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A "laissez-passer" is a legal travel document issued by the Cameroon High Commission in London to citizens who hold a passport not valid in Cameroon and/or issued by a Government not recognized by the Cameroon Government. The Cameroonian Travel Certificate (laissez-passez) is therefore issued only to a person who is not in possession of a valid Cameroon Passports and who intend leaving the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway or Sweden for Cameroon. This document is valid for three months. The applicant is required to produce evidence of Cameroonian Nationality such as photocopy of a passport, birth certificate, registration card or National Identity Card. The applicant is required to apply in person at The High Commission for an interview at the time of submitting the Travel Certificate documentation.

First apply for a "Laissez-Passer" at The Cameroon High Commission in London and then apply for Visa travel permit. The Cameroonian Visa will be stamped on the "Laissez-Passer" document only.

A Laissez-Passer cannot be processed by mail or through a third party. All required documents must be lodged at The High Commission in London and picked up in person. The applicant must be resident within the High Commission's jurisdiction, i.e. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway or Sweden.

Laissez-passez forms should be downloaded here properly filled out and duly signed. Whenever applicable, applicant(s) under 18 years of age must provide their parents' signature or their legal guardians' authorization to travel to and from Cameroon (death certificates, divorce decree and other judicial documents are accepted as proof of guardianship). The High Commission will accept as proof of authorization the application form signed in person by both parents or by legal guardians. If one of the parents cannot come in person, the High Commission accepts a signed application form or a letter of consent authorizing the minor to travel to and from Cameroon. In any case, the signature must be notarized by a Notary Public and the notary's signature must be certified prior to being lodged at the High Commission.

Required documents

• Travel certificate application form
• A one way air-travel ticket, e-ticket or e-booking. You can also present a signed letter from the carrier or travel agent, on their letterhead, with the itinerary, name(s) of the passenger(s), flight number, name of the company and dates of arrival in and departure from Cameroon. If you are an airline employee, you must present a copy of your airline I.D. card and a letter from the airline, on its letterhead, with the itinerary.
• Fee. Cash payments only.
• Two recent photographs, passport size, in color or black and white. Photocopies, instant photos from vending machines, snapshots - and scanned photos are not accepted.
• Proof of legal residency such as a passport, National Identity card, consular card
• Wherever applicable, a vaccination certificate. In case you have to take a yellow fever vaccine, note that, the Yellow Fever shot must always occur at least 10 days before the applicant travels to Cameroon.
• A Legalised attestation of loss or invalidity of your Cameroonian passport.