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Cameroon visa rules for Nigeria passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Cameroon.

The answer

Yes. Nigeria passport holders can visit Cameroon visa-free.

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Visa-free
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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

ambacamcaire.comEmbassy of the Republic of Cameroon in EgyptChecked 30 Oct 2026

Nationals of Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Chad are exempt from the visa requirement to enter Cameroon.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

All person wishing to enter Cameroon must be in possession of a valid passport (minimum 6 months before the expire date)

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Cameroon passport holders need to visit Nigeria.

Cameroon passport Nigeria

Visa-free

All foreign Nationals except citizens of ECOWAS Member State Cameroonians and Chadians and other countries with which Nigeria has entered into visa abolition/waiver agreements

Cameroon passport to Nigeria, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Nigeria passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Yaoundé, nearest first.

  1. ChadN'Djamena, about 1,000 km from YaoundéVisa-free
  2. BeninPorto-Novo, about 1,030 km from YaoundéVisa-free · 90 days
  3. TogoLomé, about 1,170 km from YaoundéVisa-free · 30 days
  4. GhanaAccra, about 1,310 km from YaoundéVisa-free · 90 days
  5. NigerNiamey, about 1,490 km from YaoundéVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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