I am arriving in Siem Reap, not Phnom Penh — do I still need it?

Yes. The e-Arrival Card is required for every air arrival into Cambodia, whether you land at Techo International (KTI) near Phnom Penh, Siem Reap-Angkor (SAI), or Sihanouk (KOS). The port of entry is one of the fields you fill in; it does not change whether you need the card.

Do I need the e-Arrival Card if I already have an approved eVisa?

Yes — having an approved eVisa does not exempt you from the e-Arrival Card. The two are separate and both are required. The eVisa is the harder, earlier step; once it is approved, the e-Arrival Card is the lighter step you complete in the week before you fly. You file both for any air arrival in 2026.

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Do US citizens need a Cambodia e-Arrival Card?

Yes. Every traveler arriving in Cambodia by air must submit the Cambodia e-Arrival Card, and that includes US citizens with no exemptions for tourists, children, or short visits. It is a separate digital form from your eVisa — 14 fields covering your identity, your flight, and a customs declaration — and you file it within the 7 days before you land. The e-Arrival Card does not replace your visa. You need an approved Cambodia eVisa to enter the country and the e-Arrival Card as your arrival declaration. Americans flying into Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, or Sihanoukville all need both.

要点总结

Every air traveler entering Cambodia must file the e-Arrival Card — US citizens included, with no exemptions for tourists, children, or short stays.
The e-Arrival Card is NOT your visa. It is a separate digital arrival form, the way the old paper card on the plane used to work, now collected online before you land.
It has 14 fields across three sections — your identity, your flight, and your customs declaration — and you submit it within the 7 days before your arrival.
You still need an approved Cambodia eVisa as well. The eVisa is your permission to enter; the e-Arrival Card is your arrival declaration. Both are required, neither replaces the other.
We file a verified e-Arrival Card for $5 USD, checked end-to-end before it reaches Cambodian Immigration, so a single date-format slip does not bounce you back to the queue at the kiosk.

The short answer, and why it trips Americans up in 2026

This guide answers the real question Americans are asking: who exactly needs the e-Arrival Card, what counts as needing it, and how it sits next to your eVisa so you do not accidentally treat one as a substitute for the other. If you are still working out the visa side first, our Cambodia visa requirements for US citizens lays out the full entry picture. When you are ready, you can file a verified e-Arrival Card with us in a few minutes.

Who needs the e-Arrival Card (and the exemptions that do not exist)

US tourists flying in for Angkor Wat, the coast, or a city break — every one, no minimum-stay exemption.
US business travelers landing for meetings, conferences, or supplier visits — same card, regardless of visa type.
Children and infants traveling on a US passport — each needs their own card under their own passport, no family-group shortcut.
Dual citizens entering Cambodia on their US passport — you file on the passport you arrive with.
US green-card holders and permanent residents traveling on a foreign passport — you file on the passport you actually present at the gate.

The one genuine nuance is the mode of entry. The e-Arrival Card was built around air arrivals, which is how essentially every American reaches Cambodia in 2026 — landing at Techo International (KTI), Siem Reap-Angkor (SAI), or Sihanouk (KOS). The overland picture is different and, for most US travelers, not relevant: all seven Thailand-Cambodia land borders have been closed since June 2025, so the popular Bangkok-to-Siem Reap bus route is simply not an option right now. If you are weighing how you will actually get in, our guide to Cambodia eVisa eligible entry points for US citizens maps which airports and ports accept your eVisa.

American family with a young child at a sunlit US airport departure area, each holding their own blue passport

The e-Arrival Card is not your visa — here is the difference

Your eVisa is your permission to enter Cambodia. It is the document that says the government has approved you to come, for how long, and for what purpose. As a US citizen you apply online for it ahead of time, it is approved in 3 business days, and it arrives as a printable PDF by email. Your e-Arrival Card is your arrival declaration — it tells Immigration and customs who is landing, on which flight, where you are staying, and whether you have anything to declare. One is approval to come; the other is the paperwork of actually showing up.

常见问题解答

Do US citizens really need a Cambodia e-Arrival Card?

Yes. Every traveler arriving in Cambodia by air must file the e-Arrival Card, and there are no exemptions for US citizens, tourists, children, or short trips. It is a separate digital form from your eVisa — 14 fields covering your identity, your flight, and a customs declaration — submitted within the 7 days before you land. You also still need an approved Cambodia eVisa; the e-Arrival Card does not replace it.

Is the e-Arrival Card the same as a visa?

No. The eVisa is your permission to enter Cambodia, approved in 3 business days and delivered as a printable PDF by email. The e-Arrival Card is your arrival declaration — who is landing, on which flight, where you are staying, and a customs declaration. They are two different documents that do two different jobs, and Cambodian Immigration checks for both. Neither replaces the other.

Does my child or baby need their own e-Arrival Card?

Yes. Every traveler needs their own e-Arrival Card under their own passport, including infants and children traveling on a US passport. There is no family-group shortcut and no shared submission — if a person is arriving, that person needs a card. A baby on your lap still counts as a separate arrival.

When do I file the Cambodia e-Arrival Card?

Within the 7 days before you arrive — not months ahead like the visa. The card is tied to a specific flight, so the system will not accept it earlier. A reliable anchor is to file it the same day you check in online for your flight, or the day before you leave, when your flight details are locked and you can enter them correctly the first time.

How many fields are on the e-Arrival Card?

Fourteen, across three sections: your identity (name as printed on your passport, passport number, nationality, date of birth, sex), your flight and stay (flight number, arrival date, port of entry, address in Cambodia), and a short customs declaration. There are no documents to upload beyond the passport details you type in.

What is the most common e-Arrival Card mistake Americans make?

The date format. The form uses a day-month-year layout in places, and US travelers default to month-day-year. Entering 06/07 expecting July 6th when the system reads June 7th puts your arrival date a month off — the single most common reason a US-filed card gets flagged at the kiosk. Entering your final leg into Cambodia rather than your US departure flight is the other frequent slip.