A recent headshot, a true white background, a neutral face, and a JPEG under 2 MB. That is the entire Cambodia eVisa photo spec for Americans in 2026 — and the background and the smile are the two things that bounce the most US files back for a fix.

A recent passport-style headshot taken in the last 6 months, on a plain white or off-white background, with your full face visible, eyes open, and a neutral expression — no smile, no glasses, no hats. Save it as a JPEG, ideally 600×600 pixels or larger and squared off, with the file under 2 MB. A phone photo taken against a true white wall in daylight passes the upload check. The two things that get the most American photos flagged are the background (an off-white or warm-lit wall that reads as gray) and a smile, which the upload validator catches before a human ever sees the file.
This guide lays out the exact size and file specs, drills into the white-background rule that flags more US photos than anything else, and lists the eight things that get a Cambodia eVisa photo rejected — with the fix for each. When you are ready, you can apply in a few minutes; the photo is one of five things you upload, and our companion photo requirements guide for US citizens covers the at-home setup card by card.
If you want the deeper file mechanics — millimeters to inches, JPEG versus HEIC, and exactly how to compress an oversized image without wrecking the quality — our photo size and file format breakdown walks through the conversions step by step. For most Americans, though, a square JPEG under 2 MB straight off the phone is all you need.


The upload form runs an automatic check on your photo before submission, and the same handful of issues account for nearly every flag on US applications. The photo is just one of the broader reasons a Cambodia eVisa gets rejected, but it is the most common, and none of these are hard to avoid once you know the list — they just need a second look before you hit upload.
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Kartu Kedatangan Elektronik Kamboja adalah langkah terpisah dari eVisa Anda, dan biayanya kecil — $5 USD yang diverifikasi melalui kami, terdiri dari 14 kolom, diajukan dalam waktu 7 hari sebelum Anda terbang. Berikut penjelasan detail tentang apa saja yang tercakup dalam biaya tersebut, mengapa biaya tersebut tidak termasuk dalam harga visa Anda, dan waktu yang dibutuhkan agar proses di gerbang keberangkatan tetap berjalan lancar.
Kartu Kedatangan Elektronik Kamboja terdiri dari 14 kolom yang terbagi dalam tiga bagian, yang harus diajukan dalam waktu 7 hari sebelum Anda mendarat. Berikut adalah penjelasan lengkap untuk setiap kolom, sesuai urutan yang diminta dalam formulir, ditambah slip format tanggal yang menandai pelancong AS di kios.
Kartu Kedatangan Elektronik Kamboja (Cambodia e-Arrival Card) meminta 14 informasi yang terbagi dalam tiga bagian — identitas Anda, penerbangan dan tempat tinggal Anda, serta deklarasi bea cukai singkat. Berikut adalah penjelasan detail untuk setiap kolom dan empat hal yang perlu Anda siapkan sebelum memulai.
If a photo does get flagged, it is not a denial and it is not the end of your application — you simply re-upload a corrected version, at no extra charge, and the clock keeps running. Our guide to fixing a rejected Cambodia eVisa photo walks through each flag and the exact correction, and the photo sits alongside your passport scan and email inside the full required documents list for Americans if you want to see where it fits in the bigger application picture.


Next steps and related reading for Americans: apply for your Cambodia eVisa when your photo is ready, skim the full required documents list for Americans to see the other four items, and bookmark our Cambodia visa hub for US citizens as the single reference for cost, documents, and timing.