Consulate of Cameroon (Calabar) | Consulate / Embassy

So, in my opinion this is for 99% bribe. They ask - 10k. I ask them: "Ok, give me official receipt". I get back: "This is not supermarket". After short conversation i visited consul and he also ask me for 10k fees. I payed, because I dont have time to continue this shit. My advise, dont fight with them. its not worth. In official website we pay - visa fees and processing fees. So this 10k this is bribe for 99%, but this is Africa and here rasist not exist... if we do this in US or EU they will be so angry. And The most funny what I get there: "All travelwrs like you - have money... your goverment support you!". // and in this point I am done. I get sticker and I hope never come back.

Shortly - go, pay, make smile, take sticker, go out.

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Visa sticker Cameroon - Calabar
I had already applied for the visa online. It was delivered to me 2 days later. I received my visa sticker in Calabar. First I was in Lagos. However, I was told that there were a few technical problems. Everything worked smoothly in Calabar - but I had to pay another 17,000 naira. I waited about 30 minutes and had to go to the ambassador for an interview.

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Please every Tourist should note that Land boarders is restricted by the Cameroon Government for Tourist that is why the Lagos Consultate doesn't issue the sticker visa to Tourist. They expect everyone who have the E visa to fly over to Cameroon and get their sticker at arrival at the airport. Due to this complications, the Calabar Consultate had to issue the sticker visa to Tourist if you claim you're using the boat to Idenua Port where you can get your passport stamped in. Please note: the N10,000 naira payment in the consultate is for the process to make things easier for Tourist to get into Cameroon via the sea port. It's not by your right to get the sticker visa on your passport without flying into the country. The consultate is doing this to make things easier for Tourist instead of booking a flight to Cameroon and then Shipping your vehicle or Motorcycle to Cameroon which will be more expensive to do so. Please try to co operate with them. If they stop issuing the sticker like the Lagos Consultate it will make things complicated for Tourist using the Sea port to enter Cameroon.

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i went to have the sticker after approving my visa online
there is a person working in reception told me that i should pay 10k neira to get the sticker, i refused to pay because i know its for free, he insisted and I understood that the vice consul wasnt there thats why the person wanted to have a profit, i left and came back on monday morning and i told the same person that i want to meet the vice consul, he tried to reject my request but I stayed there waiting unil he took my passport and make the sticker for me and give me back the passport without asking for payment
i didnt meet the vice consul but i was sure that he wouldnt ask for money

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I got my sticker visa very easily for free here (I had already my e-visa) in 45 minutes.
The vice consul was very friendly and welcoming!
They asked "my documents" and I just gave a copy of my passport and vaccination certificate.
Maybe better to say you are going to cross the border by boat even if you want to cross by land.

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Get your visa Issued here at the Consultate. And if you are Intending to Cross from Nigeria to Cameroon by Fastboat in 3 Hours from Immigration Boat Point Oron to Idenua in Cameroon where you can get your visa both Stamped in and out. One traveler and a Motorcycle cost $300 including all handling, Customs, Port Authorities Clearance, etc. Hotel Lodging, Dinner for the Night and Brakefast before the next day departure For more about this visit www.ringscotravels.com Or Whatsapp John on +2349135306373

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You need a fake plain Ticket! Ferry/Boat ticket isn't allowed. They said it's not allowed to cross the border to Cameroon. But we did.

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Paid 34600 Naira (84€) for 3 months visa.
Ticket ferry still required. But, just as a temptative, try to say you are going to a north border (Gembu, Garoua....). Consul said situation is quiet up there, maybe a ferry ticket is not needed :)

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Was only asked for 3 photos, 3 passport photo copies and my ferry ticket, so be sure to buy ticket before you go to embassy (foot passenger: 23,000 naira plus 10,000cfa - ticket man will change your naira into cfa). Also had to write a sentence asking for the visa. Then had an interview with the Consul which was a friendly chat. Waited 2 hours there for visa to be ready. They ask for it to be paid in cfa but i paid some in naira and some in cfa - total cost 57,000cfa, 3 months, single entry from date i asked for. Staff and consul very friendly and welcoming with advise about where is safe and where is not in Cameroon at the moment.

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Got my visa today. 3 month single entry visa that starts on the date I requested. Took a few hours. Needed 3 photocopies of passport. 3 photos. Photocopy of yellow fever and a hotel booking. Deal breaker was the flight or ferry ticket. I went and bought a ferry ticket as a foot passenger. Cost me 21 000 Naira at today's rate, worked out at $58. Visa cost 51 000 CFA plus 5000 CFA processing fee. I gave them a mixture of West and Central African CFA. Also needed to write a letter to the consul explaining what I was doing. The dude was nice and it was an easy process.

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As of this date, the Consul here is still refusing to issue tourist visas unless you prove to him that you are taking the ridiculously expensive ferry. He was very friendly and seemed genuine in his concern for my safety, however his refusal forced me to drive more than 1000 extra kilometres up to Abuja and miss crossing the border with friends who already had visas from Cotonou (thanks to the Nigeria visa scam happening there). Definitely recommend calling ahead or otherwise confirming that visas are being issued again.

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Easy application, just 2 pics needed and was done on the spot (max 15 minutes, we came in the afternoon).
Requested a 3 month visa and multiple entry, the lady asked 75k CFA. After we said we thought it was 55k she said ok for 65k. We even had eastern CFA but it made no difference to the price

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Probably the easiest and quickest visa on the whole transafrican tour! Hand in 2 pics, fill out one form., no copies of passport needed. We could wait in the office while visa was issued (15 minutes). Price is still 55.000 Western CFA per person. Easiest way to pay visa fee is, if you bring CFA... other currency's (also US Dollars) are not really wanted.

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fast and easy but get cfa money!! we only had dollars and had to pay 25 dollar extra!!

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The lady told me that I either need 51.000 eastern CFA or (I guess because she saw me only carrying western CFA) 55.000 of those. very simple, could wait in the office till Visa was ready.

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6 June 2017
Dutch residents

Opened at 10 AM.
They need your passports and 2 passphotos.

It's strange because the exchange rate is bad right now so the lady told us in CFA it is now CFA 55 000,- per person.

We asked for 60 days and a double entry and she said the price remained the same.

Because the ambassador was at a meeting we applied at 10 AM and could pick up the visa at 1 PM.

Easy process.

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Super quick, friendly lady. Had ours in 15 minutes (depends how many people are waiting). Still 51,000 Western CFA. Two photos is all that is required - one easy form to complete. 30 days from issue given.

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Paid with West African CFA with no questions or dramas. 51,000CFA. It was prepared while we waited, took about 45 minutes.

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Very fast and easy. We only had to fill in one form each and handle in two photographs. No passport photocopies were required. Very important to know! It's 51000 cefa if you pay in that currency. We only had nigerian naira which they accepted but on a very bad exchange rate so we paid almost double. When asked for a receipt they made one with the price in cefa on it and got angry when we asked them to correct it to naira. They told us that they don't accept them and only did us a "favor". At the end they wanted to give the money back and send us to exchange money on the black market so we eventually gave up. If you want to pay in euro it's 80€ which is only about 10 euros more expensive.

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Open, around 10 the "important people" come. I needed 3 photos, two filled out forms and 51000 CFA (XOF) for a 90 day visa.

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You should get your visa here on the same day without hassle. Did not try it out ourselves as we already got our visas in Abuja.

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