Do I need a visa for Cameroon?
Whether you need a visa for Cameroon depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports, 1 enter visa-free and 20 need to apply for something in advance. Visa-free stays run to 90 days depending on nationality. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Germany | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| United States | Visa (apply online)Get help for a United States passport | 180 days |
| France | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Poland | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Netherlands | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Spain | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Italy | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Brazil | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| India | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| China | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Türkiye | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Nigeria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Africa | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Philippines | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Pakistan | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Bangladesh | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Indonesia | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Egypt | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
| Vietnam | Visa (apply online) | 180 days |
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What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Cameroon can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: valid on arrival. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Customs CMR required
Separate from any visa: Cameroon requires this registration before or on arrival. Do it even if you need no visa.
Common questions
Entry to Cameroon, answered from the same rules the table shows.
It depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports listed above, 1 enter Cameroon without a visa, 20 have to apply for something before travelling. Find your nationality in the table for the exact rule, the stay it allows and what has to be applied for.
1 of the 21 most-checked passports listed above: Nigeria. The rest have to apply in advance.
90 days on every visa-free rule in the table. The limit is per entry, and staying beyond it needs a different permission rather than an extension at the border.
Valid on arrival. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still be offered one, so check the rule for the passport you hold.
Not for any of the 21 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still have one available.
Yes. Cameroon requires Customs CMR, separately from any visa and regardless of whether you need one. Travellers who are told they need no visa miss this most often.
Travelling somewhere else?
Check any passport against any destination