How to Apply for a Cambodia eVisa Online: Step-by-Step Guide for Americans

Step 1: Choose the right visa type

The first decision is Tourist or Business, and for most US travelers it is straightforward. The Tourist eVisa (Type-T) covers holidays, sightseeing, visiting friends and family, and most short personal trips. The Business eVisa (Type-E) covers work meetings, conferences, supplier visits, and any trip with a commercial purpose. Both grant a 30-day single-entry stay and are valid for 3 months from the date they are issued, so you do not have to know your exact arrival date when you apply.

The practical difference for a US applicant is purpose and price. If you are going to Angkor Wat, the beaches at Sihanoukville, or to see family, you want the Tourist eVisa. If your trip is work, choose Business — it is the only one of the two that can be extended from inside Cambodia later, which matters if your engagement runs long. Picking the wrong type does not void your trip, but matching the visa to your real purpose keeps your entry clean at the airport.

If you are genuinely unsure which to pick, our Cambodia tourist visa vs business visa comparison for Americans breaks the decision down by trip purpose, and the Tourist visa (Type-T) guide covers exactly what that visa lets you do once you land.

Step 2: Fill out the application form, field by field

The form is short — personal details, passport details, and a few trip questions. The golden rule runs through all of it: copy everything from your passport bio page exactly as it is printed there, not how you usually write it. Your passport is the source of truth, and Cambodian Immigration matches your answers against it.

Personal details

Enter your full name exactly as it appears on the bio page — surname (family name) and given names in the boxes the form labels for each. If your passport prints a middle name, include it in the given-names field; if it does not, leave it out. Do not add a suffix the passport does not show, and do not abbreviate. Your date of birth, place of birth, and nationality (United States) all come straight off the same page. The most common name error we see from Americans is splitting a two-part given name incorrectly or adding "Jr." that the passport omits.

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Type your passport number carefully — US passport numbers mix letters and digits, and a single transposed character is the top fixable rejection cause. Enter the issue date and expiry date in the format the form requests, and double-check the expiry sits at least 6 months past your arrival. The issuing authority is the United States. If your form has a machine-readable-zone field, copy the two bottom lines of your bio page precisely, including the chevron characters.

Trip details

Enter your intended date of entry — an estimate is fine, since the eVisa is valid for 3 months from issue and does not lock you to that exact day. For your address in Cambodia, a hotel name and city is enough; you do not need a booking reference, a confirmation PDF, or proof of nights paid. Select your intended port of entry. Then review every field once before moving on, because catching a typo here is free, while fixing it after submission costs a day.

If you want to see the most frequent slip-ups laid out with their fixes before you submit, our guide to Cambodia eVisa application mistakes Americans make walks through the eight that cost travelers the most time, and the e-Arrival card walkthrough for US citizens covers the separate form you will file closer to departure.

Step 3: Upload your photo and passport scan

Two uploads, and they are where the few avoidable delays happen. Get both right the first time and your file moves straight into processing. Get either flagged and you lose part of a day waiting on an email, fixing it, and re-uploading.

The passport-style photo

Use a recent photo against a plain white or off-white background. Face fully visible, head centered, neutral expression — no smile, no teeth, no laughing. No glasses, no hats, no head coverings except for religious reasons. Save it as a JPEG under 2 MB, ideally 600 by 600 pixels or larger. A phone photo against a white wall works perfectly; use the rear camera, not the selfie camera, and have someone else press the shutter so your face is not distorted by arm-length perspective. Do not apply filters or beauty smoothing — the validator rejects heavily edited images.

The auto-flags to avoid are smiles, glasses of any kind including thin frames, shadows behind the head from indoor lighting, an off-white or colored wall, hats, and resolution below 600 pixels. Photo rejection is the single most common reason a US application loses a day, and every item on that list is easy to fix once you know it is being checked.

The passport bio-page scan

Lay your passport flat on a dark, plain surface in daylight from a side window — not the camera flash, which bounces off the laminate and washes the page out. Hold the phone parallel to the page, about 12 inches above it, and tap to focus on the text. Both edges of the bio page must be in frame with a little margin around all four corners, and every character must be legible: your name, passport number, dates, and the two machine-readable lines at the bottom. The most common scan rejection is a corner cropped out of frame, so leave breathing room around the edges.

Step 4: Pay, get approved, and prepare to arrive

Payment is the last step of the application itself. The Tourist eVisa is $80 USD all-in and the Business eVisa is $90 USD all-in — one charge, in US dollars, with nothing added at the airport. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. If your card is declined, it is almost always your bank flagging an unfamiliar online charge; a quick approval through your banking app and a retry usually clears it.

After you pay, your application moves into processing and is approved in 3 business days, then delivered as a printable PDF by email. If Immigration flags anything for a correction, resubmission is free — you are not charged again for a second go at a photo or a field. Weekends and US holidays sit outside the business-day count, which is why our how long the Cambodia eVisa takes for Americans guide is worth a look if your trip is close.

When the PDF arrives, print two copies on plain paper and keep one in your carry-on and one in your checked bag, plus a copy saved offline on your phone. US travelers are routinely asked to show the printed eVisa at check-in and again at the Cambodian arrivals hall, and a printout never depends on airport Wi-Fi or a charged battery. There is nothing to collect and no sticker to wait for — the PDF is your visa.

One thing the eVisa does not replace: the e-Arrival card. Every air arrival into Cambodia in 2026 files a separate e-Arrival declaration — 14 fields covering your flight, accommodation, and a short customs section — within 7 days before you land. It is verified through us for $5 USD. The visa proves you can enter; the e-Arrival card is what Immigration scans at the kiosk. Plan for both at the start so neither becomes a surprise at the gate.

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Five items, four steps, three business days. That is the entire Cambodia eVisa shape for US travelers in 2026. Choose Tourist ($80 USD all-in) or Business ($90 USD all-in), copy your details off the bio page exactly, upload a clean photo and a clean scan, pay once, and your printable PDF arrives by email — both backed by free resubmission if Immigration flags a correction and US-timezone support if you get stuck.

One last reminder before you start: the visa is one form and the e-Arrival card is a different form, and both are mandatory for every air arrival. The visa application happens now; the e-Arrival is filed within 7 days before you fly. Americans who plan for both at the start avoid the most common 2026 trip-stopper at the kiosk.

Next steps and related reading for Americans: apply for your Cambodia eVisa when you are ready to lodge, run through the required documents checklist so nothing stalls your upload, dial in your photo with the photo requirements guide, and sidestep the usual slip-ups with the application mistakes guide.