD (~$686 AUD); the 12-month multi-entry Business eVisa runs at roughly $200 USD (~$305 AUD) all-in — a $250 USD (~$381 AUD) saving on cost alone.
- The multi-entry path collapses five separate Cambodia eVisa applications into one — saving roughly 5-7 hours of application time and four sets of 3-business-day waits across the year.
- Each individual stay on the multi-entry visa is capped at 30 days, which fits the consultant-trip shape almost exactly — short engagements rarely run past three weeks.
- The break-even between single-entry Business and multi-entry Business sits at three trips a year — at four trips it's clearly worth it; at five-plus it's not even close.
- Multi-entry is only available on the Business eVisa class. Tourist eVisas at $80 USD (~$122 AUD) are single-entry by design — if your trip purpose is leisure-only and you're under four trips a year, the Tourist option is still cheaper.
Why this question lands on the consultant-traveller desk so often
The single biggest cohort asking the multi-entry-vs-single-entry question on our desk is Aussie management consultants on regional engagements. Sydney consultant on a Phnom Penh client every six weeks. Melbourne PwC alum running a Cambodia practice from a Singapore base, flying in monthly. Brisbane independent on a Cambodia government advisory project, in and out across an eight-month engagement. The shape of the year is the same — four to eight short Cambodia trips, each two to ten working days — and the question is the same: do I buy a fresh Business eVisa each time, or do I take the multi-entry option once and forget about it for a year?
The answer is almost always the multi-entry option, and the maths shows why. But it's worth walking through the numbers honestly because the break-even isn't trivial, and there are at least two ways to get the decision wrong — over-buying the multi-entry stack when your cadence is two or three trips, and under-buying when your cadence is genuinely four-plus.
This guide is the cost arithmetic and calendar-shape walk-through for Aussie consultants on the four-to-eight-trips-a-year cadence. The Cambodia multi-entry Business eVisa rules guide for Australians has the underlying rulebook, and the Cambodia eVisa application page is where the multi-entry option lives at checkout. The smoothest way to get sorted before your flight is to Cambodia visa for Australian citizens on our site.
The cost arithmetic across trip counts
Three numbers anchor the maths. Single-entry Business eVisa is $90 USD (~$137 AUD) per trip, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email. Multi-entry 12-month Business eVisa is roughly $200 USD (~$305 AUD) all-in — same 3 business day processing, same PDF delivery, same email flow. Both products live on the same Cambodia eVisa application; multi-entry is selected at checkout. From those three numbers, the trip-count arithmetic falls out cleanly.
The pattern is straightforward: multi-entry wins from three trips a year onward, and the margin scales linearly with each additional trip. At five trips — the median consultant cadence — multi-entry saves $250 USD (~$381 AUD). At eight trips, it's $520 USD (~$793 AUD). At any cadence below three trips, single-entry is either cheaper or close enough that the simpler product is the right call.
The honest break-even at three trips
At exactly three trips, the multi-entry saves about $70 USD (~$107 AUD) on cost. That's a meaningful win but not a runaway one — and there are scenarios where you'd take the slightly more expensive single-entry route anyway. The single-entry route gives you a fresh visa product each trip, which means a longer total validity window across the year if the trips are spaced wide. The multi-entry route locks you to its 12-month validity window — so if the third trip slips to month 14 instead of month 11, the multi-entry visa is dead and you're paying again. The honest call at three trips is: take multi-entry if your trips are clustered into a 6-9 month window; take single-entry if they're spread out across the calendar with the last one near the end of the year.
The runaway win at five-plus trips
Above four trips, the maths stops being interesting and starts being obvious. Five trips at $450 USD (~$686 AUD) versus $200 USD (~$305 AUD) is a $250 USD saving with zero downside in the typical consultant trip-shape. Six trips is $340 USD saved, eight is $520 USD saved. For the average Aussie consultant on a year-long regional engagement, the multi-entry path is the only sensible answer. The Cambodia Business visa for Australians guide covers the underlying product if you haven't yet bought a Business eVisa.
What you save in application time across the year
Cost is the cleaner side of the calculation. The dirtier and arguably more important side is application time. Every fresh Cambodia eVisa application takes about an hour for an Aussie traveller on a clean second-or-third application — passport bio-scan, photo upload, eight or so form fields, payment. Plus the 3-business-day processing wait, plus the PDF print and pre-flight check. Across five single-entry applications in a year, that's roughly 5-7 hours of focused admin time, four extra 3-business-day waits to plan flights around, and four extra opportunities to mis-enter a passport number or upload a slightly-wrong photo and have the application bounce back.
The multi-entry option collapses all of that into one application. One hour of form-filling. One 3-business-day wait. One printable PDF that works for the entire 12-month window. For a consultant whose hourly bill-out rate is comfortably north of $200, the application-time saving alone is worth more than the cost saving — and the operational reduction in risk (one less point where Immigration might flag a resubmission) is the icing on top.
