Background
The General Department of Immigration (GDI) published Prakas No.12644 to specify administrative forms and procedures related to family records for foreign immigrants under the Ministry of Interior. Prakas No.12644 defines the form and administrative procedures for entering foreign-born children of foreign immigrants into the Ministry of Interior’s dependency tables.
The prakas also sets out the application process for recognition as a foreign immigrant for children aged 18 or older who are named in a parent’s dependency table. On 30 June 2026 the GDI publicized the prakas at the Khmer–Vietnam Friendship School (Ta Ngov village, Niroth sangkat, Chbar Ampov district, Phnom Penh) with participation from immigration office staff, local post chiefs, representatives of the Khmer–Vietnam association and members of the foreign immigrant community.
Scope of Application
Prakas No.12644 applies to children born to persons recorded as foreign immigrants in the Ministry of Interior’s dependency tables and to individuals seeking recognition as foreign immigrants where the applicant is aged 18 or older and is named in a parent’s dependency table. The directive is directed to immigration offices responsible for record-keeping and to affected foreign-national parents and their children for administrative registration and recognition purposes.
Key Provisions or Decisions
The prakas prescribes the specific form(s) and step-by-step procedures that immigration authorities must use to add foreign-born children to a parent’s dependency table. It establishes that persons aged 18 or older who are listed in a parent’s dependency table may submit an application for formal recognition as foreign immigrants under the procedures set out in the prakas. The publicization event cited participation by central and municipal immigration office staff, local post chiefs, the Khmer–Vietnam association in Phnom Penh, and members of the local foreign-immigrant community; the source lists participation counts from the local community.
Implications for Investors, Businesses, or Compliance
Administrative offices, non-governmental service providers, and legal advisers must refer to Prakas No.12644 when assisting foreign-national families with record updates or recognition applications; immigration offices are the implementing entities for these registration and recognition processes. Organizations that support foreign residents should update their intake and documentation checklists to align with the forms and procedural steps specified by the prakas.
Official Source
Announcement and attendance details: General Department of Immigration social media publication, 30 June 2026. Source: GDI Facebook post. Additional GDI channels include TikTok, Telegram and the official immigration website.
