Cambodia Immigration

Many peo­ple plan to trav­el to Cam­bo­dia but are wor­ried about the immi­gra­tion process. This blog is to tell you what the expe­ri­ence can be like, espe­cial­ly for Bangladeshi pass­port hold­ers.

I am vis­it­ing the Roy­al Palace River­side in Cam­bo­dia. The envi­ron­ment, peo­ple, food, ser­vice here are all real­ly amaz­ing. This expe­ri­ence will be very use­ful for those who want to trav­el to Cam­bo­dia very soon, espe­cial­ly on a tourist visa.

Why is Cambodia convenient for travelers?

One of the most amaz­ing and con­ve­nient things about Cam­bo­dia is that you can with­draw dol­lars direct­ly from the ATM machine here. Just like we insert our card into the ATM booth in Bangladesh or Thai­land and with­draw mon­ey, in the same way, dol­lars can be eas­i­ly cashed out in Cam­bo­dia. As a result, you do not need to car­ry a lot of cash with you, and trav­el is safer and more has­sle-free. See­ing this con­ve­nience, you can under­stand how easy and friend­ly the coun­try has cre­at­ed for tourists.

It is important to know that there are some restrictions in Cambodia immigration

Many peo­ple have the impres­sion that only Bangladeshis are asked more ques­tions at Cam­bo­dia immi­gra­tion. But in real­i­ty, I saw that trav­el­ers from almost all coun­tries are being thor­ough­ly checked. Only Chi­nese cit­i­zens are asked rel­a­tive­ly few ques­tions and cleared quick­ly.

I myself gave an inter­view at the immi­gra­tion counter for about 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 min­utes. How­ev­er, all my doc­u­ments and infor­ma­tion were pre­pared in advance, so even though the inter­view was long, there was no major prob­lem. My pass­port showed that since I have trav­eled to almost every coun­try in Asia, includ­ing Japan, except the Philip­pines, I was able to com­plete immi­gra­tion rel­a­tive­ly nat­u­ral­ly.

Even after com­ing to Cam­bo­dia, there are some immi­gra­tion restric­tions, and many peo­ple think that these are only for Bangladeshis. But in my expe­ri­ence, I have seen that trav­el­ers from almost all coun­tries are sub­ject to quite strict scruti­ny. Only Chi­nese cit­i­zens are allowed rel­a­tive­ly eas­i­ly. So before leav­ing, I thought that if I was asked any ques­tions, I would show every­thing clear­ly. That is why I had pre­pared every­thing in advance, includ­ing paid hotel book­ings, what I do, where I will stay, and my income source. While stand­ing in the immi­gra­tion line, an offi­cer asked me to go to anoth­er offi­cer. He looked at my pass­port and asked why I trav­el only in Asia. I explained that I have less time due to work or busi­ness, that trav­el­ing in Asia is easy, flights are short, and food and drink are not a prob­lem. He then looked at my month­ly income state­ment, whether I have employ­ees, and the live CCTV of the office. I also showed him my busi­ness web­site, from where I get clients. Final­ly, when I showed him some pic­tures of my fam­i­ly, he smiled and said, “Okay.” After that, I passed through immi­gra­tion with­out any fur­ther prob­lems.

After immi­gra­tion, since I would be here for three days, I bought a SIM for 5 dol­lars with 30 GB data, where 4.5G and 5G speeds are avail­able. Then I took a ride for just $5 and went to a hotel 10 kilo­me­ters away. The whole thing seemed very easy and bud­get-friend­ly. I took a hotel next to the Roy­al Palace. The area is very beau­ti­ful, espe­cial­ly the view is amaz­ing. If some­one has time here for a week or 10 days, then they should def­i­nite­ly vis­it the vil­lage side. Their vil­lage side is real­ly beau­ti­ful. For those who are sin­gle trav­el­ers, the envi­ron­ment is safe and every­thing is cheap. In terms of food, Bangladeshi or Indi­an food is eas­i­ly avail­able. Fish and meat are all like our coun­try.

I would def­i­nite­ly rec­om­mend those who trav­el to Thai­land to vis­it Cam­bo­dia. If you want, you can also come by bus from Thai­land by road, which reduces the trav­el cost even more. I have not yet spent even $50 in three days here. Every­thing includ­ing food, SIM, trans­porta­tion is real­ly bud­get-friend­ly. The hotel rent here is also very low, and excel­lent rooms are avail­able for $10 to $12. Over­all, trav­el­ing to Cam­bo­dia was a very easy, cheap and enjoy­able expe­ri­ence for me.