Do Australians Need a Visa for Cambodia? (2026 Guide)
Yes, Australians need a Cambodia eVisa in 2026. Here is the honest breakdown — cost, processing time, what to prepare, and why the e-Arrival Card matters just as much as the visa itself.
Do Australians need a visa for Cambodia?
Yes. Every Australian passport holder needs a Cambodia visa before arrival, and the easiest route is the Cambodia eVisa — $80 USD all-in (~$122 AUD), issued in 3 business days, with no flight, hotel, or bank statement required. Tourist or business, the application is 100% online and the approved PDF arrives by email.
Key Takeaways
- Every Australian passport holder needs a visa to enter Cambodia — no visa-free option exists in 2026.
- The Tourist eVisa is $80 USD all-in (~$122 AUD). The Business eVisa is $90 USD (~$137 AUD). Both approved in 3 business days.
- Processing takes 3 business days. Apply at least a week before departure to cover weekends and Cambodian holidays.
- No return flight, no hotel booking, and no bank statement are required to apply.
- All seven Thailand–Cambodia land borders remain closed since June 2025. Aussies must fly in.
- The Cambodia e-Arrival Card is a separate mandatory product, filed within 7 days of arrival.
Why this matters for Australians in 2026
Cambodia is having a moment with Australian travellers. Direct flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Phnom Penh have stabilised, Angkor Wat is back to pre-pandemic crowd levels, and the Riel is friendly to the Aussie dollar. But the entry rules have shifted in ways most travel blogs haven't caught up with.
The Thailand–Cambodia land borders have been closed since June 2025. The old tourist visa auto-extension ended in November 2025. The new Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh replaced the old PNH terminal in September 2025. If you're planning a 2026 trip on advice from a 2023 article, you're going to get caught out. This guide is current as of May 2026.
The short answer for Australian travellers
Yes — Australia is not on Cambodia's visa-exempt list and never has been. Every Australian passport holder, regardless of age, needs a valid Cambodia visa in their passport before they board the plane. Infants need one. Frequent flyers need one. Dual citizens travelling on their Australian passport need one.
The standard option for tourists is the Cambodia eVisa, a digital tourist visa issued by the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is approved electronically, emailed to you as a PDF, and scanned on arrival. No embassy visit. No courier. No physical sticker in your passport.
The Cambodia eVisa covers tourism and short family visits. If you are heading to Cambodia for any kind of business — meetings, sales calls, supplier visits, conferences, paid work, or a long-term stay — you need the Business eVisa (E-Class) instead. We cover both options below, and our Australia country pillar walks through edge cases like permanent residents and dual citizens.
One thing to know up front: visa-on-arrival still exists at Cambodian airports, but it is slower, cash-only in fresh USD, and adds 30–60 minutes of queuing after a long flight. The eVisa lets you walk to the e-gate instead. For Australians flying in from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Perth, that is the upgrade everyone takes.
Cambodia visa types Australians can apply for
Cambodia issues two visa types that Australians actually use: the Tourist eVisa (Type T) and the Business eVisa (Type E). Both are single-entry, both are processed in 3 business days, and both are valid for 3 months from issue with a 30-day stay window once you arrive.
Tourist Visa (T-Class) — most Australians need this
The Tourist eVisa is the right choice for around 95% of Australian travellers. It covers leisure travel, family visits, sightseeing, food trips through Phnom Penh, beach time on Koh Rong, and the Angkor Wat circuit. Our all-in price is $80 USD (~$122 AUD, May 2026), approved in 3 business days and delivered to your inbox as a printable PDF.
It is single-entry, so if you plan to pop over to Vietnam or Laos mid-trip and re-enter Cambodia, you will need a second visa for the return. It cannot be extended in-country for tourism purposes as of November 2025 — the old auto-extension ended. Stay 30 days, then leave.
Business Visa (E-Class) — for business travel, work, or longer stays
The Business eVisa, also called the Ordinary visa or E-Class, is what you need if you are doing business in Cambodia — sales meetings, supplier visits, sponsored conferences, due-diligence trips, paid work, or anyone planning to stay longer than a month. Our all-in is $90 USD (~$137 AUD), approved in 3 business days like the Tourist.
The E-Class is the only visa that can be extended in-country, and the only realistic path for digital nomads, retirees, or anyone planning more than 30 days in Cambodia. Extensions of 1, 3, 6, and 12 months are available from a Cambodian immigration agent once you are in-country. If you are unsure which one fits your trip, the eVisa-vs-Visa-on-Arrival comparison breaks down the practical differences.
What you need to apply (Australian applicants)
The Cambodia eVisa application is short, and the document list is shorter than almost any other Southeast Asian visa. You need five things — and three of them you already have in your hand.
