Foreign passport holders travelling to Cameroon are hereby informed that  our
new visa application forms are now available for download or at our office, and they will henceforth fulfil the following requirements in order to obtain a visa form the High Commission.

 

• (A)   Documents to be submitted:

1. A passport valid for at least 6 months.

2. Two completed application forms

3. Two passport-size photographs taken frontally

4. a legalised letter of invitation with the Cameroon police from either the host/contact/partner in Cameroon and a letter of sponsorship from the applicant's well-known employer/establishment/organisation (in the case
   of a private or business visit).

5. Applicants would also need to show a return or continuation ticket and
   proof of financial means of subsistence (at least £1,000) except where a tour operator/travel agency is organising the trip. A confirmed hotel reservation for tourists not in organised trips.

6. Visa application fee.

7. Travel Insurance.

8. Marriage Certificate for mixed couple and a letter from the Cameroonian partner.

9. Child's Birth Certificate and a letter from one or both parents allowing the child to travel.

 

   (B)  Official/Diplomatic/Courtesy visas:

1. Items 1, 2, & 3 (in section A) and a note verbal are required

2. Conditions of reciprocity apply

  (C) Tourist/Business and Transit Visas:
 

           Requirements are listed in section (A) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

 

 Application Procedure

 

Completed applications should be lodge at the reception desk of the High Commission between 9.30am to 12.30pm, Monday to Friday, except on bank, (public) holidays in England and Cameroon.

The presence of visa applicants at the High Commission may be required for purposes of identification.

Passports are generally ready for collection within 48 hours. Collection is between 2.00pm and 3.30pm every working day. Request for accelerated processing should be justified. If not, it is the normal waiting period, which applies.

 

Application Fees:

1 day to 3 months = £59

NB: In cash or postal money order please. The above amounts are subject to variation.

Currency Regulations (on entry)

Importation: No limit on amount of foreign currency. Total amount must be declared for travelling residents.

Exportation: The amount of local currency (cash) that can be exported is limited to £20.

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Sanitary Requirements

Compulsory vaccines:

1. Yellow Fever

2. Cholera

Recommended Vaccines

1. Typhoid

2. Meningitis

3. Malaria protection

 Firearms:

The importation of firearms is subjected to prior authorisation by competent Cameroonian authorities. Applications can be made through the High Commission.

 

Journalist and Cinematographers:

1. Require accreditation to operate in Cameroon.

2. Forms are available at the High Commission or downloaded from the Ministry of Communication website.

3. All accreditation formalities are completed by the competent Department of the Ministry of Communication in Yaounde.

4. The above conditions do not apply to amateur/tourist photography. Airports, military personnel in uniform and strategic sites may not be photographed.

Seamen:

The Port Police will issue authorisation to seamen stopping over if they need to leave the port area. They must have ample justification.