Passport Rank
91
Cambodia offers citizenship by investment to foreign nationals who make a qualifying investment in the country. This program provides various benefits to investors, including the ability to live and work in Cambodia, as well as visa-free travel to over 70 countries. In addition, investors and their families are eligible for free healthcare and education in Cambodia. The Cambodia citizenship by investment program is a great option for those who are looking to live and work in a Southeast Asian country.
In 1996, when the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia adopted the Law on Nationality, the Cambodian citizenship by investment program was launched. The law permits foreign investors to apply for Cambodian citizenship for foreign applicants who donate $245,000 to the Royal Government. Investors and their families can select a new Khmer name and transfer a portion of their wealth to the new name.
Donate 1,000,000,000 KHR
This is the expedited version of the Donation option. Other naturalization requirements, such as a residency requirement of seven years and knowledge of the Khmer language, are waived for investors.
Invest at least $300,000 in approved projects are eligible for expedited naturalization (3 to 4 months). This is a fixed term deposit; any foreigner who had received a letter of authorization for investment from the Cambodian Development Council (CDC) and who had implemented a concretely actual project OR any foreigner who had not received a letter of authorization for investment from the Cambodian Development Council (CDC), but who had received legal authorization for investment from the Royal Government.
According to the SovSpot Passport Ranking Index, the Cambodian passport is now ranked 91st. It allows visa-free travel to 53 countries. Visa-free travel and visa-on-arrival are available to Cambodian passport holders in countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Egypt, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Cambodian citizens, on the other hand, need a visa to visit 176 countries around the world, including China, Turkey, Russia, the United States, and the European Union as a whole. Because of the high visa requirement, the mobility score is poor.
91
53
The number of countries Cambodia passport holders can enter without a visa (i.e. visa-free countries) and those Cambodia passport holders can enter by obtaining a visa on arrival (i.e. visa-on-arrival countries) or an electronic travel authorization is added up to determine the Cambodia passport ranking relative to other global passports (eTA). There are now 18 visa-free countries for Cambodia passport holders, 34 visa-on-arrival countries for Cambodia passport holders, and 1 eTA destination. Cambodia passport holders can access a total of 53 countries without a visa, by visa on arrival, or using an eTA. As a result, the Cambodia passport is ranked 91 in the world. In addition to these Cambodia visa-free and visa-on-arrival countries, there are 176 other countries where Cambodia passport holders will need a physical visa or an eVisa to access (i.e. visa required countries).