Visa requirement
Cameroon visa for Nigerian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Cameroon.
Last verified: (yesterday)
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- The Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt lists Nigerian nationals among the ordinary entry-visa-exempt nationalities. The checked official page does not publish a universal tourist stay cap for that exemption, so no stay limit is encoded here.
- Free
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit The Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt lists Nigerian nationals among the ordinary entry-visa-exempt nationalities. The checked official page does not publish a universal tourist stay cap for that exemption, so no stay limit is encoded here.
- 3 Official fee Free
- 4 Passport validity passport valid for at least 6 months after departure; The Embassy of Cameroon in Germany says the passport should be valid for at least six months from the date of departure; the Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt also describes a six-month validity requirement for entry/visa documents. Validity source (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Transit airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; The checked official fee page distinguishes transit visas under five days, which are free of charge, from transit visas over four days, which are fee-bearing. It does not publish a universal airside transit waiver, so transit remains itinerary-specific. Transit source (opens in a new tab)
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Cameroon. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
No entry-visa fee is encoded for the ordinary-passport exemption. Health, carrier, overstay, non-tourist, extension or route-specific costs can still apply.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- passport valid for at least 6 months after departure; The Embassy of Cameroon in Germany says the passport should be valid for at least six months from the date of departure; the Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt also describes a six-month validity requirement for entry/visa documents.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; The checked official fee page distinguishes transit visas under five days, which are free of charge, from transit visas over four days, which are fee-bearing. It does not publish a universal airside transit waiver, so transit remains itinerary-specific.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Nigerian ordinary passport or travel document valid for at least six months
- Yellow fever vaccination certificate or other required international vaccination evidence
- Return/onward travel evidence and purpose-of-trip documents if requested
- Accommodation certificate, invitation, mission order or other purpose evidence if requested by the official application route
Why this verdict
Nigerian citizens are encoded as visa-free because the Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt lists Nigerian nationals as exempt from the entry-visa requirement for Cameroon. The public source does not state a universal tourist stay cap for this ordinary-passport exemption. This destination-wave matrix record is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passports, official duty, non-tourist visits, route-specific visa-on-arrival authorisations, health rules, carrier checks, border discretion and the live eVisa flow can change the practical answer. Reconfirm with evisacam, Cameroon immigration or a Cameroonian mission before booking.
Conditional rules
- Purpose or stay falls outside the ordinary entry-visa exemption Visa required
The official exemption page does not publish a universal tourist stay cap for Nigerian ordinary passports. Longer, non-tourist or special-purpose travel should be confirmed with Cameroonian authorities.
- Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passport, official duty or other non-tourist purpose Visa required
This row is for ordinary-passport short visits only. Use the appropriate Cameroonian mission, evisacam or government route for non-tourist or special-document travel.
- Passport or travel document is not valid for at least six months Visa required
The checked Cameroonian mission pages describe a six-month passport/document validity requirement for entry or visa application.
- Transit through Cameroon Conditional
Up to 5 days. The Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt lists a transit visa of less than five days as free of charge and a transit visa of more than four days as fee-bearing. Treat transit as route-specific, not as a universal no-document waiver.
- Route-specific authorisation for visa on arrival Conditional
The checked Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt page mentions limited prior-approved visa-on-arrival authorisations for some accredited-country or distant-city applicants. This is not encoded as a general tourist route.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Nigerian citizens need a visa for Cameroon?
- Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Cameroon. (Visa-free.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Nigerian passport holders stay in Cameroon?
- The Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt lists Nigerian nationals among the ordinary entry-visa-exempt nationalities. The checked official page does not publish a universal tourist stay cap for that exemption, so no stay limit is encoded here.
- How much does the Cameroon entry cost for Nigerian citizens?
- It is free. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.