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Cambodia’s Double Standard on Citizenship

Under Cambodian law, a foreigner who marries a Khmer citizen can exercise his/her right to claim Khmer citizenship.


A married couple must have lived together for at least three years after the registration of their marriage certificate, which is required by Article 5 of the Law on Nationality of 1996.

It is a very simple law, with simple procedures to follow to acquire Khmer citizenship. But, in reality, it is a different situation when one tries to apply for citizenship in Cambodia.

I have lived in Cambodia for almost 15 years, and have been married to a Khmer lady for eight years. I have all the documents required under Khmer citizenship through the Marriage Law, from the Ministry of Interior, the commune, and my embassy.

But I regret to say...

read more: http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12344/cambodia---s-double-standard-on-citizenship/

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Cambodia's double standards?

No surprise there, every SE Asian country has 'em. I'd rate Singapore the best, Myanmar the worst. All in all Cambodia (along with Thailand) ranks around the middle, better than Laos or Vietnam but not as good as Malaysia or the Philippines.

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What a poor Report!!! Why him not wrote the real facts? Why him not wrote how much money him must pay for this and this, ...?
Did him real try to get it or not? Completely unclear!!!

"But I regret to say that I have not succeeded in acquiring Khmer citizenship. I do not have the hefty amounts required to pay my way through the process that leads to citizenship."

So, how much does it cost???

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The getting married process (when one of the spouses is foreign) is equally beset with demands for pay-offs. $2-$5K US seems to be what most end up paying. I know people who got so frustrated with it they gave up on trying to get their marriage registered.

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I believe a lot of expats working in, and serving this nation and who want to become permanent residents of this country would take advantage of this move.

In this way, the government will get rid of illegal and unwanted personnel living in the Kingdom.

Not really...but it would dry up a Hell of a lot of cash from yearly visa renewals. Which is probably their real concern. Which is understandable. Cambo needs every dollar it can get. A lot of rebuilding still to do ... (and pockets to be lined too I guess)

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honestly who wants to be cambodian ?...this country is real a mess and you better dont get sick down there.

when you go to pnom pen the capital, after a few days going around you can imagine the rest of the country, and when you go to the border aranyapratet for example (where the casinos are)you have another big reason not to carry on into their land.

all foreigners that i met on that border, many times coming back from cambodia for 2 weeks or so, said :never never again.

myself, also i have seen enough misery there and corruption.

to me they can keep their passport and citizenchip......i mean they should pay me a very big amount of money to get that nationality and give me a big reason too

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Why not apply for refuge status in Australia, and then accept re-settlement in Cambodia. tongue.png

Unfortunately this would not work for me as I come from Ireland. There is no war or internecine struggle there now so cannot claim refugee status on that basis. I cannot even claim any discrimination - not even if I were gay, now that there is marriage for everyone. Besides, I would have to cross so many other countries on the way unless there is a container ship that goes from Dublin port all the way to some Australian port without stopping.

Besides, back in the day my forefathers were punished by being sent to Australia - the court sentence was called transportation, usually the standard penalty for stealing a pig or something like that.

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What a poor Report!!! Why him not wrote the real facts? Why him not wrote how much money him must pay for this and this, ...?

Did him real try to get it or not? Completely unclear!!!

"But I regret to say that I have not succeeded in acquiring Khmer citizenship. I do not have the hefty amounts required to pay my way through the process that leads to citizenship."

So, how much does it cost???

If you do not understand, I confess that this is something that would be clearly understood to a native English speaker. Just wishing for you to understand the message is clear but demands a more comprehensive knowledge of the language and, perhaps, western cultural use.

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What a poor Report!!! Why him not wrote the real facts? Why him not wrote how much money him must pay for this and this, ...?

Did him real try to get it or not? Completely unclear!!!

"But I regret to say that I have not succeeded in acquiring Khmer citizenship. I do not have the hefty amounts required to pay my way through the process that leads to citizenship."

So, how much does it cost???

If you do not understand, I confess that this is something that would be clearly understood to a native English speaker. Just wishing for you to understand the message is clear but demands a more comprehensive knowledge of the language and, perhaps, western cultural use.

What can I understand if him not write something!!! Do you know how much it's cost from his statement???

Sure!!! Because you a native english speaker!!! You are like a god and know the Prices and everything other from this statement!!!

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What a poor Report!!! Why him not wrote the real facts? Why him not wrote how much money him must pay for this and this, ...?

Did him real try to get it or not? Completely unclear!!!

"But I regret to say that I have not succeeded in acquiring Khmer citizenship. I do not have the hefty amounts required to pay my way through the process that leads to citizenship."

So, how much does it cost???

If you do not understand, I confess that this is something that would be clearly understood to a native English speaker. Just wishing for you to understand the message is clear but demands a more comprehensive knowledge of the language and, perhaps, western cultural use.

What can I understand if him not write something!!! Do you know how much it's cost from his statement???

Sure!!! Because you a native english speaker!!! You are like a god and know the Prices and everything other from this statement!!!

Please let us take this down a notch, keeping in mind Forum rules on civility.

The article does not tell what the amount was. It just described the cost as hefty and more than the writer could afford. From this we can assume it was in the 4 if not 5 figures.

As these are probably not official fees, the amount also may not be fixed but rather vary a bit according to what the officials think the person can afford to pay, whether they have any personal connections to help smooth the way etc etc.

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