Cambodia Visa Knowledge Base

Cambodia Visa Glossary — every term defined.

The official Cambodia visa vocabulary, in plain English. Every term Cambodian Immigration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and our application flow actually use — defined once, linked through to the page you need.

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Tipos de visa

Las clases oficiales de visa camboyanas — para qué es cada una y a quién le conviene.

Cambodia eVisa: The Cambodia eVisa is a single-entry electronic visa issued by the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that authorises a foreign national to enter Cambodia for tourism or business. It is delivered as a PDF, valid for three months from issue, and permits stays up to 30 days.
Cambodia eVisa Type T (Tourist): The Type T eVisa is the tourist class of the Cambodia eVisa. It is issued for leisure travel, valid three months from issue, allows a single entry, and permits a maximum stay of 30 days from the date of arrival in Cambodia.
Cambodia eVisa Type E (Business): The Type E (Ordinary) eVisa is the business class of the Cambodia eVisa. It is issued for commercial visits, conferences, and short-term work travel, valid three months from issue, single entry, with a 30-day initial stay that can be extended in Cambodia.
Cambodia Visa on Arrival (VOA): A Visa on Arrival is a paper visa stamped into the passport at a Cambodian port of entry rather than applied for in advance. It exists in parallel with the eVisa, but exposes travellers to airport queues, cash-only counters, and discretionary refusal.
Cambodia Embassy Visa: An Embassy Visa is a traditional passport-sticker visa issued by a Cambodian embassy or consulate in person. It is the slowest and least common option for short visits and is mostly used for long-stay categories the eVisa does not cover.
Cambodia Visa Exemption: A Visa Exemption is a bilateral agreement that lets passport holders of certain countries enter Cambodia without any visa for a fixed period. Most ASEAN nationals are exempt for 14–30 days; non-ASEAN exemptions are rare and limited.

Proceso

Las partes móviles de una solicitud, desde la recepción hasta la carta de aprobación.

e-Arrival form: The e-Arrival form is a mandatory 14-field digital arrival card every air passenger to Cambodia must submit within seven days before landing. It is separate from the visa, returns a QR code by email, and is scanned by Cambodian Immigration at the kiosk.
Application reference number: The application reference number is a unique identifier assigned to every Cambodia eVisa intake. It is the lookup key for support, status checks, and the tracking page, and travels with the application through review, approval, and delivery.
Approval letter: The approval letter is the official Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs document confirming an eVisa has been issued. It is delivered as a PDF carrying the visa number, validity dates, and personal details — and is what immigration officers verify on arrival.
Stripe-secured checkout: Stripe-secured checkout is the PCI-DSS Level 1 payment surface VisaToCambodia uses to take application fees. Card data never touches our servers — Stripe tokenises it directly in the browser, so the application can be paid for safely from any device.
Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA): The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is the government department that issues the Cambodia eVisa. Every approval letter is digitally signed by the MFA and verifiable against the official portal at evisa.gov.kh.

Documentos

La documentación y especificaciones de documentos que realmente verifica la Inmigración de Camboya.

Passport scan (bio page): A passport scan is a colour image of the photograph page of a passport, showing the machine-readable zone, photograph, and personal details. Cambodian Immigration uses it to verify identity against the eVisa record before issuing the approval letter.
Passport-style photo: A passport-style photo is a recent colour headshot, plain white background, neutral expression, eyes open, no hat or sunglasses. For the Cambodia eVisa it must be supplied as a JPEG or PNG sized for printing at 35 × 45 mm.
Passport validity (6-month rule): The 6-month rule requires a passport to remain valid for at least six months beyond the date of arrival in Cambodia. Passports expiring sooner are refused at the immigration desk regardless of whether the eVisa itself has been issued.
Application photo specs: Cambodia eVisa photo specs, where a photo is requested, call for a recent JPEG or PNG, plain white background, full face visible, no shadows, no glasses, neutral expression, and a minimum 600 × 800 pixels at 300 dpi. Selfies and cropped passport photos are routinely rejected.
e-Arrival 14-field form: The e-Arrival 14-field form covers passport details, nationality, flight number, arrival airport, first-night accommodation, customs and health declarations, and onward travel intent. Every field is cross-checked against the eVisa record before the QR code is issued.

Viaje

Aeropuertos, fronteras terrestres, reglas de entrada y la mecánica práctica de la llegada.

Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH): Phnom Penh International Airport (IATA: PNH) is Cambodia’s primary international gateway and the busiest eVisa entry point. The immigration kiosk here scans both the eVisa PDF and the e-Arrival QR code; both must be ready on the phone or printed.
Siem Reap / Techo International Airport: Siem Reap is served by the new Techo International Airport (IATA: KTI), which replaced the older REP airfield in 2023. It is the main gateway for travellers visiting the Angkor temple complex and accepts the Cambodia eVisa on arrival.
Sihanoukville International Airport (KOS): Sihanoukville International Airport (IATA: KOS) is Cambodia’s coastal international gateway, serving beach and island destinations including Koh Rong. The eVisa is accepted here, but flight frequency is much lower than Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.
Poipet land border: Poipet is the busiest Cambodia–Thailand land border, opposite Aranyaprathet. The Cambodia eVisa is accepted at Poipet, making it the preferred overland entry point for travellers crossing from Bangkok to Siem Reap by bus or train.
Bavet land border: Bavet is the main Cambodia–Vietnam land border, opposite Moc Bai. The Cambodia eVisa is accepted at Bavet, making it the standard overland entry point for travellers connecting between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh.
Single entry vs multiple entry: A single-entry visa permits one arrival in Cambodia; once the holder leaves, the visa is spent. A multiple-entry visa permits repeated arrivals during its validity. The standard Cambodia eVisa is single-entry; multiple-entry status is only granted through embassy channels.
Validity (3 months from issue): Validity is the window during which an issued Cambodia eVisa can be used to enter the country. It begins on the date of issue and runs for three months. Arriving after this window means the visa is dead — a fresh application is required.
Maximum stay (30 days for Tourist): Maximum stay is the longest continuous period a visa holder may remain in Cambodia after arrival. For the Type T tourist eVisa the maximum stay is 30 days, counted from the entry stamp date, not from the date the eVisa was issued.

Cumplimiento

Contexto regulatorio y de SEO/diplomático que vale la pena conocer si se comparan los regímenes de visa.

ASEAN free movement: ASEAN free movement is the bilateral framework under which citizens of ASEAN member states may travel between member countries — including Cambodia — without a visa for short stays of 14 to 30 days. Non-ASEAN nationals still need a Cambodia eVisa.
Schengen-style visa: A Schengen-style visa is a single permit that grants access to multiple participating countries under one application. Cambodia does not operate a Schengen-style regime: the Cambodia eVisa is valid only for Cambodia, and each Southeast Asian country issues its own visa.
Reciprocity: Reciprocity is the diplomatic principle that one country’s visa rules mirror another’s. Cambodia issues its eVisa to most nationalities on a reciprocal basis, with fees and processing windows largely uniform regardless of the applicant’s passport country.
Demonym: Un demonimo es el nombre que describe a los ciudadanos de un país — australianos, británicos, indios, estadounidenses. Las páginas de información de visa tienen como objetivo las consultas de estilo demonimo ("¿necesitan los australianos una visa de Camboya") porque así es como los viajeros buscan realmente.
Hreflang: Hreflang es la señal de HTML que le indica a Google qué idioma y región está destinada una página. VisaToCambodia.com emite hreflang para cada configuración regional admitida en cada página para que la traducción correcta aparezca en los resultados de búsqueda de Google específicos del país.
E-E-A-T: E-E-A-T es el marco de Google para calificar el contenido: Experiencia, Pericia, Autoridad, Confiabilidad. El contenido de visa se encuentra en el nivel "Tu dinero o tu vida" de Google, donde estas señales de advertencia pesan especialmente en qué sitios están permitidos para clasificar.

Después de la aprobación

Qué sucede entre el correo electrónico de aprobación y el sello de inmigración.

eVisa PDF: El PDF de eVisa es el documento de aprobación imprimible entregado por correo electrónico una vez que el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Camboya emite la visa. Lleva el número de visa, ventana de validez, foto y detalles personales, y debe presentarse en el escritorio de inmigración a la llegada.
Imprimir dos copias: Imprimir dos copias del PDF de eVisa es la higiene estándar de documentos de viaje: una para el oficial de inmigración a la llegada a Camboya y una para el escritorio de salida cuando se va. A veces se acepta una copia en el teléfono, pero una copia en papel nunca falla.
Oficial de inmigración: Un oficial de inmigración es el funcionario gubernamental uniformado en el puerto de entrada de Camboya que verifica el PDF de eVisa, escanea el código QR de llegada, toma una foto biométrica y aplica el sello de entrada que autoriza la visita.
Sello de entrada: El sello de entrada es la marca de tinta aplicada al pasaporte por el oficial de inmigración en el puerto de entrada de Camboya. Registra la fecha de llegada e inicia el reloj de estancia máxima de 30 días — no la fecha de emisión de la eVisa.
Extensión en inmigración local: Una extensión de visa es un período de estancia adicional otorgado por el Departamento General de Inmigración dentro de Camboya. La eVisa turística de tipo T permite una extensión de un mes; la eVisa de negocios de tipo E se puede extender por uno, tres, seis o doce meses.