Cambodia: visa and entry rules
What you need to get in, how long you may stay, and what an overstay costs
Cambodia's borders: every crossing point
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Cambodia's land border crossings, listed by neighbour:
With Thailand: Poipet — Aranyaprathet, the main one on the way to Siem Reap; Koh Kong — Hat Lek on the coast; O Smach and Chong Sa-Ngam.
With Vietnam: Bavet — Moc Bai on the Phnom Penh — Ho Chi Minh City highway; Ha Tien on the coast.
With Laos: Trapeang Kriel — Nong Nok Khiene.
Poipet is the most troublesome crossing in the region. Officials there regularly take more than the official fee and offer to “speed up” the paperwork; everything is done at the window at a fixed price.
The Lao crossing does not issue a visa on arrival, and that is worth knowing in advance: an e-Visa is issued online in a couple of days.
Bavet is the calmest of the land crossings, and the main flow of buses from Vietnam runs through it.
Driving to Cambodia
Vehicle import is processed at the border, the procedure is straightforward, but unofficial charges are common.
An International Driving Permit is mandatory, and it is checked.
Insurance is bought locally.
Roads away from the main highways are poor, and in the rainy season some routes become impassable.
Traffic drives on the right.
Travelling to Cambodia with a pet
A veterinary certificate is mandatory.
The rabies vaccination — no later than 21 days before entry.
A microchip is not formally required, but the airline needs one.
The rules are applied loosely, but the decision is taken by the inspector on the spot, and a complete set of documents settles the matter.
Overstaying your visa in Cambodia
A fine of 10 dollars for every day of overstay, paid on departure.
Beyond 30 days of overstay, detention until departure and an entry ban are added to the fine.
Extending the visa is cheaper than the fine and is done at the immigration service.
A business visa removes the question altogether — it can be extended with no limit on the number of times.
What else to check before you go
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Entry rules change faster than anything else on this site, and they change without notice. We cross-check every page against several sources and state the date it was verified, but that does not replace the main step: before you travel, check an official source — the country’s consulate, its immigration service or its e-visa portal. Especially if more than a couple of months have passed since our check.