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Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon

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Naturalisation

5 Years

Dual citizenship

No

Birthright

Restricted

Ancestry

1 Generation

PIT top rate

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Corporate tax

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Territorial tax

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Wealth tax

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Crypto tax

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Unemployment

3.61%

Social security (EE)

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Pathways published

8

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Family Resident Card

Family

Family-facing resident-card route for spouses and expatriate family members, using DGSN's resident-card evidence and lower family fee category.

Refugee Card

Humanitarian

Cameroon's refugee identity card for foreign nationals who benefit from asylum, valid for two years and exempt from stamp duty.

Carte de Resident

General residence

Cameroon's ten-year resident card for foreign nationals admitted as residents, including people moving from a twice-renewed stay card.

Carte de Sejour

General residence

Cameroon's stay card for foreign nationals regularly admitted to stay in Cameroon, valid for two years and renewable twice.

Carte de Sejour Renewal or Replacement

General residence

Renewal, loss, theft or deterioration handling for the Cameroon stay card, using DGSN evidence rules and the one-month-before-expiry renewal condition.

Long-Stay eVisa

General residence

Cameroon online long-stay entry visa, valid up to twelve months and normally used before applying for residence documentation where the stay continues in Cameroon.

Short-Stay eVisa

Short Term Business

Online Cameroon visa route for short stays, with ordinary and express options valid up to six months and issued through MINREX/eVisaCam pre-enrolment.

Transit Visa

Short Term Business

Free Cameroon transit visa for transit stays up to five days, referenced in MINREX eVisa guidance.

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Mobility (FoM)

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Travel risk

Africa/Douala

Timezone

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Population

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