Cambodia visa extension prices by city

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Our complete visa extension guide explains the types and the process. This page is the money companion to it: what extending actually costs, city by city, and how pricing really works when only one city publishes its numbers.

The benchmark: Phnom Penh agent prices

Phnom Penh is where most extensions are processed and where competition between agents is fiercest, so its prices are the fairest reference point in the country. Checked in October 2026:

Extension length	Agent price (Phnom Penh)	Entries
1 month	$45–53	Single entry
3 months	$75–83	Single entry
6 months	$145–163	Multiple entry
12 months	$285–300	Multiple entry

Those ranges already include the agent's margin — the official immigration fee underneath is lower, and the difference is what you pay for not queueing at the General Department of Immigration yourself. Processing normally takes about 5–10 business days, and expedited handling costs extra wherever you are in the country.

Siem Reap

Siem Reap has the deepest bench of visa agents outside the capital — it lives off long-stay visitors and Angkor-season residents — and quotes there are normally in the same neighbourhood as Phnom Penh. Expect the same four lengths, the same single- vs multiple-entry split, and a similar wait. If a Siem Reap quote lands a few dollars above the Phnom Penh range, that is normal small-city pricing, not a scam. If it lands far above it, walk to the next shop: there will be one within a few streets. Staying in town for the temples first? Our Siem Reap & Angkor guide and the Angkor Pass guide cover the visit side.

Kampot and Kep

Kampot's large long-stay community means local agents process extensions constantly, and the paperwork is typically couriered to Phnom Penh — which is why Kampot quotes sometimes carry a small handling premium and why processing can sit at the longer end of the 5–10 business-day range. The honest way to judge a Kampot quote is against the table above: close to it is fair; a large markup "because Kampot" is not. Plan your timing so your passport being away does not collide with travel — you will need a passport copy for hotel check-ins while it is gone. See our Kampot & Kep guide for the area itself.

Sihanoukville and Battambang

Both cities have working agent scenes — Sihanoukville serves its island-hopping and resident crowds, Battambang a smaller expat community — but neither publishes prices, and the number of competing shops is smaller, so quotes vary more. The routine that protects you is the same everywhere: get two or three quotes, get the total in writing (a message thread counts), confirm single vs multiple entry out loud before you pay, and compare the total against the Phnom Penh benchmark before handing over your passport.

Why nobody else publishes a table

Three honest reasons. First, most agents outside Phnom Penh are small shops that quote case by case. Second, the official fee and the agent margin are bundled into one number, and shops guard their margin. Third, prices genuinely move — they were revised when visa fees changed in January 2025, and stale tables elsewhere still show pre-2025 numbers. That is exactly why this page gives you one verified benchmark plus a method, instead of inventing precise-looking tables for cities that do not publish them.

The five-minute quote check

• Compare the total, not the headline. "Plus processing," "plus photo," "plus delivery" is how a cheap quote stops being cheap.
• Confirm the entry type. 1- and 3-month extensions are single entry; 6- and 12-month are multiple entry. A cheap 3-month quote is no bargain if you planned a border trip.
• Ask the processing days in writing — and keep a clear photo of your passport and current visa before it goes in.
• Check your FPCS record first. An unregistered address can stall an extension in any city — see our FPCS registration guide.
• Renew before expiry. Overstaying costs $10 a day with no cap — our overstay guide has the details. Even the priciest fair quote beats a month of fines.

A 6- or 12-month extension also means a long stretch living here, and that is when health cover stops being optional reading: one evacuation flight to Bangkok costs more than a decade of extensions. Our Cambodia travel insurance guide explains what matters, and the long-stay option most people here use is SafetyWing Nomad Insurance — it can be started while you are already in Cambodia and runs month to month. (Affiliate link — we earn a commission at no cost to you.) Retiring here? The ER retirement visa guide covers the 55+ route in full.

A worked example: the 12-month quote, judged

Say a Kampot agent quotes you $315 for a 12-month EB extension, "all-in, ten days." Against the Phnom Penh benchmark of $285–300, that is $15–30 over — explainable by courier handling, and reasonable if the total is genuinely all-in and in writing. The same quote at $360 with "immigration fees extra" is a different animal: the extras are where the real price hides, and the benchmark says a fair all-in total exists nearby. Now run it backwards: a $260 "special price, today only" for the same extension should make you more careful, not less — check the entry type (it must say multiple entry), the processing days, and whether the shop will still be there when your passport comes back. The benchmark does not tell you which shop to trust; it tells you what trustworthy pricing looks like, in any city in the country.

The one-number version: the 12-month extension cost, answered directly.

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