Asia Visa Guide
Verified 11 September 2026

Long-stay visas for Cambodia

The least bureaucratic long-stay route in the region: an ordinary business visa converts to an indefinitely renewable extension with no income test, no deposit and no insurance requirement.

Ordinary (Class E) Visa with EB / EG Extension of Stay

Indefinite โ€” the ordinary visa can be extended for one month, three months, six months or one year, repeatedly, with no cap on renewals

Cambodia's ordinary Class-E visa costs $35 from an embassy or as an e-Visa, gives a single entry and 30 days on arrival, and is the gateway to the only genuinely open-ended long-stay route in Southeast Asia: once inside, you convert it to an extension of stay (EOS) of one, three, six or twelve months, repeatable indefinitely. The twelve-month EB (business) extension is the one almost every foreign resident uses โ€” employees, business owners, freelancers and their spouses and children โ€” and it is multiple-entry, while one- and three-month extensions are single-entry only. Expect roughly $285โ€“$300 through an agent against a quoted official Immigration Department fee of about $180 for the 12-month multiple-entry extension; the EB does not by itself let you work legally, and since 2024 immigration checks for a work permit before granting 6- and 12-month EB renewals.

Insurance: not required6 corrections tracked

What a month actually costs

Main hubPhnom Penh
Lean monthabout $700
Comfortable monthabout $1,400

Estimates for one person, excluding flights and insurance. Presented as estimates because no primary source exists for cost of living โ€” unlike every visa figure on this site, these are not sourced claims.