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 Cambodian biometric passport | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Ministry of Interior |
| First issued | Before 2014(non-biometric) 17 July 2014(biometric passport) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Cambodian citizenship (including selected foreigners) |
| Expiration | 10 years for individuals aged 6 years and above 5 years for those under 6 |
| Cost | US$100 (10 years) US$80 (5 years) |
TheCambodian passport (Khmer:លិខិតឆ្លងដែនកម្ពុជា) is issued to citizens ofCambodia for international travel.
Since 17 July 2014, the Cambodian government introduced the newbiometric passport, which is now valid for 10 years.[1]
The application fee for a Cambodian passport is the highest among all Asian countries and one of the highest in the world. Since the launch of the new biometric passport in 2014, the application fee has been lowered toUS$100 for a 10-year passport, and $80 for a 5-year passport (only issued to children aged 5 and below).[2]
Previously, the machine readable passport cost $135 with a validity of only three years (extendable twice for every two years), and the processing time ranged from 55 days to more than two months. In comparison, aVietnamese passport with 10-year validity costs only VNĐ100,000 (US$4.32) and the processing time is at least 8 working days. The current processing fee for the 10-year passport, however, has decreased 65 percent compared to the old machine-readable passport.[3]
Processing a Cambodian passport requires the applicant to produce 2 other documents as a proof of citizenship as well as residency.
Below are the 2 requirements:
As a side note, the proof of residency letter can be produced by district officers around the applicant's area as long as they are able to provide enough evidence of their residency.
The Cambodian government began issuing new biometric passports in 2014.[1] The design of the passports has received some changes. The passport has a brown or maroon cover with theCoat of arms of Cambodia on the front center. Above the coat of arms is the inscription "ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាcode: khm promoted to code: km" (Khmer) followed by "KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA" (English) and "ROYAUME DU CAMBODGE" (French). And the words "លិខិតឆ្លងដែនcode: khm promoted to code: km" (Khmer) followed by "PASSPORT" (English) and "PASSEPORT" (French) are inscribed below the coat of arms, whereas the international e-passport symbol (
) is inscribed on the bottom of the front cover.
The passport is printed in three languages: Khmer, English and French.
The messages inside the Cambodian passport are written inKhmer,English andFrench. The message in the passport, nominally from the CambodianMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in which states:
InKhmer:
InEnglish:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, requests all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely, and to afford the bearer any such assistance and protection as may be necessary.
InFrench:
Le Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération Internationale du Royaume du Cambodge, prie les Autorités concernées de laisser passer le titulaire du présent document, et de lui donner toute aide et protection en cas de besoin.
On 28 September 2019, Cambodian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 53 countries and territories, ranking the Cambodian passport 88th in the world according to theVisa Restrictions Index.
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