Cambodia eVisa for NZ Citizens Living in Australia (Subclass 444): The 2026 Eligibility Guide
Cambodia checks passport nationality, not Australian residency. So a Kiwi on a Subclass 444 Special Category Visa applies as a New Zealand passport holder — same $80 USD (~$122 AUD), same 3 business days, same single-entry 30-day stay. The catch is the e-Arrival Card, which still wants 'New Zealand' as nationality.
I'm a New Zealand citizen living in Australia on a Subclass 444 — do I apply for the Cambodia eVisa as Aussie or Kiwi?
You apply as a New Zealand passport holder, always. The Cambodia eVisa portal looks at the nationality on your passport bio page, not your country of residence, your Australian Subclass 444 Special Category Visa, your Medicare card, or how long you have lived in Australia. Same terms as any Kiwi: $80 USD (~$122 AUD) all-in for the tourist eVisa, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email, single entry, 30-day stay. The e-Arrival Card asks for nationality and you answer 'New Zealand' there too, regardless of your Bondi postcode or your Aussie partner.
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- Cambodia eVisa eligibility is keyed to your passport nationality, not where you live — so a Kiwi on an Australian Subclass 444 visa applies as a New Zealand passport holder.
- Same all-in pricing as Aussie applicants: $80 USD (~$122 AUD) tourist, $90 USD (~$137 AUD) business, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email.
- Your Subclass 444 status, Medicare card, and Australian address are irrelevant to Cambodian Immigration — the only document that matters is the NZ passport bio page.
- The e-Arrival Card is separate: 14 fields, $5 USD (~$7.50 AUD), and the 'nationality' field must read New Zealand, not Australia, even if you've lived in Bondi for 20 years.
- Returning to Australia after Cambodia is automatic on the 444 — you don't need a re-entry visa, but check your 444 hasn't been ceased by a long absence before booking.
Why this trips up Kiwis-on-444 in 2026
There is a particular conversation the VisaToCambodia eligibility desk has roughly twice a week. A New Zealand citizen who has lived in Australia for 8, 12, sometimes 25 years rings up a little confused. They have an Australian Medicare card, an Australian driver's licence, an Australian super account, and a Subclass 444 Special Category Visa stapled implicitly to their NZ passport every time they cross the border. They are about to book a Cambodia trip and they cannot work out whether to apply as Aussie or Kiwi on the eVisa form.
The answer is short. You apply as a Kiwi. Cambodia's eVisa eligibility framework is keyed to passport nationality, not country of residence, and the Subclass 444 is an Australian-issued residency permission, not a change of nationality. Your New Zealand passport is the only document Cambodian Immigration cares about — your 444 stamp, your Medicare card, your Australian address are all completely invisible to the Cambodia eVisa system.
The good news is the practical answer is identical to what any Aussie traveller pays: $80 USD (~$122 AUD) tourist all-in, 3 business days, PDF by email. The Do Australians Need a Cambodia Visa explainer covers the same eligibility framework — it just happens to apply equally to anyone holding an NZ passport, because the rule is passport-based not Aussie-citizenship-based.
Cambodia checks passport nationality, not where you live
The single most useful thing to know about Cambodian Immigration is how narrow their input field is. The eVisa application asks for: passport number, passport nationality, passport expiry, passport bio-page scan, a passport-style photo, and your travel dates. That is essentially the entire input set. There is no field for 'country of residence', no question about your Australian visa subclass, no upload slot for a Medicare card or a power bill. The whole framework is keyed to the passport.
This is good news for Kiwis on 444. It means the answer to 'which nationality do I tick?' is mechanically determined by the document in your hand — NZ passport in, NZ on the form. It means you don't need to explain your Subclass 444, you don't need to dig out the date you first moved to Australia, and you don't need to prove your residency status to anyone. The same eVisa portal that processes a Kiwi tourist flying from Auckland processes you on identical terms flying from Sydney.
The bio-page nationality field
Open your New Zealand passport to the bio page. Roughly halfway down on the right side, you will find a field labelled 'Nationality / Nationalité', and the value will read NZL or 'New Zealand'. That string — and only that string — is what goes in the Cambodia eVisa nationality dropdown. If you scan the bio page with a clean white background and it lands in your application file correctly, the rest of the matching is automatic.
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I'm a New Zealand citizen living in Australia on a Subclass 444 — which nationality do I select on the Cambodia eVisa?
New Zealand. Cambodia keys eligibility to passport nationality, not country of residence. Your Subclass 444 is an Australian residency permission, not a change of nationality — your NZ passport remains your travel document and your nationality on every Cambodia form is New Zealand. The same rule applies on the e-Arrival Card. If you select Australia by accident, the bio-page scan will read NZL and trigger a manual mismatch review at Cambodian Immigration, costing a business day before resubmission.
Do I pay the same price as an Australian citizen?
Yes, exactly the same. The Cambodian government applies a uniform eVisa fee schedule across eligible nationalities, and our service margin sits on top of that without variation by passport country. Tourist eVisa is $80 USD (~$122 AUD) all-in, business is $90 USD (~$137 AUD), approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email. There is no separate Kiwi pricing tier, no 444-holder pricing tier, and no Australian-resident loading.
Does my Subclass 444 affect the Cambodia eVisa application in any way?
No. Cambodian Immigration has no visibility into Australian visa subclasses, no field for 'Australian residency status', and no requirement that you mention your 444. The only documents that matter are your NZ passport bio page and a compliant passport-style photo. Your Subclass 444 only matters for your re-entry into Australia after the Cambodia trip — and that re-entry is automatic on presentation of your NZ passport at the Australian border.
Can I apply for the Cambodia eVisa with an Australian travel document or Medicare card?
No. Cambodia requires a national passport. A Medicare card is not a travel document, a Subclass 444 stamp is not a travel document, and there is no 'Australian Travel Document' equivalent for non-citizens that Cambodia accepts. Your NZ passport is what Cambodian Immigration matches against, what the airline checks at the Australian gate, and what the Cambodia border officer scans on arrival. Apply with the NZ passport, full stop.
What do I put on the e-Arrival Card nationality field?
New Zealand. The e-Arrival Card is a separate, mandatory 14-field form filed in the 7 days before your flight, and the nationality field asks 'Nationality' not 'Country of residence'. You answer New Zealand even though you board in Sydney or Melbourne, even though you have a Medicare card, and even though you have lived in Australia for 25 years. The nationality on the e-Arrival Card must match the nationality on the eVisa, which must match the nationality on your passport bio page — all three are New Zealand for Kiwis-on-444.
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