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Trip checklist: Cambodia

For South African passport holders. Last checked 5 October 2026.

Visa requirement

South Africans can get a visa on arrival in Cambodia.

Permitted stay

You can stay up to 30 days per visit, and you can apply to extend.

Before you go

  • Purpose of visit

    Tourist (T) visa for tourism. Business and other non-tourist purposes need the ordinary (E) visa, also available as an e-visa or on arrival.

  • Passport validity

    At least 6 months beyond the date of entry, with at least one blank visa page. The passport must be undamaged.

  • How to apply

    E-visa: apply online only at evisa.gov.kh, at least 4 days before travel (US State says 7), pay by card and print the approval. Tourist e-visa fee reported as US$ 30 since 1 January 2025 (previously US$ 36); ordinary (E) e-visa US$ 35. E-visas are accepted at Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville airports and at the Bavet (Vietnam) and Trapeang Kriel (Laos) land crossings. Visa on arrival: at international airports and some land borders, tourist visa US$ 30, paid in US dollars cash, with one passport photo. The embassy-issued tourist visa is US$ 30, valid 3 months from issue for a single entry.

  • Where South Africans apply

    Cambodia has neither resident nor non-resident representation in South Africa (per DIRCO). South Africans apply online at evisa.gov.kh or get the visa on arrival. South Africa's embassy accredited to Cambodia is in Bangkok, Thailand.

  • Travel insurance

    Not mandatory for entry. DIRCO advises South Africans to take comprehensive travel and health insurance.

  • Accommodation or invitation

    Not required for a tourist visa. Your accommodation address is entered on the e-Arrival card.

  • Vaccinations, including yellow fever on return to South Africa

    Cambodia requires a yellow fever vaccination certificate only if you arrive from a yellow fever transmission-risk country. Arriving directly from South Africa, none is needed. Return to South Africa: Cambodia is not a yellow fever risk country, so no certificate is needed for the return, unless you transited through a risk country (more than 12 hours in the airport of a risk country).

  • Arrival forms

    Cambodia e-Arrival card at arrival.gov.kh (official, run by the General Department of Immigration). Free. Submit within 7 days before arrival, or on arrival using airport tablets. It combines the immigration, customs and health declarations into one form and gives a QR code to show at immigration. Mandatory for air arrivals; the UK FCDO dates the requirement from 1 September 2024.

  • Extending your stay and overstaying

    A tourist visa can be extended once for 30 days at the Cambodian immigration office. Overstay: US State reports a fine of US$ 10 per day for overstays under 30 days, paid at departure; the UK FCDO warns there is no limit to the fine and you can be detained and deported. Extension fees are not published on the official pages we could read.

  • Confirm with the embassy

    Rules change. Check the official source before you book.

Where to apply

Research sources

  1. 1. Royal Embassy of Cambodia to the United States, Washington DC (Official, embassyofcambodiadc.org) https://www.embassyofcambodiadc.org/tourist_visa_type-t.html
  2. 2. Royal Embassy of Cambodia to the United States, Washington DC (Official, embassyofcambodiadc.org) https://www.embassyofcambodiadc.org/
  3. 3. General Department of Immigration, Cambodia (Official, immigration.gov.kh) https://www.immigration.gov.kh/
  4. 4. Department of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa (Other government, dirco.gov.za) http://www.dirco.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/cambodia.html
  5. 5. US Department of State (Other government, travel.state.gov) https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Cambodia.html
  6. 6. UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Other government, gov.uk) https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cambodia/entry-requirements
  7. 7. Wikipedia (Reference, en.wikipedia.org) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Cambodia
  8. 8. Asia King Travel (News and guides, asiakingtravel.com) https://www.asiakingtravel.com/blog/cambodia-lowers-e-visa-fee.html
  9. 9. TourismCambodia.com (private site) (News and guides, tourismcambodia.com) https://www.tourismcambodia.com/tripplanner/essential-information/cambodia-e-arrival-card.htm

From doineedavisa.co.za/cambodia. Always confirm with the embassy before you travel.