Cambodia Issues New Work Permit Rules for Foreigners

PUBLISHED: 1 February 2024

MAIN CATEGORY: CambodiaNews

AUTHOR: Teuvo Tuomi

Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MLVT) has issued Notification No. 110/23 that clarifies the parties that are required to apply for work permits and employment cards.

The notification states that the following foreign individual must hold a work permit or employment card to work in Cambodia:

1. A foreign employer whose name is stated on a company’s patent tax certificate must hold a work permit;

2. A foreign employee whose name is stated on a company’s patent tax certificate must hold a work permit and employment card; and

3. Self-employed foreign nationals must hold a work permit and employment card.

Read more about work permits and quotas in Cambodia by clicking HERE.