every person through the assignment of a personal unique identity code (UIC) at the time of birth registration. Foreigners residing in Cambodia will be assigned a UIC when registering with immigration officials. This number will be used to share information across databases in the Integrated Population Identification System, which contains a dataset for every person residing in Cambodia regardless of nationality34. So far, the new system is at its early stages and not yet implemented at local levels. Many details of its implementation still need to be legislated and put into place. Yet, it is clear that this is the most ambitious reform of Cambodia’s identification management since the 1990s, with impacts on the management of nationality, immigration and residence statuses and associated proofs. 34 See also Global Health Advocacy Incubator at https://www.advocacyincubator.org/news/2023-06-30cambodias-newly-adopted-law-guarantees-universal-legal-identity-and-complete-registration-of-birthsand-deaths-for-all (10 July 2024) 12