Married this month, Cambodia in three weeks, and the passport still says your maiden name. You have two clean paths in 2026 — travel on the maiden-name passport with the visa matching it, or push through a DFAT priority renewal first. The one thing you cannot do is apply for a Cambodia visa under the new married name while the passport still carries the old one.
The Cambodia visa must match the passport, character-for-character. If your passport still shows the maiden name (which is almost certain if the wedding was this month), apply for the Cambodia eVisa under the maiden name. Travel on the maiden-name passport, get married on paper, and update DFAT after the trip. The alternative path is to pay for a DFAT priority passport renewal — about $576 AUD all-in, ~2 business days — so the new passport carries the married name, then apply for the visa under the married name. Both work. Applying for the visa under the married name while the passport still shows the maiden name does not work, and gets rejected either at processing or at the airport.
The marriage certificate is not a passport
Cambodian Immigration officers are not authorised to override the MRZ on a passport with an Australian marriage certificate. The visa name and the passport MRZ must match. Either both maiden, or both married after a DFAT renewal. There is no third option, and arguing the point at the KTI desk costs you the trip.
Honeymooners often pair Bangkok or Krabi with Siem Reap — but only by air now.
2026 کا اپ ڈیٹ پڑھیں →Hoi An plus Siem Reap is a classic Aussie honeymoon pairing.
کومبو گائیڈ دیکھیں →Luang Prabang as a quieter post-Cambodia honeymoon leg.
Plan the Laos route →The smoothest stopover into Cambodia for Aussies.
Sort the stopover →Bali for the reception week, Cambodia for the slow second half.
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First trip to Cambodia? Here is the honest first-timer checklist for Americans — the visa, the US-dollar money quirk, the safety reality, the vaccines, the temple dress code, and what arrival at the new airport actually looks like in 2026.
چھ زمینی سرحدیں بند ہیں اور صرف ہوائی راستہ کام کر رہا ہے - بشمول بنکاک-سیم ریپ اور بنکاک-پنوم پنہ کے راستے، اور سفر سے پہلے درکار کمبوڈیا ای ویزا کے بارے میں جانیں۔
کمبوڈیا کے دارالحکومت اور انگکور واٹ کے درمیان 195 میل کا فاصلہ طے کرنے کے تین طریقے: $15 میں ایکسپریس بس، 45 منٹ کی پرواز، یا آہستہ دریائی کشتی۔ یہاں بتایا گیا ہے کہ ہر ایک کی اصل قیمت امریکی مسافر کے لیے کتنا ہے، اس میں کتنا وقت لگتا ہے، اور کون سا آپ کے سفر کے لیے موزوں ہے۔
