Source document

Law on Nationality (Preah Reach Kram NS/RKM/1096/30, promulgated 9 October 1996), unofficial English translation

Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC); translation prepared by MLMUPC with ADB TA 3577 and LMAP TA GTZ · Law · 9 Oct 1996 · Cambodia

Has everything in it been taken?

CompleteReviewed 9 Oct 2026

Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.

What the document holds

English translation (4 pp., MLMUPC/ADB) of the 1996 Law on Nationality: nationality by birth and marriage (3 years), naturalisation conditions (good conduct, clean record, 7 years' residence, Khmer language and history; 3 years if born in Cambodia), exemption from residence for investors spending 1,250,000,000 riels (with or without CDC approval), donation route of 1,000,000,000 riels to the national budget, special merit, family applications (children under 18), Khmer name, Royal Decree, oath, renunciation, penalties for illegal ID or passports (5-10 years' prison). No statistics. Both amounts and the launch were already in the data; the family age rule added. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).

What it supports

5 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.

About the document

What it covers Naturalisation normally needs 7 years' residence; residence waived for CDC-approved or government-authorised investors spending 1,250,000,000 riels (Arts 10-11); donors of 1,000,000,000 riels to the national budget may apply (Art. 12); special merit (Art. 13); family applications (Art. 14); name change (Art. 15); grant by Royal Decree (Art. 16).

Notes English translation; the document says 'The Khmer version is the official version of this document.' Replaced by the Law on Nationality of 21 June 2018.

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