Cambodia Tourist Visa Extension After You Left: What Aussies Can Do in 2026
Once you've flown out of Cambodia, the Tourist eVisa you used on that trip is finished — there is no remote extension, no refresh, and no reissue. Since November 2025, even in-country Tourist eVisa extensions have ended. The right move for your next Cambodia trip is a fresh $80 USD (~$122 AUD) Tourist eVisa, approved in 3 business days.
I already left Cambodia — can I extend the Tourist visa I used last trip?
No. A Cambodia Tourist eVisa ends the moment you exit the country at KTI, SAI, or KOS — it cannot be extended, refreshed, reissued, or revived from Australia. Tourist eVisa in-country extensions also ended in November 2025, so even if you were still in Cambodia today the option would no longer exist. The clean fix for your next Cambodia trip is a fresh Tourist eVisa at $80 USD (~$122 AUD) all-in, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email. If you are planning a longer stay or any paid work, the Business eVisa at $90 USD (~$137 AUD) is the right class — it is the only Cambodia visa Australians can extend in-country.
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- A Cambodia Tourist eVisa is finished the moment you exit the country — it cannot be extended, refreshed, reissued, or revived remotely from Australia.
- Tourist eVisa in-country auto-extension ended in November 2025 — even travellers still on the ground in Cambodia can no longer extend the Tourist class.
- "Extension" in Cambodia only ever meant extending your CURRENT stay while still in-country, lodged at MFAIC in Phnom Penh or via an agent — never a remote top-up.
- For your next Cambodia trip, the fix is straightforward: a fresh Tourist eVisa at $80 USD (~$122 AUD) all-in, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email.
- If your next trip is longer than 30 days or involves any paid work, meetings, or rolling stays, the Business eVisa at $90 USD (~$137 AUD) is the right class — it is the only Cambodia visa Aussies can extend in-country.
Why this question comes up so often in 2026
We get this enquiry from Aussie travellers most weeks: they came home from a great two or three weeks in Cambodia, started looking at flight prices for a return trip a few months later, and assumed there was some way to extend or top up the Tourist eVisa they already used. Sometimes the trigger is a friend's wedding in Siem Reap they want to attend; sometimes it is a second look at Kampot they did not have time for; sometimes it is simply that the first trip left them wanting more. The instinct to extend the visa they already paid for is logical — and unfortunately it is not how the Cambodian system works.
There are two separate misconceptions tangled together. The first is that a Tourist eVisa can be extended from outside Cambodia by paying a top-up fee — it cannot, and it never could. The second is that the in-country Tourist eVisa extension still exists in 2026 — it does not, that pathway ended in November 2025. Once both of those are off the table, the question becomes simpler: what does extension actually mean in Cambodia, and what is the correct move for your next trip. This guide walks through both honestly so you can plan the return trip without paying for a service that does not exist.
This is the after-the-fact extension guide for Australians who have already departed Cambodia. If you are still planning your first trip and weighing options, the Cambodia Tourist visa for Australians anchor covers the upfront application, the Do Australians Need a Visa for Cambodia pillar covers the wider eligibility picture, and the Cambodia visa extension vs fresh eVisa guide sits one level above this one with the full decision tree on when to extend in-country and when to start fresh. Our Cambodia eVisa Australian guide pulls all the pieces — cost, documents, processing — into one place.
What "extension" actually means in the Cambodian system
The word extension does a lot of heavy lifting in the way Aussies talk about visas, and most of the misunderstanding starts here. In the Cambodian Immigration system, an extension has always meant exactly one thing: extending your CURRENT 30-day stay while you are physically still inside Cambodia, lodged either at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) office in Phnom Penh, or through a registered Cambodian immigration agent in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap. It is a stamp added to your passport on top of the original entry stamp, sitting beside the visa sticker you arrived on.
Extension has never meant a remote top-up from your home country. There is no online portal where you log in from Sydney, enter the reference number of last trip's Tourist eVisa, and pay $30 to add 30 days to your next visit. The previous visa is closed off as a completed travel document the moment you exit Cambodia — the entry stamp on the way in and the exit stamp on the way out bookend it, and the Cambodian Immigration database flags that file as used. Nothing about that file is reusable for a future trip. Each new entry into Cambodia needs its own fresh visa document keyed to that specific arrival.
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I already left Cambodia — can I extend the Tourist visa I used last trip?
No. A Cambodia Tourist eVisa is closed as a travel document the moment you exit Cambodia at KTI, SAI, or KOS. There is no remote extension product, no top-up portal, no agent who can quietly reopen the file for a future trip. The Tourist eVisa in-country extension also ended in November 2025, so even if you were still in Cambodia today the option would not exist. The clean fix for your next trip is a fresh Tourist eVisa at $80 USD (~$122 AUD) all-in, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email.
When did Tourist eVisa extension end?
November 2025. The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs closed the in-country Tourist eVisa extension pathway as part of a wider tightening of the Tourist class. The policy intent was that genuine tourists rarely need more than 30 days, and travellers planning longer stays should enter on the Business eVisa from the start. The change is the operating rule of the Cambodian system in 2026 — there is no transitional window or exception for Aussies who arrived on a Tourist visa before November 2025.
What does "extension" mean in the Cambodian visa system?
Extension means extending your CURRENT 30-day stay while you are still physically inside Cambodia, lodged at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) office in Phnom Penh, or through a registered Cambodian immigration agent in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap. It is a stamp added on top of your original entry stamp. It has never meant a remote top-up from your home country, and there is no online portal where you can extend a Cambodia visa from Australia.
Can I pay extra to keep my Tourist eVisa active for another trip?
No. Once you have exited Cambodia, your Tourist eVisa is recorded as a completed travel document and the file is closed. There is no re-validation fee, no extension fee, no reissue product, and no agent who can quietly arrange one. Every fresh arrival into Cambodia needs its own fresh visa file. The good news is the fresh eVisa is straightforward — $80 USD (~$122 AUD) for the Tourist class, $90 USD (~$137 AUD) for the Business class, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email.
What is the right move for my next Cambodia trip?
Two question fork. First, how long do you plan to stay — if 30 days or less, a fresh Tourist eVisa at $80 USD (~$122 AUD) is the right class. Second, does any of the trip involve paid work, meetings, conferences, supplier visits, or due-diligence — if so, the Business eVisa at $90 USD (~$137 AUD) is the right class and is the only Cambodia visa Aussies can extend in-country (1, 3, 6, or 12-month extensions). For most leisure return trips, the Tourist eVisa is the clean fit.
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