Background
Announcement No. 12644 from the Ministry of Interior provides formal procedures for recording children born to foreign immigrants within the parental sponsorship or household registry maintained by provincial authorities. The Announcement also defines the administrative route for applications to recognize as foreign immigrants any child aged 18 or older whose name appears on a parent’s foreign-immigrant registry.
The General Department of Immigration (GDI) organized a dissemination meeting in Kandal province to present Announcement 12644 to provincial and local officials. The event included deputy provincial administrators, provincial immigration planners and identity officers, heads of foreigner-management and residence-management offices, district and municipal immigration officers, commune chiefs and village heads, and a total of 393 participants (50 women).
Scope of Application
The Announcement applies to newborn children of foreign immigrants who are to be entered on the parental sponsorship or household lists maintained by provincial authorities. It also covers persons aged 18 and over seeking official recognition as foreign immigrants when their name is already listed on a parent’s foreign-immigrant registry, together with related provisions issued by the Ministry of Interior.
Key Provisions or Decisions
- Specifies the form and procedural steps required to enroll newly born children of foreign immigrants into the parent’s sponsorship or household registry.
- Establishes the application process for recognizing as foreign immigrants those children aged 18 or older who appear on a parent’s foreign-immigrant registry.
- References relevant sections of Ministry of Interior rules governing foreigner management, household registration, and recognition procedures.
Implications for Investors, Businesses, or Compliance
Provincial immigration offices and local administrative authorities are provided with a formal procedural reference for recording and processing cases involving children of foreign immigrants. Families of foreign immigrants who seek registration or recognition for their children will follow the specific forms and steps set out in Announcement 12644 when dealing with provincial or district immigration and residence-management offices.
Official Source
General Department of Immigration (GDI) dissemination meeting, Kandal province; Announcement No. 12644, Ministry of Interior. Source: GDI Facebook post, 22 May 2026 — https://www.facebook.com/GDIOfficial/posts/pfbid0JsCAc9BMEMNT5YyYnVyzqHbKe2phDPPsy1unnuSk234WAh3YAoT3X2fdz6y1owxMl.
