Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Cambodia launches "e-Arrival Card" scheme on 1 January 2024, compulsory for all entrants from 1 July 2024

 Report with source / Image by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

All travellers to Phnom Penh, Angkor and Sihanouk airports have to fill in the Cambodia arrival forms for immigration procedures and for health screening currently. From 1 January 2024, they have the option to fill in the e-Arrival card with both information, beside the paper forms. From 1 July 2024, it is compulsory to fill in the e-Arrival card, which replaces the paper forms. Information from The Khmer Times report dated 18 December 2023 below.

Image of a plane arrival in Phnom Penh : Researcher's Picture


Cambodia to launch e-Arrival Card next year for all travellers

 Cambodia is set to launch a trial “e-Arrival Card” scheme for all travellers to the Southeast Asian  country, starting from January 1, 2024, the Ministry of Interior announced.

The e-arrival Card will replace the plethora of paper forms currently required on arrival, reports Xinhua news agency.

The announcement said the e-Arrival Card will make it easier for foreign travellers and Cambodian citizens who enter the country through international airports to complete the immigration formalities and health procedures in one form.

“During the trial period from January 1 to June 30, 2024, passengers have the option to fill in an electronic form or fill in an immigration, customs and health information form in a paper form,” the announcement said.

All passengers will be required to fill in an electronic form when the e-Arrival Card scheme is officially launched from July 1, 2024, it added.

Tourism is one of the four pillars supporting Cambodia’s economy, in addition to garment, footwear and travel goods export, agriculture, and construction and real estate.

The kingdom recorded 4.4 million international tourists in the 10 months of 2023, a significant rise of around 180 per cent from 1.57 million over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Travel Trade Journal.

Source : https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501408631/cambodia-to-launch-e-arrival-card-next-year-for-all-travellers/?fbclid=IwAR2suNOYobHCjNZfKqAuVjx4Dy5SeILTFFGPV7EJmWF0IDu3OxLpUD_O6X0

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