Background
The General Department of Immigration (GDI) is the central authority responsible for administering Cambodia’s border control and traveler processing systems at international points of entry. The department operates national platforms and services that support passport control, arrival and departure registration, and coordination with airport authorities.
The Cambodia Border Management System-2 (CBMS-2) updates the national border management platform to add traveler management, Smart Gate operations, e-Departure and contactless departure features and to connect private-sector services with Cambodia e-Arrival. Smart Gate provides automated traveler processing at entry and exit checkpoints to reduce manual passenger handling and to integrate gate-level flows with national immigration databases.
Key Developments
On 9 June 2026 at Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport, GDI Director General SOK Vasna and senior GDI officials inaugurated CBMS-2 and new digital immigration functions. The public ceremony took place under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister S. Sokha, Minister of Interior, and introduced system components described as Smart Gate, e-Departure, Contactless-Departure, and private-sector connectivity to Cambodia e-Arrival.
Institutional Role
GDI presented CBMS-2 as a departmental deployment intended to centralize traveler data capture and to extend digital processing capabilities across international airports. The system aligns with GDI’s mandate to coordinate immigration operations and to integrate airport-level systems with national border databases and electronic arrival/departure services.
Operational Implications
The announced functions—traveler management, Smart Gate, e-Departure and contactless departure—are intended to change on-the-ground processing workflows at checkpoints by shifting specific tasks from manual inspection to digital gate procedures. The statement also highlighted planned connectivity between the national CBMS-2 platform and private-sector service providers that link into Cambodia e-Arrival data flows.
Official Source
Announcement and event details were published by the General Department of Immigration on its official social media channels and website: https://www.facebook.com/GDIOfficial/ and www.immigration.gov.kh.
