Cambodia

Recent reports of entry without significant problems.

OpenLatest Oct 2026high confidence

Based on 18 reports. Score 0.85 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. How scoring works

What to expect

All 17 reports from 2022 through 2026, including seven since 2025, describe entry without refusal, mostly by air at Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.^1–17 Travelers with identifier-marked passports entered normally, including one who cleared Phnom Penh immigration in about a minute; fingerprints and photos are taken at entry.^78101617 Several reports cover longer stays, with visa-on-arrival, e-visa or retirement visas extended to a year, and one case where immigration held the passport about a week.¹³¹⁴¹⁶

Written by an AI model from the reports below on October 12, 2026. The numbers link to the reports each sentence is based on. Read those before you decide.

Common questions

Can registered sex offenders enter Cambodia?

It's rated Open: Recent reports of entry without significant problems. Of 7 trips reported in the last two years by people on a US registry, 7 ended in entry and 0 in refusal.

Do Cambodia's border officers know about US registrants in advance?

None of the reports on file describe officers appearing to know in advance.

How do travelers usually arrive in Cambodia?

Reports on file describe 6 by air. Outcomes can differ by how travelers arrive; each report below says which.

Reports

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1Oct 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler relocated to Cambodia with help from a contact already living there and reported no issues on arrival. They received an e-visa, found an apartment, and obtained a one-year extension within a week, which is renewable annually with a payment.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
2Oct 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler listed this country among destinations visited without reporting any entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand
3Aug 2026 (reported)
Admitted with conditions
The traveler obtained a Cambodian one-year retirement visa through an agency and entered without being asked for proof of retirement, financial means, or insurance, using automated gates.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
4May 2026 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
During an eight-month multi-country trip, the traveler entered with no stops or secondary inspection.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
5Dec 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Phnom Penh
The traveler, off the registry with an unmarked passport, reported entering Cambodia at Phnom Penh without any issue.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
6May 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler entered Cambodia on a visa on arrival with an unmarked passport and had no problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
7Mar 2025 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flew from Zagreb to Cambodia and has lived there over two years; fingerprinting is done at entry but admission was not an issue.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
8Mar 2025
Admitted, no issues · By air, Phnom Penh
Returning with a marked passport, the traveler cleared immigration in about one minute.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
9Nov 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues
The traveler visited Cambodia a few years earlier using a visa on arrival and encountered no problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
10Nov 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air, Phnom Penh
A friend of the traveler flew from Germany into Phnom Penh with a passport carrying the US identifier and entered without problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Secondhand
11Sep 2024 (reported)
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler reported a good trip to Cambodia as part of the same group tour, with no entry problems mentioned.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
12Feb 2024
Admitted, no issues · By air, Siem Reap airport
The traveler received a visa on arrival at the new Siem Reap airport with no trouble.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
13Jan 2024
Admitted, no issues · By air, Siem Reap airport
The traveler flew from Vietnam into Cambodia and obtained a visa on arrival at the airport without problems, then toured the temple complex.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
14Jan 2024
Admitted with conditions
The traveler is living in the country on a renewed 12-month visa obtained with an identifier-marked passport, which immigration held for about a week; a copy of the passport was also given to the local police precinct by the landlord.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
152024
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler also visited Cambodia during the same trip through Asia without reporting any entry problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
16Apr 2022
Admitted, no issues · By air, Phnom Penh
The traveler arrived in Phnom Penh and received a three-month business e-visa on arrival, with photo and fingerprints taken, then converted to a 12-month visa. They later renewed the visa with a passport bearing the US identifier and presented it to landlords, police, hotels and banks over two years with no issues.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand · Former registrant
172022
Admitted, no issues · By air
The traveler flew first to Germany and then on to Cambodia, entering normally with a marked passport, and later obtained a one-year visa, a bank account, a lease and a locally financed vehicle, all of which involved showing the marked passport. The traveler has lived there about four years and also renewed the passport at the US embassy without problems.
ACSOL (Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws) · archived copy · Forum post · Firsthand
18By 2022
Refused entry
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
Registrants turned away
Yes
Law bars sex offenders
No
Law bars people with felonies
No
Has its own offender registry
No
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary