🇧🇼→🇨🇲Botswana→Cameroon

180 daysmultiple entry1d processingvalid 180donline

Expedited temporary entry visa for tourism or short-term visits with 24-hour processing.

Express processing option available through evisacam.cm portal. Fee XAF 150,000 / approx. EUR 229 (diplocam.cm confirmed 2026-06-29). Same eligibility and documentation as ordinary short-stay visa. Multiple entry available.

180 daysmultiple entry3d processingvalid 180donline

Temporary visits for tourism, family visits, or other short-term purposes. Covers stays up to 6 months.

Applied online via evisacam.cm portal. Fee XAF 100,000 / approx. EUR 152 (diplocam.cm confirmed 2026-06-29). Multiple entry available. Passport must be valid at least 6 months. Yellow fever vaccination certificate required. Biometric procedures completed at embassy or at Cameroon border entry point.

180 daysmultiple entry3d processingvalid 180donline

Short-term entry for business meetings, conferences, trade negotiations, or commercial activities up to 6 months.

Applied online via evisacam.cm portal. The short-stay visa category covers business purposes. Fee XAF 100,000 / approx. EUR 152 per diplocam.cm. Express option at XAF 150,000 / approx. EUR 229 / 24 hours available.

5 dayssingle entry3d processingvalid 5donline

For travellers transiting through Cameroon for up to 5 days en route to another destination.

Free of charge. Applied online via evisacam.cm. Diplocam.cm (MINREX official, re-confirmed 2026-06-29) specifies 5-day maximum for the free transit visa. Cameroon High Commission UK (cameroonhighcommission.co.uk) separately lists a paid transit visa at EUR 153 for 4-30 days - this appears to be a different (paid) transit product or an inconsistency; diplocam.cm (MINREX) is authoritative for the free 5-day transit. Passport must be valid at least 6 months.

360 daysmultiple entry3d processingvalid 365donline

For family members of foreign nationals lawfully residing in Cameroon who wish to join them for an extended period.

Applied online via evisacam.cm portal (MINREX). Family members of aliens staying in Cameroon are an explicit long-stay visa sub-category per Decree No. 2023/147 of 02 March 2023. Fee XAF 150,000 normal per diplocam.cm (confirmed 2026-06-29).

360 daysmultiple entry3d processingvalid 365donline

For foreign nationals enrolled in Cameroon educational institutions for studies longer than 6 months.

Applied online via evisacam.cm portal (MINREX). Fee XAF 150,000 normal per diplocam.cm (confirmed 2026-06-29). Long-term trainees and students are listed as a category under the long-stay visa scheme per Decree No. 2023/147 of 02 March 2023.

360 daysmultiple entry3d processingvalid 365donline

For foreign nationals coming to Cameroon for a training programme or internship (stage) lasting more than 6 months.

Applied online via evisacam.cm portal (MINREX). Long-term trainees/interns are an explicit long-stay category under Decree No. 2023/147 of 02 March 2023, requiring an internship certificate signed by the relevant authority (confirmed on the official Cameroon Embassy Japan page, cameroonemb-jp.org). 'Internship' and 'Training' are listed among the recognized long-stay purposes on the evisacam.cm portal. Fee XAF 150,000 normal / XAF 200,000 express per diplocam.cm.

360 daysmultiple entry3d processingvalid 365donline

For foreign nationals coming to Cameroon to take up salaried employment under a contract of employment, valid 6-12 months.

Applied online via evisacam.cm portal (MINREX). Salaried/contract workers must present a contract of employment signed by the Minister in charge of employment, per Decree No. 2023/147 of 02 March 2023 implementing Law No. 97/012 of 10 January 1997. Fee XAF 150,000 normal / XAF 200,000 express per diplocam.cm (confirmed 2026-06-29). Cameroon High Commission UK cites EUR 305 for long-stay normal which does not match diplocam.cm; diplocam.cm is the MINREX primary source. Independent/self-employed workers and trainees/interns are covered by separate long-stay entries.

Entry visa for holders of diplomatic, service, or official passports on official duty from countries that do not have a bilateral visa waiver agreement with Cameroon.

No visa fees charged for diplomatic, service, and special passports on official duty. Bilateral visa waiver agreements exist (full exemption) for: Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Mali, Brazil, Vietnam, Turkey, China, UAE, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Tunisia, Algeria (Decree No. 2026/034, Jan 2026), Republic of Korea (Decree No. 2025/176, May 2025). Countries not covered by such agreements still require a visa but pay no fee.

360 daysmultiple entry3d processingvalid 365donline

For foreign nationals establishing in Cameroon to pursue a liberal profession or to run an agricultural, pastoral, industrial, commercial, artistic or similar activity, valid 6-12 months.

Applied online via evisacam.cm portal (MINREX). Distinct long-stay category under Decree No. 2023/147 of 02 March 2023: independent/self-employed workers must present an authorization to carry out a liberal profession or to promote an agricultural, pastoral, industrial, commercial, artistic or other activity, issued by the relevant authority. Confirmed on the official Cameroon Embassy Japan page (cameroonemb-jp.org). This is the closest Cameroon equivalent to a self-employed/investor residence pathway; no separate investor 'golden visa' with a defined investment threshold exists on official sources. Fee XAF 150,000 normal / XAF 200,000 express per diplocam.cm.