Cambodia Sets New Work Permit Rules For Foreign Employees

On December 28, 2023, Cambodia's Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MLVT) issued Notification No. 110/23 on the issuance of work permits for foreign employees, in accordance with the country's Labor Law and Prakas 195 dated August 20, 2014, on work permits and employment cards for foreign employees. This is a more comprehensive notification than existed previously, as it specifically clarifies the parties that are required to apply for work permits and employment cards.

Notification No. 110/23 specifies that the following types of foreign individuals must hold a valid foreign work permit and/or employment card in order to work in Cambodia:

• A foreign employer whose name is stated in an enterprise's patent tax certificate must hold a foreign work permit.