Cameroon: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 51
- Consulates
- 21
- missions abroad
- 45
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 6
Live & travel in Cameroon
Monthly budget
$1,600/mo
Prices vs USA: 36%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 588.35 XAF
Internet access
46%
of people online
Air quality
55.6
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French, English
Emergency
112
Plug types
Europlug, Type E
Calling code
+237
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: May 14, 2026
3.0
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.2
- Safety3.3
- Internet access1.5
- Air quality1.0
- Climate4.8
SOS · Cameroon112Restaurants, cafés and dishes in CameroonNdolé · Eru · Achu · Suya · Chikwangue
Government consensus
Increased caution· 3 of 3 governments- United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Feb 11, 2027 · Youth Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- May 6, 2027 · Ascension Day
- May 16, 2027 · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Cities in Cameroon
Traveller essentials · Cameroon
- Emergency
- 112
- Calling code
- +237
- Currency
- XAF
- Plug types
- Europlug, E
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Time zone
- Africa/Douala
Foreign missions in Cameroon
AlgeriaYaoundé1BelgiumYaoundé1BeninYaoundé1BrazilYaoundé1CanadaYaoundé1Central African RepublicYaoundé1ChadYaoundé2ChinaYaoundé, Douala2Côte d’IvoireYaoundé1DR CongoYaoundé1EgyptYaoundé1Equatorial GuineaYaoundé1FranceYaoundé, Douala3GabonYaoundé1GermanyYaoundé2IndiaYaoundé1IndonesiaYaoundé1IsraelYaoundé1ItalyYaoundé1JapanYaoundé1LiberiaYaoundé1LibyaYaoundé1MaliDouala1MaltaYaoundé1MoroccoYaoundé1Netherlands1NigerYaoundé1NigeriaYaoundé, Douala3PolandYaoundé1Republic of the CongoYaoundé1RussiaYaoundé, Douala2Saudi ArabiaYaoundé1SenegalYaoundé1South AfricaYaoundé1SpainYaoundé, Douala2SwitzerlandYaoundé1TunisiaYaoundé1TürkiyeYaoundé1United KingdomYaoundé1United StatesYaoundé2Vatican CityYaoundé1
Cameroon missions abroad
AlgeriaAlgiers1Australia1AustriaBerlin, Vienna2BelgiumBrussels1BeninPorto-Novo2BrazilBrasília1CanadaOttawa1Central African RepublicBangui1ChadN'Djamena1ChinaBeijing1Côte d’IvoireAbidjan1DR CongoKinshasa1Equatorial GuineaMalabo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis, Marseille2GabonLibreville1GermanyBerlin, Düsseldorf2IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome, Milan3JapanTokyo1NetherlandsThe Hague1NigeriaCalabar, Lagos2PakistanKarachi1Republic of the CongoBrazzaville1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SenegalDakar1South AfricaPretoria1SpainMadrid1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandBern1TogoLomé1TunisiaTunis1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul2United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C., New York City2
Who can enter Cameroon without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Cameroon?
51 missions, 41 countries.
Emergency: Cameroon?
112
Who can enter Cameroon without a visa?
6: Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, and Republic of the Congo…