Cambodian public holidays close MFAIC and pause your 3-business-day clock. In 2026, Khmer New Year falls 14–16 April — colliding with Anzac Day travel plans. Here's the full holiday calendar mapped against Aussie school terms, with timing buffer for each.
Five Cambodian holiday blocks matter for Australian eVisa applicants in 2026: Khmer New Year (14–16 April), Queen Mother's Birthday (18 June), King's Birthday (30 October to 1 November), Independence Day (9 November), and a handful of smaller one-day closures. During each block, MFAIC's eVisa processing unit is closed and the 3-business-day clock pauses entirely. The Khmer New Year window is the most consequential for Aussies because it overlaps with Anzac Day school-holiday travel planning. The least concerning is Christmas — Cambodia doesn't observe 25 December, so MFAIC processes normally through the festive period. The Cambodia eVisa is still approved in 3 business days; the calendar around those three days simply expands when a holiday lands inside your processing window.
If you have not started yet, the apply page accounts for the major holiday windows in its delivery estimate. The cost of an early submission to absorb a holiday block is exactly zero — Cambodia eVisa pricing doesn't change based on when in the year you apply, and the $80 USD (~$122 AUD) tourist all-in is identical in April and August. For the canonical reference on cost, documents, and processing, see the Cambodia visa application for Australians hub.
The fix is straightforward: for any Anzac Day or late-April departure to Cambodia, apply by 1 April — two weeks before Khmer New Year starts. That gives officers a full clean working week to process before the holiday block. The when-to-apply article maps flight distance to submission day across the full year, with the Khmer New Year buffer baked in.
The companion weekend-rule article walks the standard three-business-day clock without holidays in the window, useful for understanding the baseline. The Friday-application-timing article covers the worst-case submission day patterns.
Songkran in mid-April overlaps Khmer New Year — both countries are in festival mode.
阅读2026年最新动态 →Tet (Vietnamese New Year) hits late January — a different holiday block to plan around.
See the combo guide →Pi Mai Lao runs mid-April — same week as Khmer New Year, same processing pause.
Plan the Laos route →Smoothest stopover — Singapore's holiday calendar barely affects Aussie transit.
Sort the stopover →For the wider trip-planning sequence beyond the visa alone, the first-trip planning checklist covers Smartraveller registration, e-Arrival timing, USD cash for arrivals, and the full pre-departure list. Smartraveller's Cambodia advisory remains the official Aussie-government source for entry rules and trip prep.
Next steps and related reading for Australians: apply for your Cambodia eVisa when you are ready to lodge, bookmark our Cambodia visa hub for Australian citizens as the single canonical reference, skim the FAQ on Cambodia visa after approval for quick answers, and use our glossary of Cambodia visa terms to decode any acronym in this guide.
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