The Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Washington, D.C. publishes a short page called “How to Get a Visa.” It covers applying for a Cambodian visa in person, at that embassy. It does not explain the e-Visa or visa on arrival, and this guide does not either.
Two rules for every route
- Issued visas are not refundable or transferable. Once you have one, it is yours alone and the payment is final.
- Your passport must be valid at least six months, based on its expiration date, prior to your travel entry date to Cambodia.
The one exemption the embassy names
The page says travellers from ASEAN member countries, “and other countries traveling with their valid national passport that does not required visa to enter Cambodia,” can enter without a visa.
It never says which “other countries” it means, and it does not name the United States anywhere, so an American cannot tell from this page whether the clause covers them.
Applying at the embassy
- Hours: 9:00 am-12:00 pm and 2:00 to 5:00 pm, Eastern Time, Monday to Friday.
- Entrance: on Buchanan Street, at the corner of 16th Street.
- Metro: Columbia Heights, on the Green or Yellow Line.
- Buses: the S9 Express, S1, S2 and S4, running the 16th Street route, stop at Buchanan Street.
What the page leaves out
It does not say whether Americans need a visa to enter Cambodia at all, and it says nothing about an e-Visa application, its cost or its processing time. It describes only the in-person route. For anything else you need a different official source, and we have not verified one yet.
Confirm your own exemption
Do not rely on the ASEAN clause until you have checked your own nationality. VisaHQ will say whether your passport is exempt, and quote the fee where it is not.
Confirm your own exemption, and what a visa costs if you have none (affiliate link)