Where US Citizens Can Get a Cambodia Visa Photo: Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, or At Home
Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart will all shoot a passport-style photo for around $15 to $17, and any of them works for your Cambodia eVisa. But you can also take a compliant photo at home on your iPhone for free in two minutes. Here is where each option makes sense, what it costs, and how to make sure the photo passes.
Where can US citizens get a Cambodia visa photo?
Any major US pharmacy or retailer that shoots passport photos works for the Cambodia eVisa — Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart all charge roughly $15 to $17 in 2026, and their standard US-passport setup already meets Cambodia’s requirements. You can also take the photo yourself at home on a phone for free: a plain white wall, daylight from a window, and a neutral expression with no glasses produces a compliant image, which is how most American applicants do it. The one thing to remember if you use a store is to ask for the digital file, because the eVisa needs an uploaded JPEG under 2 MB, not a printed card.
Key Takeaways
- Any US drugstore passport-photo service — Walgreens, CVS, or Walmart — produces a photo that meets the Cambodia eVisa spec, since the US passport rules are stricter on the points that matter (white background, neutral face, no glasses).
- Expect roughly $15 to $17 for an in-store passport photo at the major chains in 2026; Walmart tends to sit at the lower end and Walgreens and CVS at the higher end.
- You can also shoot a compliant photo at home on a phone for free — a plain white wall and daylight is the setup most American applicants use, and it passes when you follow a short routine.
- The Cambodia eVisa needs a digital JPEG under 2 MB, ideally 600×600 pixels or larger — so if you use a store, ask for the digital file, not just the printed prints.
- Wherever you get the photo, the same flags apply: no smile, no glasses, plain white background, no hat, taken within the last 6 months.
Your three real options in 2026
You have three practical ways to get a Cambodia eVisa photo in the US, and all three produce something the application will accept. You can walk into a Walgreens, CVS, or Walmart and have one taken at the photo counter for around $15 to $17. You can use a phone app that crops and formats a photo for you. Or you can shoot it yourself against a white wall at home for free. None of them is wrong — the right choice depends on whether you value the few dollars, the few minutes, or the reassurance of having someone else frame the shot.
Here is the part that saves Americans the most worry: the Cambodia eVisa photo spec is slightly looser than the US passport spec on almost every point. A white background, a neutral expression, no glasses, no hat, taken in the last 6 months. If a drugstore can shoot a compliant US passport photo — and that is their entire business — the same photo clears Cambodia without a second thought. The only twist is digital: Cambodia wants an uploaded file, so a store print on its own is not enough.
This guide walks through each option — what the major US chains charge, how the phone-app route works, and the free at-home method step by step — plus the one thing to ask for at the counter so your store photo is upload-ready. When your photo is sorted, you can apply in a few minutes. For the exact pixel-and-megabyte rules behind all of this, our Cambodia eVisa photo requirements for US citizens guide is the companion piece, and the wider Cambodia visa for United States citizens hub covers cost, processing, and documents.
Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart: prices and what you get
The three chains most Americans reach for are Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart, and all three run a walk-in passport-photo service at the photo or pharmacy counter. You do not need an appointment at any of them — you walk up, they shoot you against a white backdrop, and you leave a few minutes later with prints. Because their default is a US passport photo, the framing, background, and expression rules they enforce already satisfy Cambodia.
On price, expect roughly $15 to $17 for a standard two-print passport photo set in 2026. Walmart usually sits at the lower end of that range, with Walgreens and CVS toward the higher end. The figure varies a little by location and by any in-app coupon the chains are running, so it is worth checking the store’s app before you drive over. For a single Cambodia eVisa you only need one usable image, so the two-print set is more than enough — and it doubles as a spare if you renew a US passport the same season.
The catch with all three is that they hand you printed cards by default, and Cambodia’s eVisa does not take a print — it takes an uploaded digital file. Ask the associate to email or text you the digital photo, or to save it to a USB drive. Most stores will do this, sometimes for a small extra fee, and that file is what you actually upload. If they cannot give you the digital version, you can photograph the print under good light at home as a fallback, but a clean direct file is always better. Our note on the
Frequently asked questions
Where can US citizens get a Cambodia visa photo?
Any major US pharmacy or retailer that shoots passport photos works — Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart all charge roughly $15 to $17 in 2026, and their standard US-passport setup already meets the Cambodia eVisa spec. You can also take the photo yourself at home on a phone for free against a plain white wall, which is how most American applicants do it. If you use a store, ask for the digital file, because the eVisa needs an uploaded JPEG, not a printed card.
How much does a Cambodia visa photo cost at Walgreens, CVS, or Walmart?
Expect roughly $15 to $17 for a standard passport-photo set at the major chains in 2026. Walmart usually sits at the lower end and Walgreens and CVS toward the higher end, and prices vary slightly by location and any in-app coupon. Taking the photo yourself at home on a phone is free.
Will a US passport photo work for the Cambodia eVisa?
Yes. The Cambodia eVisa photo spec is slightly looser than the US passport spec on almost every point — white background, neutral expression, no glasses, no hat, taken in the last 6 months. A photo that meets the US passport rules clears Cambodia without trouble. The one difference is that Cambodia needs a digital file you upload, so get the digital copy, not only the prints.
Do I need the digital file or just the printed photo?
You need the digital file. The Cambodia eVisa is an online application, so you upload a JPEG under 2 MB, ideally 600×600 pixels or larger — a printed card on its own cannot be submitted. When you have a store photo taken, ask them to email, text, or save the digital image to a USB drive. If they cannot, you can photograph the print under good light as a fallback, but a direct file is always cleaner.
Can I take my own Cambodia visa photo at home?
Yes, and most American applicants do. Stand about two feet from a plain white wall, use daylight from a window, and shoot with the rear camera in portrait at eye level. Keep a neutral expression, no smile, no glasses, no hat. Save it as a JPEG under 2 MB, crop square around your head and shoulders, and check it is at least 600 pixels per side. Skip any filter or beauty smoothing, which the validator can read as editing.
Are passport-photo apps reliable for the Cambodia eVisa?
They can be, and they are handy because they convert HEIC to JPEG, compress the file under 2 MB, and crop to the right framing automatically — the steps people forget when shooting their own. The risk is over-processing: some free apps smooth skin or sharpen edges in a way that reads as edited and gets flagged. Pick a tool that exports a clean, natural JPEG and avoid any beauty or filter step.
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