| Country | Cambodia (KH) |
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| Route | Cambodia Foreign Work Permit and Employment Card: 2026 Guide |
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| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
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| Route type | work |
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| Summary | Current guide to Cambodia's foreign work permit and employment card requirement, including the separation between immigration status and labour authorization. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-19 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Best-fit work models | Local employment, Business owner, Freelancer / contractorSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Validity | The Labour Law states a foreign work permit is valid for one year and may be extended only within the period authorized by the worker's residence permission.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Renewal | The Labour Law allows extension of the one-year permit, limited by the validity of the worker's residence permission.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Local-work rules | Foreigners may not work unless they hold a work permit and employment card issued by the labour ministry and meet the lawful-entry, passport, residence and health conditions in the Labour Law.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Application location | The labour ministry's Foreign Worker Centralized Management System is the online employer/foreign-worker administration channel.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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