Cambodia Tourist Visa Extension in 2026 and the One-Time 30-Day Rule

A Cambodia tourist visa (T-class) can be extended once, for 30 days, giving a maximum total stay of 60 days. The application is made at the General Department of Immigration (GDI) in Phnom Penh or through a visa agent.

As of May 2026, the official online portal at evisa.gov.kh does not process tourist visa extensions, despite what some third-party sites suggest. The reported cost is usually USD 30 to 50 for the extension itself, with many agents quoting about USD 50 to 60 including handling.

How to Extend a Cambodia Tourist Visa

1. Confirm your visa identifier starts with TI or TF (the T-class markers).
2. Make sure your accommodation has registered you in the Foreigners Present in Cambodia System (FPCS).
3. At least seven days before your visa expires, submit your passport at GDI Phnom Penh or hand it to a visa agent.
4. Pay the extension fee in clean USD cash.
5. Collect your passport with the 30-day extension stamp three to five working days later.
6. Plan your exit before the extended stay expires. No second extension is allowed.

> This guide reflects Cambodia's tourist visa extension rules as understood in May 2026. Procedures and fees can change without advance notice. Verify current requirements directly with the General Department of Immigration before applying.

Cambodia keeps the tourist visa simple. Pay USD 30 on arrival, get 30 days, extend once if you need a little more time. The rules tighten the moment you start thinking past day 60. There is no second extension, no in-country switch to a long-stay category, and since November 2025, no automatic grace period either.

This guide covers the extension itself, the cost, process, where to apply, and the conditions GDI now expects you to meet. If you are looking at staying in Cambodia beyond 60 days, the right starting point is the Cambodia long-stay visa options guide. It covers the E-class (Ordinary) visa and its extension categories. The tourist extension is not a long-stay strategy.

Confirm Your Visa Is T-Class

Open your passport and read the letters printed on the visa sticker or the e-visa stamp. Cambodian visas carry a two-letter prefix that tells you both the visa type and the issuing authority.

• TI identifies a tourist visa issued by the GDI inside Cambodia, including visa-on-arrival and most e-visas (Department of Immigration).
• TF identifies a tourist visa issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) at a Cambodian embassy or consulate abroad.
• EI or EF identifies an Ordinary (E-class) visa. If you see those letters, this guide does not apply to you.

The tourist visa allows one extension of 30 days. The E-class visa has its own extension categories (EB, EG, ER, ES) and can be renewed annually. The two are different routes from the start, and Cambodia does not let you switch in country.

Do Not Confuse e-Visa, e-Arrival, and Visa Extension

Cambodia uses several similar-sounding online systems. They do different things.

This matters because some third-party pages mix these terms together. If you are already inside Cambodia and your T-class stay is ending, the relevant process is the tourist visa extension, not a new e-Visa application or the e-Arrival Card.

What the Extension Costs in 2026

Recent public sources place the 30-day tourist extension in the USD 30 to 50 range. Because GDI does not publish a clearly accessible counter fee online, confirm the exact counter price before handing over your passport.

Going through a visa agent typically costs USD 50 to 60. The markup covers document handling and a courier run if you are outside Phnom Penh. Reported agent fees run higher on tourist-heavy streets in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville. Confirm the total price before paying, especially in tourist-heavy areas.

Two fee details to keep in mind. Cambodia immigration counters and most agents work in US dollars in cash and prefer clean, untorn bills. There is no card payment option at the GDI counter as of early 2026. Some agent shops do accept Khmer riel or a bank transfer.

Some older Cambodia visa pages still quote a USD 30 official fee. That figure dates from before the November 2025 reset of tourist visa policy, when automatic extensions ended and standard fee enforcement resumed. Treat any guide that still describes "free automatic extension" or a USD 30 in-office rate as out of date.

Online Extension: Not Currently Available

Several third-party sites describe an "online tourist visa extension" through evisa.gov.kh. As of May 2026, that flow is not active on the official portal for T-class extensions. The Cambodia Official e-Visa Portal continues to issue new tourist e-visas but does not currently offer an extension function for tourist visas already in country.

Official embassy guidance describes tourist visa extension as a request made at the Cambodia Immigration Office. No reliable official source was identified showing a working T-class extension flow on evisa.gov.kh, so plan for GDI Phnom Penh or an agent who submits there on your behalf.

Be careful with sites that promise an "online extension" for USD 30 to 50. Several are visa brokers who collect your details and pay an agent to handle your passport. The service can work, but you are paying a markup for an in-person process that you cannot actually do from your laptop. Confirm what the site is offering before paying.

