Cameroon
Republic of Cameroon
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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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