First, your Australian passport. It must have at least 6 months of validity remaining from your planned date of entry into Cambodia, and at least 1 full blank page for the entry stamp. If your passport runs out in October 2026 and you are arriving in July, you are fine. Cutting it closer than 6 months is the single most common reason Aussies get bumped at the gate.
Second, a digital passport photo. White or off-white background, taken in the last 6 months, face fully visible, no glasses, no hats. JPEG, under 2 MB, ideally 600×600 pixels or larger. We accept phone photos taken against a white wall — most applicants snap one on the spot.
Third, a clear scan or photo of your passport bio page. Both edges visible, no glare on the laminate, all text legible. Fourth, a valid email address — this is where your approval letter lands. Fifth, a credit or debit card for payment. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Apple Pay.
What you do not need: a return flight ticket, a hotel reservation, a bank statement, an itinerary, a vaccination record, or proof of travel insurance. Cambodian Immigration does not ask for any of those at the eVisa stage. Our application page asks for an intended address in Cambodia, but a hotel name and city is enough — no booking reference. The full step-by-step is laid out in our Australian application walkthrough.
How long the Cambodia visa takes from Australia
Three business days. That is the standard processing window for both the Tourist and Business eVisa, and it is consistent across the whole year. The clock starts when your application reaches Cambodian Immigration with all fields complete — not when you click submit.
Apply at least a week before your flight. Seven full days gives you buffer for the weekend (Cambodian Immigration does not process on Saturdays or Sundays), one Cambodian public holiday if it falls mid-week, and a 24-hour window for us to flag any photo or passport-scan issues before they cost you a day.
Three windows to watch for: Khmer New Year (mid-April), Pchum Ben (late September or early October), and Water Festival (November). Cambodian government offices close for 3–5 days around each one. If your trip falls within two weeks of these dates, apply 10–14 days ahead instead of seven.
There is no official expedited or rush option from the Cambodian government. Any service claiming a guaranteed 24-hour Cambodia eVisa is reselling the standard 3-day process at a markup. We do not offer it because it does not exist. The full timing breakdown — including what happens if you apply on a Friday afternoon — sits in our Australian processing time guide.
What the $80 all-in covers
$80 USD (~$122 AUD) for the Tourist eVisa, $90 USD (~$137 AUD) for the Business. Both approved in 3 business days. Both delivered by email as a printable PDF approval letter. No flight, no hotel, no bank statement at the application stage.
What you actually get for the all-in price: every photo and passport scan checked for the small details Cambodian Immigration rejects (name mismatch, photo specs, passport validity); English-speaking support from an Australian timezone; free resubmission if Immigration flags a correction; and the e-Arrival reminder we send six days before your flight so the second mandatory form doesn't slip through the cracks.
Most Aussies want one inbox, one PDF, and the approval letter to land before they board. That is what we run. The full breakdown is in our 2026 Cambodia visa cost guide for Australians.
Don't forget the Cambodia e-Arrival Card
The Cambodia e-Arrival Card (CeA) is a separate, mandatory product. Every air arrival into Cambodia has to file it. The Cambodia eVisa lets you enter the country; the e-Arrival Card lets you clear the immigration desk. They are not the same form, and one does not cover the other.
It is 14 fields covering passport details, flight number, arrival date, accommodation address, and a few customs declarations. It must be submitted within 7 days before your arrival in Cambodia — not earlier. Our verified e-Arrival is $5 USD (~$7.50 AUD), checked end-to-end before it reaches Cambodian Immigration — a single date-format slip is the most common reason Aussies get bounced at the kiosk.
Why we mention it so prominently: more Australians get tripped up by a faulty e-Arrival than by a visa rejection. The visa is checked at our end before it goes in. The e-Arrival is checked nowhere, by no one, unless you pay the $5 USD (~$7.50 AUD) to have us look at it. Our standalone e-Arrival form guide walks through every field and the common mistakes Aussies make.
Special cases for Australian travellers
Most Australians fit the standard eVisa box. A few do not. Here is the quick map of the edge cases, and where each one is covered in depth.
Australian permanent residents on foreign passports apply on the passport they hold, not on their PR status. The PR card does not interact with Cambodia's visa system. A New Zealand passport holder living in Sydney applies as a Kiwi — and the good news is Cambodia treats NZ identically to Australia, same fees, same process.
Dual citizens (AU + UK, AU + Vietnam, AU + India, etc.) should apply on whichever passport they plan to enter Cambodia with — and use the same passport for the return. Switching passports mid-trip causes problems at the gate, every time. Minors, including newborns, need their own eVisa under their own passport. There is no family discount and no shared application.
If your passport is expiring in under 6 months, renew first. Cambodian Immigration will deny boarding at the Australian end before you even leave. A spent criminal record (more than 10 years old, fully served) is generally not a barrier to a tourist visa, but a current or recent serious conviction can be. The deeper version of all of this sits in our Australian tourist visa specialist guide.
