Cambodia has rejected reports claiming that African nationals with expired immigration waivers have been ordered to leave the country, urging the public to rely only on official information from the General Department of Immigration (GDI).
In a statement issued on May 29, the GDI described the reports as false, adding that official immigration information is published only through its website, www.immigration.gov.kh.
The clarification followed reports circulated by Campaigner Online and amplified by several African media platforms, alleging that Cambodia had directed African nationals with expired immigration waivers to leave the country by May 31.
The reports claimed the directive would affect nationals from countries including Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon and Uganda.
They further alleged that anyone remaining in Cambodia after June 1 would face fines and detention before being deported.
Although the articles included what was presented as an official GDI notice, Cambodian immigration authorities said the document had been reviewed and confirmed to be fabricated.
Cambodia has a visible African community, although there is no official data on its population. The allegations surfaced amid an ongoing crackdown on cybercrime and online scam operations in the country.
According to the Secretariat of the National Committee for Combatting Cyber Fraud in Cambodia, nearly 19,000 foreigners have been expelled after being linked to online scam activities.
It said the false reports appear to have originated from fabricated immigration notices that circulated online before being amplified by several African news platforms and social media accounts on May 28, 2026.
According to Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration, some Ghana-based websites, including Campaigner Online and News Ghana, were among the first platforms identified as spreading the claims that African nationals had been ordered to leave Cambodia by the end of May.