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Ordinary (EB) visa extension. Cambodia has no formal retirement visa, but its easily renewed Ordinary visa extension functions as a de facto indefinite long-stay for families with no age, income, or capital test.

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Ordinary (EB) visa extension

The ability to remain in Cambodia long-term with repeated extensions; the 6- and 12-month versions allow multiple entries. Does not itself grant work rights unless paired with a proper work permit.

Who qualifies

  • Enter on a 30-day Ordinary (E-class) visa, then extend it in-country in 1, 3, 6, or 12-month increments, renewable year after year with no formal cap on renewals.
    Cambodia visas
  • Anyone working in Cambodia on an Ordinary visa is generally expected to hold a valid work permit and employment card from early on in their stay — reports of exactly when this is enforced vary, so budget for needing one from the first long extension rather than assuming a grace period.
    Cambodia visa guide

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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It could fit.

Cambodia has no formal retirement visa, but its easily renewed Ordinary visa extension functions as a de facto indefinite long-stay for families with no age, income, or capital test.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Extensions are typically processed within about 3–15 business days at the General Department of Immigration in Phnom Penh or through a licensed visa agent.
Cost
Modest: roughly $45 (1 month) to $155 (6 months) to $275–300 (12 months, multiple entry) per extension depending on duration and whether an agent is used.
The hard part
Making sure a genuine work permit and employment card are in place if you intend to work, and the fact that extensions are handled in person with no reliable public online portal.
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This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

Language
Speak Khmer and read Khmer script.
Civics
Some knowledge of Khmer history, and evidence of living in harmony with Khmer society and customs.
Time away
Seven years of continuous residence counted from the date you receive a residence card under the immigration law, and living in Cambodia when you apply.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • Repeated visa extensions, not the immigration-law residence card that starts the seven-year naturalisation clock.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
183 or more days a year can trigger Cambodian tax residency; enforcement on foreign residents varies in practice.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Enter on an Ordinary visa and extend through Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration.Open immigration.gov.kh ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • Proof of how you will support yourselves
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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