The week-of-departure stress reduction
The quieter but real benefit is the elimination of week-of-departure visa stress. On the single-entry path, every Cambodia trip needs you to apply at least 4-5 business days before departure to clear the 3-business-day processing window with a safety buffer. Forget once, lodge two days before the flight, and you're staring at a missed trip or a fallback to Visa on Arrival. The multi-entry path makes that worry vanish — your visa is in place for the full 12 months, ready for any trip that lands in the calendar with two days notice or two months notice. For consultants whose client work shifts week to week, that's a category of risk that simply stops existing. The Cambodia evisa processing time guide for Australians covers the standard 3-business-day window in detail.
Calendar arithmetic on the 30-day stay cap
The multi-entry visa caps each individual stay at 30 days. For most Aussie consultants on short engagements, that's a non-issue — the typical consultant Cambodia trip runs 2-10 working days, well inside the 30-day window. But it's worth walking through the calendar arithmetic so you can pressure-test against your own engagement.
Scenario A — Sydney consultant on monthly Phnom Penh trips, each 4-5 working days plus a weekend. Eight trips a year, each roughly 6-7 days inside Cambodia. The 30-day cap is never anywhere near the engagement shape — biggest single stay is a comfortable 7 days, well under the limit. Multi-entry is the clean answer.
Scenario B — Melbourne consultant on quarterly two-week trips. Four trips a year, each roughly 14 days inside Cambodia. Still well inside the 30-day cap. Multi-entry is the clean answer.
Scenario C — Brisbane consultant on a six-week onsite block followed by quarterly two-week visits. The opening six-week block is the problem — that's 42 days, well over the 30-day cap. Multi-entry will not cover the opening block on its own. The right structure is to enter the country on a single-entry Business eVisa, extend in-country through an immigration agent to cover the back end of the six-week block, and then use multi-entry from trip two onward. Or alternatively, fly out at day 28 of the opening block for a weekend in Bangkok, then fly back in on a fresh multi-entry-eligible stay. The choice depends on client schedule pressure.
Scenario D — Aussie consultant with one long stay in the year (say, 45 days for a project kick-off) followed by short return visits. Multi-entry is structurally the wrong product for the opening 45-day stay. You'd want a single-entry Business eVisa plus an in-country extension for the opening block, then potentially a fresh multi-entry application for the rest of the year. The Cambodia Business visa extensions guide for Australians has the long-stay mechanics in full.
The 30-day cap reset
The 30-day stay clock resets every time you exit Cambodia. Spend 28 days inside on trip one, exit to Singapore for a weekend client meeting, fly back in and the clock starts fresh at day one of a new 30-day allowance. There's no minimum time you have to spend outside before re-entering — the reset is immediate on exit-and-return.
When multi-entry is the wrong product for an Aussie consultant
Three consultant-shape patterns where multi-entry is the wrong call, even at the four-plus trips threshold.
Pattern one — one big project, one long stay. If your year holds one Cambodia engagement of 8-12 weeks and nothing else, multi-entry doesn't help. The 30-day stay cap means you'd need to leave and re-enter the country twice during the engagement, which is operationally annoying for a project that doesn't naturally need international travel. The right product here is a single-entry Business eVisa plus an in-country extension — one entry, one continuous stay covering the full engagement.
Pattern two — trips clustered into a tight three-month window. If you're doing six Cambodia trips but they're all clustered into March, April, and May for one specific project, then your year-long multi-entry visa is sitting unused for nine months. Multi-entry still wins on cost — $200 USD (~$305 AUD) versus $540 USD (~$823 AUD) for six single-entry visas. But the visa is structurally over-engineered for the year's actual shape. Some Aussies in this pattern feel the 12-month validity is overkill and prefer the per-trip pattern. The maths still favours multi-entry; the psychology sometimes doesn't.
Pattern three — Cambodia trips alongside more frequent trips to a country with its own visa requirements. If your engagement is genuinely regional and you're also doing eight Vietnam trips, six Indonesia trips, and four Cambodia trips a year, the headline question shifts from "single vs multi-entry Cambodia" to "how do I rationalise my regional visa stack". The Cambodia frequent-traveller visa strategy guide for Australians is the right anchor for the broader question; multi-entry on Cambodia specifically is still the right call inside that picture.
Thailand
Visa-free 60 days · all 7 land borders to Cambodia closed since June 2025
Bangkok stopover between Phnom Penh trips on the multi-entry cycle.
Read the 2026 update →Vietnam
eVisa required (Bavet crossing open)
Common second-country stop for regional consultants.
See the combo guide →Laos
eVisa $50 or VoA $35-40
Tropaeng Kreal crossing reliable for the overland leg.
Plan the Laos route →Singapore
Visa-free 90 days (SGAC needed)
Hub city most Aussie consultants base out of regionally.
