Schengen visas in Cameroon: refusals consulate by consulate
40.3% of applications refused in 2025 — 22,951 of 57,469.
2024: 38.1% of 51,679 applications (+2.3 pts). 7 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 19.1%
- Germany — Yaoundé · 3,830 applications
- Most refusals
- 58.6%
- Italy — Yaoundé · 7,544 applications
- Biggest drop since 2024
- −3.7 pts
- Germany — Yaoundé · 3,830 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 62.4%
- Germany — Yaoundé · 3,830 applications
Ranking based on consulates with at least 1,000 applications: below that, a handful of files moves the rate. The largest consulate by volume is France — Douala, with 18,599 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany — Yaoundé | 3,830 | 19.1% | 22.8% | −3.7 pts | 62.4% |
| France — Douala | 18,599 | 36.7% | 34.1% | +2.5 pts | 43.6% |
| France — Yaoundé | 17,053 | 36.8% | 34.0% | +2.8 pts | 22.1% |
| Spain — Yaoundé | 1,309 | 39.1% | 38.6% | +0.5 pts | 27.1% |
| Switzerland — Yaoundé | 2,210 | 41.2% | 34.8% | +6.4 pts | 16.5% |
| Belgium — Yaoundé | 6,924 | 50.7% | 48.0% | +2.8 pts | 31.3% |
| Italy — Yaoundé | 7,544 | 58.6% | 54.6% | +3.9 pts | 38.2% |
Before choosing a consulate
You do not pick your consulate. The Visa Code (Article 5) designates the one of your main destination — or of the first country of entry if no destination dominates. Applying "where refusals are lower" for a trip elsewhere is itself a ground for refusal.
A low rate is not leniency: it also reflects who applies. A consulate that mostly receives seasoned business travellers refuses less than one receiving first-time applicants. The rate shows where files fail most often — a reason to prepare yours carefully, not to change address.
Where to go visa-free with a Cameroonian passport
Source: Commission européenne — Visa statistics for consulates, 2025 and 2024 editions, published 2026-05-28. Uniform short-stay visas; the rate is the Commission's: refusals / (issued + limited territorial validity visas + refusals).