Passports
TERMS:
- 3 photocopies of the birth certificate and bring the original.
- 2 photocopies of the passport (the identity page).
- 2 completed copies of the passport application form.
- 1 certified photocopy of the birth certificate of the person applying for the passport (machine readable) for the first time.
NB: the certification must be done at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon. Passport fees: € Passport application submission days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by appointment requested one week in advance
Ordinary Passport
The Ordinary passport is a travel document issued by the General Delegation for National Security (GDNS) available to all Cameroonian citizens upon request.
To apply for a standard passport, it is necessary to first complete pre-enrolment in the online portal.
Once the pre-enrolment process has been completed, an application form will be produced and used to complete the enrolment process in the selected office.
First-Time Passport
Cameroonian citizen residing in Cameroon
Supporting Documents required to be provided by type of application:
Minor applicants under the age of 15
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- proof of social status, if applicable
- parental authorization of one parent or legal guardian or holder of a legalized power of attorney
- National Identity Card (NIC)- certified photocopy of one of the parents, legal guardian, or power of attorney to act in place of the parents
Minor applicants between the ages of 15 and 21:
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- NIC-certified photocopy
- proof of social status, if applicable
- parental authorization of one of the parent’s or legal guardian or holder of a legalized power of attorney
- NIC-certified photocopy of one of the parents, legal guardian, or power of attorney to act in place of the parents or legal guardian
Case of married minor
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC)
- proof of the profession or any socio-professional occupation, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate
Emancipated Minor Applicant following a court decision
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- NIC-certified photocopy
- proof of the profession of the minor, if applicable
- NIC-certified photocopy of one of the parents, legal guardian, or power of attorney to act in place of the parents or legal guardian
- photocopy of court decision
Applicants over the age of 21
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- certified photocopy of the NIC
- proof of the profession or social status, if applicable
Married women over the age of 21
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- certified photocopy of the NIC
- proof of the profession or social status, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate
Applicants over the age of 50
- certified photocopy of the NIC
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate (for the married woman)
- proof of the profession or social status, if applicable
Cameroonian citizens living abroad
Applicants under the age of 15
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified copy of the birth certificate
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC), if any, of the residency card
- proof of social status, if applicable
- parental permission from one of the parents, legal guardian, or power of attorney
Minor applicants between the ages of 15 and 21
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified copy of the birth certificate
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC), if any, of the residency card
- proof of social status of the minor, if applicable
- parental permission from one of the parents, legal guardian, or power of attorney
- NIC-certified photocopy of one of the parents’ or passports if their NIC has expired or the legal guardian or any holder of a procuration to act in place of a parent
Minor emancipated applicants
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC), if any, of the residency card
- proof of social status, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate or legal act of emancipation
Applicants over the age of 21
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC), if any, of the residency card
- proof of the profession, if applicable
- photocopy of the residence or residence card or any other applicable document
Married woman over the age of 21
- pre-enrolment receipt
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC), if any, of the residency card
- proof of the profession, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate
- photocopy of the residence or residence card or any other applicable document
Passport Renewal according to applicable case
Renewal Cases
- Deterioration, Expiry, Full passport
- Lost and Stolen
- Change of parentage
- Change of name
- Correction
Deterioration, Expiry, Full Passport
- pre-enrolment receipt
- old passport
- proof of the profession, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC)
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate for applicants under the age of 50
Lost and Stolen
- pre-enrolment receipt
- copy of old passport
- certificate of declaration of lost and stolen passport including the passport number that was stolen or lost
- proof of the profession, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC)
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate for applicants under the age of 50
Change of parentage
- pre-enrolment receipt
- old passport
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- proof of the profession, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate, if applicable
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC)
Change of Name
- pre-enrolment receipt
- old passport
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- proof of the profession, if applicable
- proof of name change
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC)
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate, if applicable
Correction
- pre-enrolment receipt
- old passport
- certified photocopy of the birth certificate
- proof of the profession, if applicable
- proof of correction
- certified photocopy of the National Identity Card (NIC)
- certified photocopy of the marriage certificate, if applicable
