All foreign nationals entering Cambodia are required to have a visa. It can be issued by any royal Cambodian embassy or consulate, but the easiest places to get one are the Immigration Counter at Pochentong Airport upon arrival in Phnom Penh, or the Immigration Counter at the Siem Reap Airport. Embassies are located in Canberra, Bangkok, Beijing, Prague, Havana, Bonn, Budapest, New Delhi, Tokyo, Pyongyang, Jakarta, Vientiane, Paris, Moscow, Washington DC, Sofia, Hanoi with a consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.
To apply for a visa you must have a passport valid for three months from the date of entry into Cambodia. If you are entering Cambodia by land a visa can be issued at the checkpoint at Moc Bai, near the border between Cambodia and Vietnam. Visa are also issued at the land crossings-Aranyaprabhet-poipet and Hat Lek-Koh Kong. Regardless of where your visa is issued it allows a single journey and is valid for 30 days. You can apply for an extension at the Immigration office at number 5 200 Street, tel: 424 794. Extension fees for a tourist visa cost US$20 per month, a business visa costs $25 per month and can be more easily extended at the point of entry. Overstaying carries a fine of US$3 per day. |