Can I get a U.S. visa?
8,623 U.S. visas were issued to people from Cambodia in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), F1 (academic student), J1 (exchange visitor). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
8,623 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Cambodia · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 69% of visitor (B) visa applications from Cambodia were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 1.5 months at Phnom Penh. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Phnom Penh. All embassies in Cambodia.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 8,623 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Cambodia in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), F1 (academic student), J1 (exchange visitor). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Cambodia was about 30.71% in FY2025, so about 69% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Cambodia (Phnom Penh), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 1.5 months, and for students about Under 15 days (Phnom Penh). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.