Cambodia Tourist Visa Extension: One Extension, 60-Day Maximum, and What to Do After That

Cambodia's tourist visa (T-class) can be extended once for 30 days, giving you a maximum stay of 60 days. After that, you must leave the country. The tourist visa cannot be converted to any other visa type inside Cambodia. If you think you might stay longer than 60 days, you need an Ordinary (E-class) visa from the start.

How to Extend a Cambodia Tourist Visa

1. Confirm your visa is T-class (check the "TI" prefix on the visa sticker)
2. Visit the General Department of Immigration (អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានអន្តោប្រវេសន៍) in Phnom Penh or use a travel agent
3. Submit your passport and pay the extension fee in USD cash
4. Collect your passport with the 30-day extension stamp (3–5 working days)
5. Leave Cambodia before the extended stay expires (no further extensions are possible)

> This guide reflects Cambodia's tourist visa extension rules as understood in April 2026. Requirements can change without advance notice. Verify current requirements directly with the General Department of Immigration (GDI) before proceeding.

Cambodia's visa system is straightforward at entry. Pay $30 for a tourist visa, get 30 days. But the extension rules are where most first-time visitors get caught. A Cambodia tourist visa extension buys you one more month and nothing else. There is no second extension, no conversion, and no workaround that lets you stay on a T-class visa beyond 60 days.

This matters because many foreigners arrive on a tourist visa, settle into Phnom Penh or Siem Reap, and only then start wondering how to stay longer. The answer depends on a decision that should have been made at the border. For foreigners considering a longer stay, Cambodia's E-class visa system and its extension categories (EB, EG, ER, ES) are covered in a separate guide to Cambodia's long-stay visa options. This guide covers the tourist visa extension process and what happens when you reach the 60-day ceiling, which is where long-stay planning in Cambodia actually begins.

• Who This Applies To
• At a Glance
• How the Extension Process Works
• What You Need
• What Happens After 60 Days
• e-Arrival Card and Entry Requirements
• Overstay Rules and Penalties
• Practical Tips and What Travellers Commonly Experience
• Frequently Asked Questions

Who This Applies To

This guide is for foreigners who entered Cambodia on a T-class tourist visa and want more time. That includes anyone who arrived on a visa on arrival ($30 at the airport or land border), a T-class e-visa through evisa.gov.kh, or a tourist visa issued by a Cambodian embassy abroad.

It also applies to ASEAN nationals on visa-exempt entry. If you entered Cambodia visa-free on an ASEAN passport, your permitted stay (14 or 30 days depending on nationality) cannot be extended. You would need to leave and re-enter, or apply for a visa if you plan to stay longer.

This guide is not for foreigners on an E-class (Ordinary) visa. If your visa sticker starts with "EI" instead of "TI," you have an E-class visa with different, more flexible extension rules. Check your visa sticker before reading further.

The difference between T-class and E-class costs $5 at entry ($30 vs $35). That $5 is the most consequential amount you will spend in Cambodia if you end up wanting to stay.

At a Glance

How the Extension Process Works

Check Your Visa Class First

Open your passport and look at the visa sticker. The identification number on the left side starts with either "TI" (tourist) or "EI" (ordinary/E-class). If it says "EI," stop here. You have an E-class visa and can extend through different channels with more options.

Two Ways to Extend

At the GDI office in Phnom Penh. The General Department of Immigration is at 332 Russian Federation Boulevard, near the site of the former Phnom Penh International Airport. Walk in with your passport, pay the extension fee in USD cash, and submit. The reported cost at the office ranges from $30 to $45 depending on processing speed. Processing takes 3 to 5 working days. You will not have your passport during this time.

Through a travel agent. Agents across the country handle tourist visa extensions. This is common in Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, and any tourist town. You hand over your passport, pay the agent's fee (typically $45–55), and pick it up when the extension is processed. Agents in regional cities collect passports and courier them to the GDI office in Phnom Penh, where the actual stamp is issued.

The official extension fee is not published clearly on the government sources reviewed for this article. The base fee is commonly reported at $30, but processing charges and agent fees bring the total higher. Some recent practitioner and travel sources report online extension pricing in the $30–50 range, but availability appears inconsistent. Check the official portal directly before relying on an online extension option.

FPCS Registration Matters

Cambodia requires all foreigners to be registered in the Foreigners Present in Cambodia System (FPCS). This is your landlord's or hotel's responsibility, not yours. But if you are not registered, GDI can refuse to process your extension.

If you are staying in a hotel or guesthouse, this is handled automatically. If you are renting an apartment, confirm with your landlord that they have registered you in the FPCS app. This rule has been enforced since 2020, and Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister publicly reminded property owners in early 2026 that compliance is required (as reported by Khmer Times, March 2026).

Timing

Start the extension process at least 7 days before your visa expires. Cambodia has an unusually high number of public holidays (Khmer New Year, Pchum Ben, Water Festival, and others). Around these periods, 3–5 working days can stretch to 10 or more calendar days. Overstay fines start the day after your visa expires, even if your passport is sitting in the immigration office.

One important change: before November 2025, Cambodia had a COVID-era policy granting automatic extensions of tourist visas. That ended on November 3, 2025 with a formal announcement on evisa.gov.kh. Some older online guides still mention automatic extensions. They no longer exist.

