What Is the Cambodia e-Arrival Card? A Plain-English Guide for 2026

What information does the e-Arrival Card ask for?

The form is short, but every answer has to match your documents exactly, because Immigration compares what you submit with your passport and your flight. The questions fall into four groups.

For the full checklist of what to have in front of you, see our guide to Cambodia e-Arrival Card requirements.

How the e-Arrival Card works, from filing to landing

Two newer pieces of the arrival process sit on top of the e-Arrival Card. At Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, eligible passport holders can use automated smart gates. And Cambodia now issues arriving visitors a v-Pass by email, which replaces the ink stamp that used to go in your passport. Both build on the information you submitted in your e-Arrival Card.

If you want to know exactly where the card is checked and what to have ready at the desk, our guide to where the Cambodia e-Arrival Card is checked walks through each airport.

Thẻ đến điện tử có phải là thị thực không?

No. This is the most common misunderstanding about the card, and it is worth being clear about. The e-Arrival Card is a declaration: it tells Immigration who is arriving and how. A visa is permission: it is what allows you to enter and stay. Cambodia’s own guidance states plainly that the e-Arrival is not a visa, and that travellers who already have a visa must still complete it.

Most travellers need both. If you are not sure whether your passport needs a visa at all, the eligibility checker gives you the answer for your nationality in a few seconds.

We go through the differences in detail, including which to do first, in our guide to the e-Arrival Card vs the Cambodia eVisa.

How to get your e-Arrival Card sorted

Because the card only opens 7 days before you land, the main risk is not difficulty but timing: it is easy to forget in the last busy week before a trip, or to leave it until the airport. The second risk is small mismatches, such as a middle name left out or a date typed in the wrong order, which can mean a slower conversation at the immigration desk.

We file the Cambodia e-Arrival Card for you and check every detail against your passport before it is submitted. You can book at any time: if your trip is more than a week away, we keep your details and file the moment the window opens, then email you the QR code.

Every speed includes free resubmission if Immigration flags a correction, so a problem found after filing is fixed without a second fee.

If your trip is booked and you have your passport to hand, you can apply online here and be done in a few minutes.