Sort the stopover →Indonesia
e-VOA required ($35 + Bali levy)
Less common on consultant cycles, common on the leisure leg.
Compare the two →Pulling the consultant-traveller decision together
Short version for Aussie consultants on four-to-eight Cambodia trips a year: multi-entry Business eVisa at roughly $200 USD (~$305 AUD) all-in beats single-entry at $90 USD per trip from three trips a year onward, with the margin scaling linearly. At five trips it's $250 USD saved; at eight it's $520 USD saved. Plus the application time saving across the year. Plus the elimination of week-of-departure visa stress. The Cambodia visa cost guide for Australians has the line-by-line pricing across every class.
Caveats — if any single trip in the year will run past 30 days, multi-entry is the wrong product and you need a Business eVisa plus an in-country extension instead. And if your year shape is genuinely one or two Cambodia trips on a leisure rather than business purpose, the Tourist eVisa at $80 USD (~$122 AUD) per trip is still the right product. Otherwise, the multi-entry option lives at checkout on the standard Business eVisa application — 3 business days, printable PDF by email, free resubmission if Immigration flags a correction, Aussie-timezone support across any resubmission.
Next steps and related reading for Australians: apply for your Cambodia eVisa when you are ready to lodge, bookmark our Cambodia visa hub for Australian citizens as the single canonical reference, skim the FAQ on Cambodia visa eligibility for quick answers, and use our glossary of Cambodia visa terms to decode any acronym in this guide.
Frequently asked questions
When does the multi-entry Business eVisa pay off for Aussie consultants?
At three trips a year and above on cost, comfortably from four trips onward. Three single-entry Business eVisas at $90 USD each is $270 USD (~$411 AUD); the multi-entry option is roughly $200 USD (~$305 AUD). At five trips it's $450 USD (~$686 AUD) versus $200 USD — a $250 USD saving. Plus the application-time savings across the year and the elimination of week-of-departure visa stress for any unplanned trips that come up.
How much does a single-entry Cambodia Business eVisa cost for Australians?
$90 USD (~$137 AUD) per trip, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email. Same fee whether it's your first Cambodia trip or your tenth. The Business eVisa supports meetings, supplier visits, due-diligence, conferences, sales calls, long stays, and sponsored events — the standard fit for any Aussie consultant trip into Cambodia.
Is multi-entry available on the Tourist eVisa?
No. The Tourist eVisa (T-Class) at $80 USD (~$122 AUD) is single-entry by design and cannot be upgraded to multi-entry. If you need multi-entry, you need to apply on the Business eVisa class and select the multi-entry option at checkout. For consultant travel that's the right class anyway — the Business eVisa is the standard product for any Cambodia trip with a paid-work, meeting, or supplier-visit purpose.
What's the longest stay allowed on a single visit with multi-entry?
30 days per stay. The 30-day cap applies to each individual entry, not to the year as a whole. Exit the country before day 30, fly back in whenever you want, and a fresh 30-day clock starts on the new entry. For consultant trips of 2-14 days each, the cap is never near the engagement shape. If you have one trip that needs to run past 30 days, multi-entry is the wrong product for that trip and you should look at a Business eVisa plus an in-country extension instead.
How long does the multi-entry Business eVisa application take?
3 business days, same as a single-entry Business eVisa. The multi-entry endorsement is added at checkout on the standard Business eVisa application — there is no separate form, no extra document upload, and no separate processing queue. Your single PDF reaches your inbox with the multi-entry endorsement printed on it. Free resubmission applies if Immigration flags a correction, with Aussie-timezone support across the resubmission.
What if I only end up taking three Cambodia trips instead of the five I planned?
Multi-entry is non-refundable inside its validity window. If you bought the 12-month multi-entry visa expecting five trips and only ended up taking three, you've paid roughly $200 USD (~$305 AUD) for what would have been $270 USD (~$411 AUD) in single-entry visas — still a small cost saving, just narrower than expected. The honest planning advice for unsure consultants is to base the decision on the more conservative end of your projected trip count rather than the optimistic end.
Can I apply for multi-entry partway through the year, after a couple of single-entry trips?
Yes — there's no rule that multi-entry has to be your first Cambodia visa of the year. If you've done two single-entry trips ($180 USD / ~$274 AUD) and a longer cadence pattern firms up for the back half of the year, you can apply for the 12-month multi-entry at any point. The validity window starts from the date of issue, so the multi-entry will cover the next 12 months from when you apply rather than from the start of the calendar year.
Does the e-Arrival Card still apply to every entry on a multi-entry visa?
Yes — the e-Arrival Card is mandatory on every air arrival into Cambodia regardless of visa product. Every re-entry on the multi-entry visa needs a fresh e-Arrival submission inside the 7-day window before flight. The card is 14 fields per traveller, $5 USD (~$7.50 AUD) verified through us, and is checked end-to-end before it reaches Cambodian Immigration. There is no multi-entry discount on the e-Arrival Card.
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