Passport Atlas
Entering Cameroon
Cameroon does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.
Openness rank
#190
Entry openness
6
Visa free
6
Visa required
0
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Country profile
Capital
Yaoundé
Population
29.4 million
Area
475,440 km²
Currency
Central African CFA franc XAF
Languages
English, French
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Foreign-born
642,948 · 2024
Migrant share
2.2%
Ethnic groups · 2022
- Bamileke-Bamu22.2%
- Biu-Mandara16.4%
- Arab-Choa/Hausa/Kanuri13.5%
- Mbam13.1%
- Grassfields9.9%
- Cotier/Ngoe/Oroko4.6%
- Other10.4%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Travel notes
Plug
Type C
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Right
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+237
Airports
DLA · NSI · GOU · NGE
Highlights
- Limbe Wildlife Centre
- Dja Faunal Reserve
- Douala
Passports that enter without a prior visa
Middle Africa