If a working online extension flow is launched on the official portal during your visa period, it should appear at the top of the evisa.gov.kh homepage and on the GDI's official announcement page. Until then, plan for the in-person route.

Where to Apply: GDI Phnom Penh or a Visa Agent

General Department of Immigration, Phnom Penh

The processing centre commonly cited for tourist extensions is the GDI head office on Russian Federation Boulevard, near the former Phnom Penh International Airport. Public counter hours are not consistently published online, so check with GDI or your agent before going, and avoid arriving close to closing time.

You hand in your passport, your visa fee in USD cash, and a passport-size photo if requested. Processing takes three to five working days. You will not have your passport during this period, so do not plan domestic flights or border crossings while it is sitting at GDI.

Walk-in waits at GDI can be long, and counter staff often direct foreigners back to a private agent. The office handles a high volume of tourist extensions through agents who deliver passports in bulk, and individual walk-in applications may be less predictable.

Through a Visa Agent

Using an agent is the more common route in 2026. You drop your passport at the agent's shop, pay the combined fee in cash, and collect your passport when the extension is processed. Agents based outside Phnom Penh courier passports to the GDI head office. That is the only confirmed processing centre for tourist extensions in the sources reviewed.

What an agent buys you is faster turnaround and fewer trips to Russian Federation Boulevard. What they do not buy you is a different visa outcome. The agent submits the same paperwork and obtains the same 30-day stamp. Anyone offering a "longer extension" or an "in-country conversion" to E-class is not describing a process Cambodia recognises.

Documents You Need and When to Start

For the application itself, you need only your passport and the extension fee in USD cash. Your passport must have at least six months of validity and one blank page. Some agents will also ask for a passport photocopy and a passport-size photo, available at copy shops near the GDI office for about USD 3.

Before you apply, your accommodation needs to have completed your registration in the Foreigners Present in Cambodia System (FPCS). The Ministry of Interior's General Department of Immigration has stated that visa extensions will not be granted to foreigners whose details are not in FPCS. Practitioner sources including Conventus Law and Lexology have reported this position. Hotels and guesthouses usually handle this, but confirm anyway. If you rent, ask the manager or landlord to register you. If you stay with friends, family, or in your own home, current UK travel advice says you may need to register yourself in the FPCS app with a Cambodian phone number.

In March 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Sokha publicly reminded landlords that FPCS reporting is required (reported by Khmer Times). Landlords face fines for failing to register foreign tenants, which is one reason the system has tightened since early 2026. If your landlord is unaware of FPCS, ask them to check with local police before you submit the extension.

Start the extension at least seven days before your current visa expires. Cambodia has frequent public holidays, including Khmer New Year in April, Pchum Ben in September or October, and Water Festival in November. Around those periods, the three-to-five-day turnaround can stretch into two weeks of calendar time. Your visa keeps expiring while your passport is at GDI. Once you overstay, you owe USD 10 per day, regardless of where your passport is.

After 60 Days: What the Rules Allow

The tourist visa allows one extension only. After day 60 there is no second extension and no path to convert the T-class into an E-class without leaving Cambodia. Practitioner sources are consistent on this, as is the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Washington D.C.

Foreigners who decide partway through the 60 days that they want to stay longer have two options that the rules actually support. They can leave Cambodia and re-enter on an Ordinary (E-class) visa. It costs USD 35 instead of USD 30 at entry and opens the long-stay routes (EB, EG, ER, ES). The Cambodia long-stay visa options guide covers each category, and the CM2H golden visa guide covers the separate 10-year investment route.

Cambodia-Thailand land borders were still suspended in current UK travel advice checked on 21 May 2026. Do not rely on a Thailand land exit for visa planning. Confirm the crossing you plan to use before booking, especially if your extension is close to expiry.

Overstaying past day 60 carries a fine. The US State Department states that Cambodian immigration officials will likely impose USD 10 per day for overstay, and that excessive overstays may lead to arrest, detention, deportation at your own expense, and possible future re-entry problems. UK travel advice also warns that overstayers can be fined, detained, and deported. The tourist visa extension exists to give travellers room to finish a trip, not to function as a long-stay arrangement.

Key Sources

• General Department of Immigration (GDI): immigration.gov.kh
• Cambodia Official e-Visa Portal (MFAIC): evisa.gov.kh
• Cambodia e-Arrival (CeA): arrival.gov.kh
• US Department of State, Cambodia Travel Information: travel.state.gov
• Khmer Times (March 2026): "FPCS Cambodia Explained 2026: Complete Guide for Foreigners and Landlords"