What the Cameroon visa rules mean for Spain travellers
Spain passport holders need an eVisa to enter Cameroon. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Short-stay visa, which costs 153 EUR.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Cameroon applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Cameroon's eVisa portal lists a passport or other travel document valid for at least six months among the documents for transit and short-stay visas, and valid for more than six months for long-stay visas.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list says proof of vaccination against yellow fever is required for all travellers aged 1 year or over entering Cameroon.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entering Cameroon. The UK government says emergency medical facilities are extremely limited and that serious medical treatment requires medical…
- Return or onward ticket: Cameroon's eVisa portal lists a return plane ticket or circular transport ticket among the documents for a short-stay visa, and an airline ticket valid to the destination or other proof of onward travel for a transit vi…
Cameroon entry rules compared
Cameroon lets 6 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 192. Spain citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Overall the Spain passport ranks #3 in the world with 126 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Spain passport you can also visit 13 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Gambia, Lesotho, Morocco, Mauritius and Senegal.
In the other direction, Cameroon citizens need a visa to visit Spain.