Cameroon residence and citizenship
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Cameroon. The number of years to citizenship in Cameroon is not on file yet.
Partly checked — So far the automated review covers foreign-employee contract endorsement and residence card only (sources read 10 November 2026). Everything else on this page is provisional.
Residence routes in Cameroon
No investment, own-income or remote-work route is on file for Cameroon yet; the work, family and other routes on file are below.
"Minimum" is a cited investment threshold in its stated currency. A USD figure appears only when a supported conversion is on file; "—" means no supported amount is on file, not that it is free. "To citizenship" counts the years of residence before a naturalisation application. A zero-year entry states no residence wait; citizenship still needs a separate decision.
Work, family, study and other routes (1)
| Route | Kind | Minimum | Processing | To citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorsed foreign employment contract and residence card | Residence permit | — | — | — |
Each route's conditions and sources
Endorsed foreign employment contract and residence card
The 2025 card reform replaced in-person-first filing. The earlier DGSN document list supports only the broad long-stay eligibility outline and may need updating; exact documents and fees require current card-office confirmation.
Sources: Foreign-worker contract endorsement authority (Cameroon Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training), 2025 identity-title enrolment reform (Cameroon General Delegation for National Security), Earlier residence-card document list (Cameroon General Delegation for National Security)
Citizenship in Cameroon
The citizenship rules of Cameroon are not on file yet.
What is the cheapest residence visa in Cameroon?
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Cameroon. The routes on file are listed below.
How many years to citizenship in Cameroon?
The number of years to citizenship in Cameroon is not on file yet.
Does Cameroon allow dual citizenship?
The sources on file do not settle whether Cameroon allows dual citizenship.
Tax and residence days
A residence permit and tax residence are different tests. See the Cameroon tax rates, count your days with the Cameroon day test and see what changed in the data, day by day.
Sources
The Cameroon profile cites 3 sources, 3 of them from a government or a statute. Data as of 2026-Q4.
- Foreign-worker contract endorsement authority · Cameroon Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training, official, read 10 November 2026
- 2025 identity-title enrolment reform · Cameroon General Delegation for National Security, official, read 10 November 2026
- Earlier residence-card document list · Cameroon General Delegation for National Security, official, read 10 November 2026
Rules, fees and minimums change, and many routes have conditions not shown here. Did you find an error? Tell us, with the source.
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