Last updated: November 1, 2026 · By Wander Cambodia
By Sophea Khim · Host & Editor, Wander CambodiaDirect answer: A 12-month Cambodia visa extension costs about $285–300 through a Phnom Penh agent (2026 consensus), on top of the $35 Ordinary (E) entry visa — so budget roughly $320–335 in total for a full year. The 12-month extension is multiple-entry and renewable. It is only available if you entered on an Ordinary (E) visa; a Tourist (T) visa can never be extended this way.
This page gives the price first, then the shorter extensions for comparison, who qualifies, and the two costs people forget. The full system is in our complete extension guide.
About $285–300 through an agent in Phnom Penh. That is the agent price, not an official fee list — Cambodia does not publish a clean public tariff for extensions, which is why agent price transparency is the whole game here. Prices vary a little by agent and by extension class (EB business, ER retirement, EG job-seeking and ES student), and our extension price table tracks the ladder city by city. Per day, the 12-month extension is the cheapest way to stay in Cambodia by a wide margin.
The Phnom Penh agent ladder (2026 consensus): about $45–53 for 1 month, $75–83 for 3 months, and $145–163 for 6 months. The 1 and 3-month extensions are single-entry — leave Cambodia and they end — while the 6 and 12-month extensions are multiple-entry. If there is any real chance you will stay the year, buying short extensions in sequence costs more and adds single-entry traps; the honest maths favours the 12-month extension whenever your plans are settled.
Anyone who entered on an Ordinary (E) visa and fits an extension class: EB for business and work, ER for retirement at 55+, EG for job-seeking (which caps at six months, renewable once — so EG cannot itself give you the 12-month route), and ES for students. The entry choice is everything: our wrong-visa trap guide explains why a Tourist entry cannot be converted, and how long you can stay sets out the two tracks side by side.
Two things. First, a work permit is separate: an EB extension is permission to stay, not permission to work, and the permit has its own cost — see EB and the work permit. Second, long-stay health cover: serious treatment usually means a private clinic and evacuation to Bangkok, so most long-stay residents carry insurance — our Cambodia insurance guide explains what actually matters. Neither cost changes the extension price itself, but both belong in a real one-year budget.
No. A Tourist (T) visa extends once, by 30 days, for about $45 — then you must leave. Re-enter on an Ordinary (E) visa to use the long extensions.
Yes. The 6 and 12-month extensions are multiple-entry; the 1 and 3-month extensions are single-entry.
In practice, almost everyone does — agents handle the immigration paperwork daily, and the $285–300 range above is the agent price most residents actually pay.
Agent prices are Phnom Penh consensus ranges checked November 2026, not official fees. Prices vary by agent and extension class.
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