What You Need

Required for All Applicants

• Passport with at least 6 months validity and one blank page. Airlines and immigration both enforce this. No exceptions.
• Extension fee in USD cash. Bring clean, untorn bills. Cambodian government offices and agents expect US dollars. The amount varies by channel ($30–55).

Conditional

• FPCS registration confirmation. Not a document you carry, but a database entry your landlord must have completed. If you are unsure, ask your landlord or hotel before heading to immigration.
• Passport photocopy. Some agents request this. If you do not have one, agents and copy shops near GDI will charge about $3.

Time-Sensitive

• Your current visa stamp. The extension must be applied for before it expires. There is no grace period and no way to extend retroactively. Once you overstay, you owe $10 per day regardless.

What Happens After 60 Days

This is where the tourist visa becomes a dead end. After your one extension expires, no further extensions are possible on a T-class visa. You have three options.

Leave and come back. There is no mandatory waiting period between exits and entries. You can leave Cambodia and re-enter on a new visa immediately. The most common route is the Bavet (Cambodia) to Moc Bai (Vietnam) land crossing, which connects to Ho Chi Minh City. Dedicated visa run services operate on this route. The Kaam Samnor to Vinh Xuong crossing near Chau Doc is another active option. Check which border crossings are currently open before planning any exit, as crossing availability can change. All Cambodia-Thailand land borders have been closed since mid-2025 due to the border conflict and remain shut as of April 2026.

Leave and come back on an E-class visa. This is the smarter move if you want to stay longer. When you re-enter, request an E-class (Ordinary) visa instead of a tourist visa. It costs $35 instead of $30. The E-class can be extended for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months inside Cambodia without leaving. It opens all long-stay categories: EB (business), EG (job-seeking), ER (retirement), and ES (student). A full breakdown of these options is covered in the guide to Cambodia's long-stay visa options.

Leave permanently. Some people discover during their 60 days that Cambodia is not where they want to stay long-term. The tourist visa did its job.

The one thing you cannot do is convert a T-class visa to an E-class visa inside Cambodia. This is consistent across all practitioner sources and widely reported by long-stay foreigners. If you entered on a tourist visa, you must exit the country to switch to an E-class. The $5 you saved at entry now costs you a border trip.

e-Arrival Card and Entry Requirements

Since September 1, 2024, all air arrivals to Cambodia must submit a Cambodia e-Arrival Card (CeA) online before landing. This applies at Phnom Penh (Techo International Airport), Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville international airports.

Submit it within 7 days before your arrival through the official site at arrival.gov.kh or the Cambodia e-Arrival app. It is free on the official portal. Be careful with third-party websites that charge a fee for the same form.

The e-Arrival card is not a visa. It replaces the old paper immigration, health, and customs forms. You still need a valid visa separately. As of early 2026, land arrivals still use paper forms at border crossings, though GDI wording suggests digital entry requirements may expand. Verify the current requirement for your entry point before travel.

Overstay Rules and Penalties

Overstay fines in Cambodia are $10 USD per day. This is confirmed by both the US State Department and UK Government travel advice. The fine starts the day after your visa (or extended visa) expires. There is no grace period.

Under 30 days overstay: Pay the fine in USD cash at the airport or border when you leave. Immigration officers collect the payment at exit.

30 days or more overstay: The consequences get worse. You risk detention by immigration police, deportation at your own expense, and a possible ban from re-entering Cambodia. The US State Department warns that excessive overstays may result in arrest and official deportation proceedings.

Community reports suggest that receipts for overstay fines are not always issued at the airport. Whether or not you receive one, the fine must be paid before you can leave.

Practical Tips and What Travellers Commonly Experience

Office and Regional Variation

The GDI office at 332 Russian Federation Boulevard in Phnom Penh is the only clearly confirmed processing centre in the sources reviewed for this article. Community and practitioner sources indicate that travel agents in Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Kampot, and other towns usually collect passports and route them to Phnom Penh for processing. If you are outside Phnom Penh, using a local agent is the standard approach.

Problems Travellers Report

Entering on a T-class visa when they planned to stay long-term. This is the most commonly reported mistake in expat forums and Reddit threads about Cambodia visas. The $5 difference between T and E at entry does not feel significant until you hit the 60-day wall and need a border trip to switch.

Assuming the tourist visa works like the Philippines. In the Philippines, a tourist visa can be extended repeatedly for up to 36 months. Cambodia's system is different. One extension, 30 days, done.

FPCS registration not completed. Some travellers report having their extension request refused because their landlord never registered them in the FPCS system. Hotels handle this automatically. Private apartment landlords sometimes do not.

Price variation between agents. Agents near popular tourist streets charge more than those a few blocks away. Reported prices range from $35 to $55 for the same 30-day tourist extension. Shopping around saves money.

Outdated information about automatic extensions. The COVID-era automatic extension policy ran from March 2020 until November 2025. Some travel blogs published before that date still reference it. It no longer applies.

Key Sources

• General Department of Immigration (GDI) — immigration.gov.kh
• Cambodia Official e-Visa Portal — evisa.gov.kh
• Cambodia e-Arrival Card — arrival.gov.kh
• Royal Embassy of Cambodia, Washington DC — embassyofcambodiadc.org
• US Department of State, Cambodia Travel Information — travel.state.gov