Cambodia Emigration and Immigration

Cambodia Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Online Learning
Record Types
Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies Emigration & Immigration	Military Records Newspapers Online Records Periodicals Religious Records
Cambodia Background
Gazetteers History Jurisdictions Languages	Maps Social Life & Customs
Local Research Resources
Archives and Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

Asia

Cambodia

Emigration and Immigration

Online Sources

• 1873-1914 French Oversees Cambodia Civil Registration and Parish Records, 1873-1914, index and images.
• 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)

British Overseas Subjects

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cambodia, index and images, ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Cambodia, index and images, ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)

Cambodia Emigration and Immigration

"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Historical Background

• The region now known as Cambodia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In 802 AD, Jayavarman II united the warring Khmer princes of Chenla under the name "Kambuja". This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire, which flourished for over 600 years.
• The Indianized kingdom facilitated the spread of first Hinduism and then Buddhism to much of Southeast Asia.
• In the fifteenth century, Cambodia experienced a decline of power, while its neighbors Vietnam and Thailand grew stronger.
• In 1863, Cambodia became a protectorate of France, and later was incorporated into French Indochina.
• The country was under Japanese occupation during the Second World War before French control was restored.
• Cambodia gained independence from France in 1953.

Emigration From Cambodia

<ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development

Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations

One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.

United States Emigration and Immigration Canada Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration

Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration Emigration and Immigration

For Further Reading

There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:

• {{FHL||subject_id|disp=

This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Some subscription websites are available for free at your local FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library.

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)