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Ordinary Visa E-Class (Remote Work Tolerance)

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Cambodia · ទិដ្ឋាការធម្មតា · Tourist tolerance · apply online, embassy, in country · processing 3–3 days

Minimum income Data unavailable
Stay 1 → 12 months, renewable
Application fee $35
Tax Standard

Path to staying

  1. Visa1 months
  2. Renewup to 12 months
  • Leads to residency
  • Leads to citizenship

Overview

Country
Cambodia
Visa name
Ordinary Visa E-Class (Remote Work Tolerance)
Local name
ទិដ្ឋាការធម្មតា
Program type
Tourist tolerance
Status
Active
Initial duration
1 months
Max duration
12 months
Income requirement
Data unavailable
Application fee
$35
Tax status
Standard

Requirements

  • Health insurance not required
  • Criminal record check not required
  • Proof of accommodation not required
  • Proof of employment or clients not required
  • University degree not required

What you can do

  • Work for local companies
  • Freelancers eligible
  • Employees eligible
  • Work permit included no
  • Bring dependents
  • Multiple entry no
  • Open a local bank account

Family and dependents

Dependents allowed
Yes

Tax

Tax status
Standard
Foreign income taxed
Yes
Tax residency trigger
183 days

How to apply

Application method
online, embassy, in country
Processing time
3–3 days
Can apply in-country
Yes
Multiple entry
No
Can open bank account
Yes
Renewable
Yes

Notes

Cambodia has no digital nomad visa. Remote workers use the Ordinary visa, type E (ទិដ្ឋាការធម្មតា), which Sub-Decree No. 123 also calls a business visa. The official e-Visa is single-entry, costs USD 35, must be used within 3 months of issue, and allows a 1-month stay. Published processing is 3 business days. The portal checklist is a passport valid more than six months, a photo and a credit card. There is no income threshold. Missions also issue an electronic E visa, and visa on arrival is still offered. From 3 October 2026, missions no longer put a sticker in the passport. A portal e-Visa is accepted only at the published e-Visa entry points. An embassy-issued electronic visa is described as valid at all international entry points. Thailand land borders were closed on the Berlin embassy list of 3 October 2026. Inside Cambodia, the General Department of Immigration extends an E visa. The business extension (EB) is for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months. The Berlin embassy describes 1- and 3-month extensions as single-entry and 6- and 12-month extensions as multiple-entry. EB does not give the right to work. Labour Law Article 261 still requires a work permit and an employment card. An EB file usually needs a Cambodian employment letter, or business registration for a self-employed person. Dependents need proof of relationship and a letter from the holder. Extension fees are set by inter-ministerial prakas and are not on the e-Visa page. A resident, meaning someone with a residence or principal place of abode in Cambodia, or present for more than 182 days in any 12 months ending in the tax year, is taxed on Cambodian-source and foreign-source income and salary. Resident monthly salary tax is progressive from 0% to 20%, with a credit for foreign tax paid on foreign-source salary. There is no nomad exemption.

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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source

Change history

    • Official page https://www.evisa.gov.kh/ https://www.evisa.gov.kh/information/visa_type/4
    • Tax status territorial standard

    public note no longer says remote work for a foreign company is exempt from a work permit. Labour Law Article 261 requires a work permit and an employment card, and the Berlin embassy says EB does not grant the right to work (https://eurocham-cambodia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/71c2b-19970313_royal-code_cambodian-labor-law_eng.pdf).

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