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The short answer: priced in USD, fee comes from your bank

Below we walk through exactly what the fee is, why a USD charge can still attract it, how to check your own card in two minutes, and how to skip the markup entirely. When you are ready, you can apply directly. For the full price picture, our Cambodia visa cost for Americans guide lays out every dollar in the all-in total.

What a foreign transaction fee actually is

Why a USD charge can still attract the fee

• The eVisa is billed in USD, so you are never converting currency and never exposed to an exchange-rate spread on our checkout.
• A foreign transaction fee, if your card charges one, is added by your issuer after the fact and shows as a separate line on your statement.
• The fee is typically about 3% — roughly $2.40 on an $80 Tourist eVisa, roughly $2.70 on a $90 Business eVisa.
• No-foreign-transaction-fee cards pay exactly the USD price. Many travel and premium cards fall in this bucket.
• Whether the fee applies is set by your bank, in your cardholder terms — it is not something the merchant can switch on or off.

If your card does get declined rather than charged a fee, that is a different issue — usually a fraud hold your bank places on an unfamiliar international merchant. Our guide on a declined card for Americans walks through the quick fixes for that.

How to check your own card before you pay

How to avoid the fee entirely

The third is to simply accept the fee on a charge this small. A 3% surcharge on an $80 USD Tourist eVisa is about $2.40 — less than a coffee, and a one-time cost on a single transaction. If you do not have a no-fee card handy and do not want to open one for a $2.40 saving, paying it and moving on is a perfectly rational choice. For a full rundown of which cards and wallets we accept, see our Cambodia eVisa payment methods for Americans guide; if you want a card recommendation specifically, our pick of the best no-foreign-transaction-fee card for the Cambodia visa goes deeper.

The e-Arrival Card and spending on the ground

A quick note on cash, since Americans ask. Cambodia runs heavily on US dollars on the ground, so much of your in-country spending will be in physical USD with no card and no fee involved at all. That does not change anything about the eVisa, which is an online payment — but it does mean the foreign transaction fee question mostly matters for online and card spending, not for the dollars in your pocket. For the wider payment picture before you travel, our Cambodia eVisa payment methods guide for US citizens covers accepted cards, wallets, and security.

The bottom line before you pay

Next steps and related reading for Americans: apply for your Cambodia eVisa when you are ready to pay, compare every accepted card and wallet in our Cambodia eVisa payment methods for Americans guide, see the line-by-line breakdown in the Cambodia visa cost for Americans guide, and bookmark the Cambodia visa for United States citizens hub as your single reference for everything else.