Source document
Law on Nationality (Preah Reach Kram NS/RKM/1096/30, promulgated 9 October 1996), unofficial English translation
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.
Rules and prices (3)
- Donationapplicant (family application possible, Art. 14)KHR 1,000,000,0009 Oct 1996 – 21 Jun 2018 · Cambodia CDC 1996Cambodia · Citizenship by investment or donation
- Business investmentapplicant (spouse and children under 18 may apply as a family, Art. 14)KHR 1,250,000,0009 Oct 1996 – 21 Jun 2018 · Cambodia CDC 1996Cambodia · Citizenship by investment or donation
- Maximum age of a dependent childchildren who may be included in a family naturalisation application (must be under 18)18 years9 Oct 1996 – 21 Jun 2018 · Cambodia CDC 1996Cambodia · Citizenship by investment or donation
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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