Obtaining a Cambodian Passport

Yesterday I once again became involved in obtaining a passport for a Cambodian national so I’ve decided to share this and give it a heading easily found in the TA Search In function. There have been occasional enquiries about this. So here it is and accurate:

All passports are issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Passports, Passport Department, Phnom Penh. Applications for passports initially processed by police in the provinces all come here for checking and processing.

A Khmer needs to produce two essential documents when applying for a Cambodian passport:
a. Family Book = KH … seivphaov kroosar / Band kroosar
b. National Identity Card = KH … Cat Procheachun / Atack sanghannaban Khmer
A Cambodian passport is issued for a period of three (3) years but may be extended on payment of the applicable fee, currently $60, for another three years.
The cost of a passport is based entirely on the speed of processing, which is somewhat flexible, and the fees at time of writing are:
45 to 55 Days $135.
25 days $185.
14 days $290.
03 days $380.
One day $480.
The above fees, when application is made in person in Phnom Penh, include the check and validation of documents, completion of the necessary forms by a department official and the photography.

Based on the four passports I have provided funds for and several renewalls, I have to say that the applicant gets what they pay for. Timings of delivery of the new or renewed passport can be a little bit plus/minus but are generally correct, In fact, in normal times 130 days seems to be the norm. However, currently so many Cambodians are seeking passports so that they can work for far better wages in Thailand that there is a bit of a backlog on getting passport processed. Hence the current guideline of 45 to 55 days. But i expect the current applicant, known to both of us and not your.