UK help and services in Cameroon

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Cameroon. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Cameroon.

Emergency help for British nationals

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.

Passports and emergency travel documents

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Cameroon

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Cameroon

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.
  • This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cameroon, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.

  • Find out how to get the documents you’ll need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they’ll cost.

  • Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.

  • Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.

  • Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.

  • The process when a British national dies in Oman, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

News and events

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Cameroon.

Trade and invest

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Cameroon.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Cameroon, and Cameroon companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • Information on how UK businesses can control risks when operating in Cameroon.

  • What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits

British embassy or high commission

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British Council is the UK's leading international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We work in more than 100 countries with over 10,000 leaders and decision-makers each year. British Council Cameroon connects you with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK.

  • The British High Commission in Cameroon maintains and develops relations between the UK and Cameroon.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.