The Cambodia 30-Day Stay Cap Rule: How It Is Counted and Two Legal Ways to Stay Longer (Australians, 2026)
The Tourist eVisa gives you 30 days in Cambodia, single entry — entry day counts as day 1, departure day counts as day 30. Overstay costs $10 USD (~$15.20 AUD) per day in fines paid in cash at the gate. Here is exactly how the count works, what overstay actually costs, and the two legitimate ways to stay longer.
How does the Cambodia 30-day stay cap actually work for Australian Tourist eVisa holders?
The Cambodia Tourist eVisa allows a single entry and a stay of up to 30 days. The day you enter Cambodia counts as day 1, and the day you depart counts as day 30 — both stamp days are included. If you leave on day 31 or later, Cambodian Immigration charges an overstay fine of $10 USD (~$15.20 AUD) per day, paid in cash USD at the airport, before they let you through the gate. The Tourist auto-extension scheme ended in November 2025, so the only legitimate paths to a longer stay are a paid extension at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh (before day 30) or a fresh $90 USD (~$137 AUD) Business eVisa applied for from outside Cambodia after you leave and re-enter.
要点总结
- The Cambodia Tourist eVisa is single entry, 30 days. Entry day counts as day 1, departure day counts as day 30 — not 31 days, not "30 nights".
- Overstaying costs $10 USD (~$15.20 AUD) per day, paid in cash USD at the airport on departure. Beyond 30 days of overstay it escalates fast — fines, deportation processing, and a potential entry ban.
- The Tourist auto-extension ended in November 2025. You cannot stay longer "by paying a top-up" inside Cambodia without a formal process.
- There are exactly two legitimate ways to stay past 30 days: a paid extension at MFAIC in Phnom Penh, or a fresh Business eVisa from outside the country on re-entry.
- Plan the stay length before you apply. The all-in $80 USD (~$122 AUD) Tourist eVisa is locked to a 30-day cap; if your itinerary is already pushing past three weeks, the $90 USD (~$137 AUD) Business eVisa pays for itself in flexibility.
Why the 30-day cap trips up Australians
This guide explains exactly how the 30-day count works (with worked examples), what overstay costs in real Australian dollars, and the two legitimate routes that exist if you want longer. If you are weighing up the Tourist eVisa against a longer-stay option from the start, the Cambodia Tourist visa for Australians explainer and the Cambodia Business visa for Australians guide both cover the pricing and use-case logic in detail. The smoothest way to get sorted before your flight is to official Cambodia eVisa for Australians on our site.
How the 30-day count actually works (worked examples)
The numbers at a glance
What overstay actually costs at the gate
Past 30 days of overstay the situation tightens further — deportation processing rather than a fine counter, a potential entry ban of 6 months to 3 years, and the formal travel record. The Cambodia overstay fines and recovery guide for Australians has the deep dive on the worst-case end of the scale and the steps Aussies have used to recover a clean travel record afterwards.
常见问题解答
Does the 30-day Cambodia stay cap include arrival and departure days?
Yes — both stamp days are inside the count. Your entry day is day 1 and your departure day must be on or before day 30. A flight landing in Phnom Penh on 6 July at any time of day uses 6 July as day 1; the last legal departure is 4 August. There is no grace day and no "rounding" for late-night arrivals.
What happens if I overstay my Cambodia Tourist eVisa by a few days?
Cambodian Immigration charges a fine of $10 USD (~$15.20 AUD) per overstay day, paid in cash USD at the Immigration counter in the departures hall before they stamp you out. For 1-3 days of overstay the consequence is the fine and a brief delay at the gate. For longer overstays the record is written into the system, which can flag future visa applications, slow future entries, and at the extreme end (past 30 days of overstay) trigger deportation processing and a potential entry ban.
Can I extend my Cambodia Tourist eVisa to stay longer than 30 days?
Yes — through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAIC) office in Phnom Penh, before day 30. The Tourist auto-extension scheme ended in November 2025, so the route now is the official paid MFAIC counter rather than the old agent shortcut. You apply with at least 5-7 business days of buffer before day 30, in Phnom Penh in person, with your passport, the original eVisa PDF, recent photos, and the fee in cash USD.
Is it cheaper to extend in Cambodia or to leave and get a fresh eVisa?
It depends on the side-trip cost and how long you actually want to stay. A paid MFAIC extension is one set of fees and no flights. A fresh Business eVisa from outside is $90 USD (~$137 AUD) plus the cost of a 1-3 night side trip — usually Vietnam or Singapore by air, because all 7 Thailand-Cambodia land borders have been closed since June 2025. For one more 30-day window, the extension route is usually cheaper. For a much longer stay or repeat trips, the Business eVisa is usually the better answer because it is itself extendable for 6 or 12 months once back inside Cambodia.
Can I leave Cambodia for a day and come back on the same eVisa?
No — the Tourist eVisa and the standard Business eVisa are both single entry. The moment you stamp out of Cambodia, the visa is exhausted, even if you only crossed for a day trip. To re-enter you need a fresh eVisa, applied for from outside Cambodia. The 3 business day processing time means you typically apply on the day you leave and the new visa arrives well before any 2-3 night side-trip wraps up.
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