Cambodia Visa on Arrival for Aussie Families with Kids: The 2026 Guide to Photos, Fees and Consent Letters
Cambodian visa on arrival treats every Australian child as a separate adult applicant — same $30 USD (~$46 AUD) booth fee, own photo, own e-Arrival Card, named guardian rules. Here is the full 2026 family guide for VoA, including the witnessed-consent-letter rule and why eVisa is the calmer route for Aussie families with kids.
How does Cambodia visa on arrival work for Australian families travelling with children?
Cambodia treats every Australian traveller — adult or child — as a separate VoA applicant. Each child needs their own passport, their own visa-on-arrival form at the booth, their own passport-size photo, and their own $30 USD (~$46 AUD) cash fee. There is no kids discount, no shared family form, and no waived photo for infants. A family of four pays 4 × $30 USD (~$184 AUD) in USD cash. Children under 18 must travel with their named guardian — one parent or a legal guardian — and if only one parent is travelling, the non-travelling parent should sign a witnessed consent letter to head off any questions from the booth officer. Every child also needs their own 14-field e-Arrival Card inside the 7-day window before flying. The calmer route for Aussie families is the Cambodia eVisa: $80 USD (~$122 AUD) per person all-in, Approved in 3 business days, Delivered as a printable PDF by email, and the family walks straight past the VoA queue at KTI, SAI or KOS.
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- Every Australian child — including infants — needs their own Cambodia visa on arrival under their own passport. There is no shared family VoA application and no kids discount on the booth fee.
- The booth fee is the same $30 USD (~$46 AUD) per person regardless of age. A family of four pays 4 × $30 USD (~$184 AUD) in USD cash at the desk, on top of the all-in eVisa alternative of $80 USD (~$122 AUD) per person.
- Each child needs their own passport-size photo at the booth. Taking the photos at an Australian chemist before flying (~$15-20 AUD for a set of four) is much calmer than wrangling kids through the airport photo machine.
- Children under 18 must travel into Cambodia with their named guardian — one parent or a legal guardian listed on the form. If only one parent is travelling, the non-travelling parent should sign a witnessed consent letter.
- Every child also needs their own 14-field e-Arrival Card inside the 7-day window before flying. One card per passport, every time, no family-sharing of cards.
- For families, the eVisa is the calmer route — Approved in 3 business days, Delivered as a printable PDF by email, and you skip the airport VoA queue entirely.
Why VoA with kids trips up so many Aussie families
The per-child rule, in plain English
The fee maths Aussie parents should run before flying
- Solo parent with one child: 2 × $30 USD = $60 USD (~$92 AUD) at the VoA booth.
- Two parents with one child: 3 × $30 USD = $90 USD (~$138 AUD) at the VoA booth.
- Two parents with two kids: 4 × $30 USD = $120 USD (~$184 AUD) at the VoA booth.
- Two parents with three kids: 5 × $30 USD = $150 USD (~$230 AUD) at the VoA booth.
- Same family on the eVisa: 4 × $80 USD (~$122 AUD) = $320 USD (~$489 AUD) — more in headline, but no airport queue, no USD cash hunt, and Approved in 3 business days.
Photos for each child: the chemist plan before flying
Order a set of four per child, not two
A set of four prints costs the same as a set of two at most Australian chemists. The extra two prints are useful if another regional visa is added to the trip — Vietnam VoA, Indonesian e-VOA, or a future passport renewal. Keep the prints flat in an envelope rather than folded in a wallet, since bent corners or creases get rejected at the booth.
Cambodian photo rules and small children
Named guardians and the witnessed consent letter rule
When a witnessed consent letter helps
- Only one parent is travelling with the child while the other stays in Australia — the non-travelling parent should sign a witnessed consent letter so the booth officer has documentary backing.
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Do Australian children pay the same Cambodia VoA fee as adults?
Yes. The Cambodian visa-on-arrival booth charges the same $30 USD (~$46 AUD) per person regardless of age, including infants. There is no kids discount, no half-fee, no waived fee for children under a certain age. A family of four pays 4 × $30 USD (~$184 AUD) in USD cash at the desk. The Cambodia eVisa at $80 USD (~$122 AUD) per person all-in is the calmer alternative for families because it skips the booth queue.
Does every Australian child need their own VoA photo at the booth?
Yes. Every Australian child, including newborns, needs their own physical passport-size photo at the VoA booth — 35x45mm equivalent, plain white background, recent. Take the photos at an Australian chemist before flying for around $15-20 AUD for a set of four prints per child. The on-arrival photo machine is harder for small children because the camera height is fixed for adults.
Can both parents apply for VoA for their child on a single form?
No. Cambodian Immigration does not run a shared family VoA form. Every child submits their own paper application at the booth, signed by the named guardian — one parent or a legal guardian. There is no combined parent-plus-child slip. The form needs the child's own passport number, photo, and the family flight and hotel details.
What if only one parent is travelling with the child to Cambodia?
The non-travelling parent should sign a witnessed consent letter — a plain-English letter naming the child, the trip dates, the travelling parent, and witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or another authorised Australian witness. The Cambodian booth officer can ask for this if the family group looks atypical. Carry two printed copies; the booth may retain one.
Do grandparents or other guardians need extra paperwork for the VoA?
Yes. If a child is travelling with a grandparent, aunt, uncle or family friend rather than a parent, the named legal guardian should sign a witnessed consent letter from both parents, and a colour photocopy of the child's Australian birth certificate is genuinely worth carrying. The booth officer is more likely to ask in this case than in a standard two-parent family setup.
Does every child need their own e-Arrival Card?
Yes. The Cambodian e-Arrival Card is one card per passport, regardless of age. A family of four submits four 14-field cards inside the 7-day window before flying. The fee is $5 USD (~$7.50 AUD) verified through us per card, and each card produces its own QR code that the booth officer scans separately. There is no family-sharing of cards.
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