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Short-Stay Visa - Professional Mission

CameroonShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The route uses Cameroon's short-stay visa, which may be granted to a temporary visitor travelling for tourism or business; persons on mission are listed among temporary visitors. Visa applications and fee payment are made exclusively online. The official source does not state which nationalities are exempt from the visa requirement.

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  • The official source does not state which nationalities are exempt from the visa requirement.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

It covers foreigners coming to Cameroon in an official capacity as part of their professional activities. The short-stay visa does not give the right to carry out a gainful or professional activity, or to study, in Cameroon.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The short-stay visa is valid for one or more entries and exits, and its validity cannot exceed six months. A stay intended to exceed six months falls under the long-stay visa. The official source does not state a maximum stay per entry or a rolling-period rule.

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  • The official source does not state a maximum stay per entry or a rolling-period rule.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Depending on the case, the applicant must produce a passport valid for at least six months, a return air ticket, the required international vaccination certificates, proof of the purpose of the visit and of sufficient means of subsistence for the stay, a certificate of accommodation endorsed by the competent mayor or an invitation to an event in Cameroon or a firm hotel booking, and a mission order where applicable.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The process starts with online pre-enrolment and payment of fees; enrolment takes place at the competent or geographically nearest Cameroonian diplomatic mission or consular post, which grants the visa within three days (24 hours under the express procedure). Visas cannot be changed from one category to another and can be extended only in cases of force majeure assessed by the Minister in charge of external relations after a favourable opinion from the Delegate General for National Security.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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