Cambodia does not make you prove an onward ticket or a bank balance to approve your eVisa or to stamp you in. The catch is one step earlier — at the US departure gate, where the airline, not Cambodia, can ask. Here is exactly where the line sits.
No. Cambodia does not require US citizens to show an onward or return ticket, and it does not require you to prove a minimum bank balance or funds for the eVisa or at immigration. There is no onward-travel field on the eVisa application and no published proof-of-funds threshold. The one place the question can come up is the airline check-in counter at your US departure gate, where the carrier — not Cambodia — may ask about onward travel because they are liable if a destination refuses you. A confirmed Cambodia eVisa is the strongest answer to that question, because it shows you are already cleared to enter. You do not need a paid return flight or a printed bank statement to fly.
This guide separates the two cleanly: what Cambodia actually requires, what your airline might ask, and how a confirmed eVisa quietly answers most of it. If you want the wider entry picture first, the Cambodia visa requirements for US citizens checklist lays out the full set of conditions, our overview of the Cambodia entry requirements for US citizens covers what you face on arrival, and the complete Cambodia visa for United States citizens hub ties cost, documents, and timing together.
That is the part most US travelers find genuinely surprising: the application asks remarkably little. The Cambodia eVisa documents checklist for Americans spells out the full list of what you upload, and you will notice an onward ticket is nowhere on it. If you are weighing whether discretion could ever go against you, our guide to whether you can be denied entry to Cambodia walks through the real, narrow grounds.
The single best answer to a gate agent is a confirmed Cambodia eVisa. When you show that you already hold an approved visa for your destination, you have removed the airline’s core worry — that you will be turned away on arrival and become their problem. The eVisa is approved in 3 business days and delivered as a printable PDF by email, so you can have it in hand and on your phone well before you reach the airport. For the full picture of where you are actually allowed to land on that visa, the eligible entry points for US citizens guide covers every approved airport.
It is also worth knowing that there is genuinely no hidden funds hurdle built into the pricing. The eVisa is a flat, all-in figure — Tourist $80 USD, Business $90 USD — with no funds verification bolted on. Our breakdown of what is included in the Cambodia eVisa price for Americans shows exactly what that covers, and the no-hidden-fees explainer confirms there is nothing extra waiting at the border.
If a one-way ticket genuinely worries you, the cleanest fix is to make sure your eVisa is approved and in hand before you head to the airport — it does the reassuring for you. You can start your Cambodia eVisa application as soon as your passport is sorted, and there is free resubmission if Immigration flags a correction, plus US-timezone support if anything needs a second look.
Next steps and related reading for Americans: apply for your Cambodia eVisa so you are gate-ready before you travel, confirm the full document set with the US citizen visa requirements checklist, and review the grounds for refusal in our can-you-be-denied-entry-to-Cambodia guide so you know how narrow they really are.
A common pairing for Americans — but all 7 land borders into Cambodia are closed.
Leggi l'aggiornamento sui confini del 2026 →Il classico giro dell'Indocina. Gli americani hanno bisogno di un visto elettronico separato per il Vietnam.
Consulta la guida ai punti di accesso →La terza tappa, più tranquilla, lungo l'itinerario regionale per i viaggiatori statunitensi.
Verifica le norme di ingresso in Cambogia. →Dove molti americani fanno scalo prima di proseguire per Phnom Penh.
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La Carta di Arrivo elettronica per la Cambogia è una procedura separata dal visto elettronico, e di breve durata: $5 USD, verificata tramite noi, 14 campi da compilare, da inviare entro 7 giorni prima della partenza. Ecco cosa copre esattamente questa tariffa, perché non è inclusa nel prezzo del visto e le tempistiche che vi permettono di passare più velocemente al gate.
La Carta di Arrivo elettronica per la Cambogia è composta da 14 campi suddivisi in tre sezioni e va compilata entro 7 giorni prima dell'arrivo. Ecco esattamente cosa deve essere inserito in ciascun campo, nell'ordine richiesto dal modulo, oltre al foglietto con il formato della data che identifica i viaggiatori statunitensi al chiosco.
La Carta di Arrivo elettronica per la Cambogia richiede 14 informazioni suddivise in tre sezioni: identità, volo e soggiorno, e una breve dichiarazione doganale. Ecco esattamente cosa richiede ogni campo e le quattro cose da tenere a portata di mano prima di iniziare.
Your destination — sort the eVisa, then the e-Arrival Card, and skip the onward-ticket stress.
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