Khmer Citizenship

Ask us anything. Cambodia Expats Online has a huge community of long-term expats that can answer any question you may have about life in Cambodia. Have some questions you want to ask before you move to Cambodia? Ask them here. Our community can also answer any questions you have about how to find a job or what kind of work is available for expats in Cambodia, whether you're looking for info about Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, or anywhere else in the Kingdom. You're also welcome to ask about visa and work permit questions as well, as the immigration rules change often, especially since COVID-19. Don't be shy, ask CEO's community anything!
User avatar
cptrelentless
Expatriate
Posts: 3033
Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:49 am
Reputation: 565
Location: Sihanoukville
Korea North

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by cptrelentless »

It's the Germans who are funny about dual citizenships, most Commonwealth countries couldn't give a crap. Just don't expect any help in your new adopted country.
User avatar
Kammekor
Expatriate
Posts: 6410
Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2017 12:50 pm
Reputation: 2930
Cambodia

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by Kammekor »

cptrelentless wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:11 pm It's the Germans who are funny about dual citizenships, most Commonwealth countries couldn't give a crap. Just don't expect any help in your new adopted country.
Germany actually has some laws allowing dual citizenship.... These don't apparently:

Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan ,Burma, Bahrain, Botswana, Japan, China ,Czech Republic, Fiji,India,Indonesia, Ecuador, Estonia, Iran, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Japan, Peru, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Chile, Kiribati, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia,Singapore, Slovakia, Ecuador, Lithuania, Solomon Islands ,Fiji ,Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Romania, Mexico, Nepal, Venezuela, Norway, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal

Don't know it all's true, but my country is on the list, and correct so....

http://dlgimmigration.com/united-states ... tizenship/
User avatar
that genius
Expatriate
Posts: 4064
Joined: Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:53 am
Reputation: 960
Sweden

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by that genius »

PSD-Kiwi wrote: Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:23 pmI recently met, and have been communicating with a foreign male who was granted Cambodian Citizenship through marriage last year. I have seen all of the associated documents, the certificate of citizenship, the Royal sub-decree announcing his grant of citizenship, his National ID card, Cambodian passport, and Family Book. Once I learn more I will create a new thread. The person however wishes to remain anonymous, so please don't ask.
It's phuketrichard, isn't it? I knew it! 8-)
User avatar
Username Taken
Raven
Posts: 13922
Joined: Mon May 19, 2014 6:53 pm
Reputation: 5994
Cambodia

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by Username Taken »

that genius wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:56 pm
PSD-Kiwi wrote: Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:23 pmI recently met, and have been communicating with a foreign male who was granted Cambodian Citizenship through marriage last year. I have seen all of the associated documents, the certificate of citizenship, the Royal sub-decree announcing his grant of citizenship, his National ID card, Cambodian passport, and Family Book. Once I learn more I will create a new thread. The person however wishes to remain anonymous, so please don't ask.
It's phuketrichard, isn't it? I knew it! 8-)
Baiting?

TG: No your honour. He started it!


Can you guys put each other on ignore (again). No need to mess up a thread with decent information.

Thanks chaps. :beer3:
User avatar
cptrelentless
Expatriate
Posts: 3033
Joined: Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:49 am
Reputation: 565
Location: Sihanoukville
Korea North

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by cptrelentless »

Kammekor wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:57 pm
cptrelentless wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:11 pm It's the Germans who are funny about dual citizenships, most Commonwealth countries couldn't give a crap. Just don't expect any help in your new adopted country.
Germany actually has some laws allowing dual citizenship.... These don't apparently:

Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan ,Burma, Bahrain, Botswana, Japan, China ,Czech Republic, Fiji,India,Indonesia, Ecuador, Estonia, Iran, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Japan, Peru, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Chile, Kiribati, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia,Singapore, Slovakia, Ecuador, Lithuania, Solomon Islands ,Fiji ,Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Romania, Mexico, Nepal, Venezuela, Norway, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal

Don't know it all's true, but my country is on the list, and correct so....

http://dlgimmigration.com/united-states ... tizenship/
It doesn't surprise me that the Japanese have a thing about you getting citizenship somewhere else. For the Uk you can just rack them up, now the embassy has a reason for doing fuck-all for you. It's a win-win
User avatar
Arget
Expatriate
Posts: 3261
Joined: Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:44 am
Reputation: 2417
Location: Phnom Penh
Contact:
Australia

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by Arget »

Kammekor wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:57 pm
cptrelentless wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:11 pm It's the Germans who are funny about dual citizenships, most Commonwealth countries couldn't give a crap. Just don't expect any help in your new adopted country.
Germany actually has some laws allowing dual citizenship.... These don't apparently:

Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan ,Burma, Bahrain, Botswana, Japan, China ,Czech Republic, Fiji,India,Indonesia, Ecuador, Estonia, Iran, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Japan, Peru, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Chile, Kiribati, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia,Singapore, Slovakia, Ecuador, Lithuania, Solomon Islands ,Fiji ,Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Romania, Mexico, Nepal, Venezuela, Norway, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal

Don't know it all's true, but my country is on the list, and correct so....

http://dlgimmigration.com/united-states ... tizenship/
????? good list............ =@
User avatar
Artful Dodger
Expatriate
Posts: 527
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:17 am
Reputation: 153
Location: Cambodia and Vietnam
Cambodia

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by Artful Dodger »

Kammekor wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:57 pm
cptrelentless wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:11 pm It's the Germans who are funny about dual citizenships, most Commonwealth countries couldn't give a crap. Just don't expect any help in your new adopted country.
Germany actually has some laws allowing dual citizenship.... These don't apparently:

Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan ,Burma, Bahrain, Botswana, Japan, China ,Czech Republic, Fiji,India,Indonesia, Ecuador, Estonia, Iran, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Japan, Peru, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Chile, Kiribati, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia,Singapore, Slovakia, Ecuador, Lithuania, Solomon Islands ,Fiji ,Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Romania, Mexico, Nepal, Venezuela, Norway, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal

Don't know it all's true, but my country is on the list, and correct so....

http://dlgimmigration.com/united-states ... tizenship/

Germany citizenship laws are weird. Apparently by virtue that I am descended from German grandparents on both sides, I can obtain German citizenship. Not that I want to, but just weird.
Water quenches the thirst, alcohol releases the truth.
User avatar
that genius
Expatriate
Posts: 4064
Joined: Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:53 am
Reputation: 960
Sweden

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by that genius »

that genius wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:56 pm
PSD-Kiwi wrote: Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:23 pmI recently met, and have been communicating with a foreign male who was granted Cambodian Citizenship through marriage last year. I have seen all of the associated documents, the certificate of citizenship, the Royal sub-decree announcing his grant of citizenship, his National ID card, Cambodian passport, and Family Book. Once I learn more I will create a new thread. The person however wishes to remain anonymous, so please don't ask.
It's phuketrichard, isn't it? I knew it! 8-)
OK, sorry, it wasn't intended as bait, just as a joke, I thought even richard would see the funny side. My bad.
AdvisorExpertTravel
Expatriate
Posts: 57
Joined: Fri May 25, 2018 9:30 am
Reputation: -6
Cambodia

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by AdvisorExpertTravel »

Kammekor wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:41 am
Artful Dodger wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:14 am There are a reasonable number of Russian guys that bought citizenship.....

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/big-trouble-little-russia
general-chatter/russian-mafia-wars-siha ... t3084.html

I remember reading about a Russian Mafia guy that escaped police custody in his home country after being arrested for murder and made his way to Cambodia and bought citizenship. I brought this up in conversation with a few ex-pats I was having a few drinks with. They told me he lives on same street as HS and supposedly has police security on premises. But I do not know if that is true or not.

An earlier comment in this thread said $150,000 for citizenship and another said it was difficult to obtain.
This site claims it costs $310,000, to buy citizenship - https://www.justlanded.com/english/Camb ... -residency
I know a guy form Kazakhstan, and he gained citizenship and a passport. Cost him well north of 5k USD though and that was about 7 years ago. Kazakhstan has a law allowing only one nationality too, so he's always scared his government will find out, in which case it's going to cost him big money over there, but he's taken the risk so he can own land in his name here.

I was offered a passport by the immigration police chef in my town about 5 years ago for 8k USD. I declined. Even if they provide it for free with 10k cash as a present I will decline it since I might lose my Western passport, or even worse, I will lose my Western passport for sure once my government knows I have a second nationality.

Loads of horror stories on the web about Westerners getting a second passport, then finding out their original passport has been cancelled once they need to renew it, or were even denied entry in their country of birth because of cancelled passport and lack of visa. A major fuck up, especially if children are involved, because they get their passport by descent and if parent loses it, so does the kid. You can fight this court, of course, but that means going home with your new worthless passport on a tourist visa or something. Kafka to the max.....

How any country of origin can know that you have a new passport ?!
User avatar
frank lee bent
Expatriate
Posts: 11330
Joined: Sat May 17, 2014 4:10 am
Reputation: 2094
United States of America

Re: Khmer Citizenship

Post by frank lee bent »

the issuing authority of the new country often repatriates your original passport on naturalization
strange but there it is
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: jimmyfish2012, steevee and 190 guests