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Trip checklist: Cameroon

For South African passport holders. Last checked 5 October 2026.

Visa requirement

South Africans need to apply online for an e-visa before travel to Cameroon.

Permitted stay

Short-stay e-visa covers 1–180 days.

Before you go

  • Passport validity

    At least 6 months.

  • How to apply

    Official portal https://www.evisacam.cm (Republic of Cameroon): pre-register, pay online, receive a QR-coded authorisation, then biometrics and visa printing at entry. GSA fees: EUR 153 normal short stay, EUR 229 express, EUR 305 long stay, EUR 153 transit. 72 h (express 24 h). Apply at least 10 days and at most 6 months ahead. Land or sea entry needs an embassy visa.

  • Where South Africans apply

    Online at evisacam.cm.

  • Vaccinations, including yellow fever on return to South Africa

    CAMEROON: yellow fever certificate REQUIRED for entry. RETURN TO SOUTH AFRICA: Cameroon is on South Africa's yellow fever risk-country list. South African Department of Health / DIRCO rules require every traveller over 1 year old (South Africans included) arriving from a risk country, or transiting a risk-country airport for more than 12 hours, to show a valid yellow fever certificate (vaccine at least 10 days before departure; certificates are valid for life). Without one you may be refused entry or quarantined for up to 6 days.

  • Confirm with the embassy

    Rules change. Check the official source before you book.

Where to apply

Research sources

  1. 1. Republic of Cameroon – consular services / e-Visa portal (Official, evisacam.cm) https://www.evisacam.cm/
  2. 2. UK FCDO (Other government, gov.uk) https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cameroon/entry-requirements
  3. 3. National Department of Health, South Africa (Other government, health.gov.za) https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Protocols-for-Travellers.pdf
  4. 4. DIRCO (South African High Commission, Canberra) (Other government, dirco.gov.za) https://dirco.gov.za/canberra/yellow-fever/
  5. 5. The GSA (South African visa agency) (Commercial, thegsa.co.za) https://www.thegsa.co.za/visa-and-country-info/2573-cameroon-country-guide

From doineedavisa.co.za/cameroon. Always confirm with the embassy before you travel.