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Law on nationality (2018)

The purpose of this law is to ensure the exercise of the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Cambodia over natural persons in order to determine the right to acquire and the right to relinquish Khmer nationality for individuals who reside in the territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia or abroad and who satisfy the conditions of this law.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Cambodia
Document reference # NS/RKM/0618/008
Issuing agency/parties
  • King of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Implementing agencies
  • Minister of Interior
  • Ministry of Interior
Language
  • Khmer
Formal type of document Law
Topics
  • Government
  • Laws and regulations
License

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Copyright No
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Status Signed and in effect
Adoption date/Enacted/Promulgation date/Signing date June 21, 2018
Effective/Enforced Date June 21, 2018
Previous legal document
  • Law on Nationality (1996)
Short notes of change
  • The Law on Nationality promulgated by Royal Kram No. NS/RKM/1096/30 dated October 9, 1996, shall be repealed and replaced by this Law.

  • All legal instruments related to the implementation of the Law on Nationality, which was promulgated by Royal Kram No. NS/RKM/1096/30 dated October 9, 1996, shall remain in force until new legal instruments are issued to replace them, in accordance with the provisions of this Law.

Publication reference Ministry of Interior
Links to source https://www.interior.gov.kh/library/detail/OAIxQr1YSbl6
Contact

Ministry of Interior

Address: # 275 Preah Norodom Street, Phnom Penh Email: cambodia@interior.gov.kh Tel: 023 721 905 - 023 726 052 - 023 721 190

Notes

Law on Nationality (1996): https://data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/en/laws_record/e19e85e19f92e19e94e19eb6e19e94e19f8be19e9fe19f92e19e8fe19eb8e19e96e19eb8e19e9fe19e89e19f92e19e87e19

Legacy reference document Law_on_the_nationality__21.06.2018.pdf
Keywords Khmer Nationality
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Date modified November 20, 2025, 10:11 (UTC)