Thailand
Visa-free 60 days
Bangkok in, Siem Reap out — but the land border's closed.
Read the 2026 update →Vietnam
eVisa required ($25 single / $50 multi)
Classic Indochina pairing. Phu Quoc beaches are visa-free for 30 days.
See the combo guide →Laos
eVisa $50 or VoA $35–40
Overlooked third stop on the Indochina loop.
Plan the Laos route →Singapore
Visa-free 90 days (SGAC needed)
Where most Aussies stop on the way through.
Sort the stopover →Indonesia
e-VOA required ($35 + Bali levy)
Bali or Cambodia for your next trip — or both?
Compare the two →Pulling it together for your 2026 trip
If you are an Australian flying into Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, or Sihanoukville in 2026, the path is short. Tourist eVisa, 3 business days, $80 USD (~$122 AUD) all-in. e-Arrival Card filed within the 7-day window before you board. Passport with 6 months validity and a blank page. That covers 95% of Aussie trips. The remaining 5% — business travel, long stays, paid work, overland routes — have their own playbooks. The Smartraveller advisory is worth a five-minute read before you book, and our best-time-to-visit Cambodia guide will help you pick the right month.
One last reminder on the Thai border. If your itinerary involves crossing overland from Bangkok or Pattaya, stop. All seven Thailand–Cambodia land crossings have been closed since June 2025, and the Thai Navy publicly denied a reopening in April 2026. You will need to fly. The full status of every border crossing, with the latest as of this month, is in our 2026 Thailand–Cambodia border update, and the practical question of which to visit first is covered in our Cambodia-vs-Thailand routing piece.
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
Do Australians need a visa to enter Cambodia?
Yes. Every Australian passport holder, including infants, needs a Cambodia visa before arrival. Australia is not on Cambodia's visa-exempt list. The standard route is the Cambodia eVisa, available as a Tourist (T-Class) or Business (E-Class) visa. Both are issued electronically and emailed as a PDF approval letter you print and carry.
How much is the Cambodia visa from Australia in 2026?
$80 USD all-in (~$122 AUD) for the Tourist eVisa and $90 USD (~$137 AUD) for the Business — paid once, with everything included: photo and passport pre-checks, Aussie-timezone support, free resubmission if Immigration flags a correction, and the e-Arrival reminder before you fly. Both approved in 3 business days. The AUD equivalent is shown at checkout and on your card statement — you don't need to convert anything yourself.
How long does the Cambodia visa take from Australia?
Three business days. There is no rush option that genuinely shortens that — any service claiming a guaranteed 24-hour Cambodia eVisa is reselling the standard 3-day process at a markup. Apply at least one full week before your flight to cover weekends and any Cambodian public holiday. Around Khmer New Year (mid-April), Pchum Ben (Sept/Oct), and Water Festival (November), allow 10–14 days.
Do I need anything else besides the visa?
Yes — the Cambodia e-Arrival Card (CeA) is mandatory for every air arrival and is separate from the visa. Fourteen fields, submitted within 7 days before your flight. Our verified e-Arrival is $5 USD (~$7.50 AUD), checked end-to-end before it reaches Cambodian Immigration. The visa lets you board; the e-Arrival lets you clear immigration at Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, or Sihanoukville.
Does Cambodia require a return flight ticket for the visa?
No. The Cambodia eVisa application does not ask for a return flight ticket, an onward ticket, a hotel booking, a bank statement, travel insurance, or a vaccination record. You only need your passport, a digital photo, an email address, a payment method, and an intended address in Cambodia (a hotel name and city is enough — no booking reference required).
Can Australian permanent residents apply with their AU travel document?
An Australian PR applies on whichever passport they hold, not on their PR status. The PR card has no bearing on Cambodia's visa system. If you travel on a UK, Indian, Filipino, or any other passport while resident in Australia, your eligibility, fees, and process are determined by that passport's nationality, not by your Australian residency. New Zealand passport holders use the same eVisa as Australians.
What if my passport is expiring in less than 6 months?
Renew before you apply. Cambodian Immigration requires at least 6 months of passport validity from your date of entry, plus at least one blank page for the entry stamp. Airlines check passport validity at the Australian gate and will deny boarding if you do not meet the rule. A new passport in Australia takes 3 weeks standard or 2 business days priority through DFAT.
Can I extend my Cambodia tourist visa once I am in the country?
No, not since November 2025. The old tourist visa auto-extension ended that month. The Cambodia Tourist eVisa (T-Class) is now a hard 30-day stay with no extension. If you plan to stay longer than 30 days, you must enter on the Business eVisa (E-Class) instead, which can be extended in 1-, 3-, 6-, or 12-month blocks by a Cambodian immigration agent in-country.
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