In a decree made public on March 2, 2023, the President of the Republic sets new “ conditions of entry, stay and exit of foreigners “. The decree actually sets the terms of application of Law No. 97/012 of 10 January 1997 on the issue. With the introduction of the biometric visa as a major innovation. It is a ” highly secure document, materialized by a self-adhesive sticker to be applied in the passport of the holder who has carried out the e-enrollment or enrollment procedures beforehand to go to Cameroon, and comprising an electronic chip containing the digitized photograph of the holder concerned, his two (02) fingerprints or the iris of his eyes », Explains article 2 of the decree. Biometric visa features indicate cultural and geographical elements of Cameroon, printed with ink and elements that provide it with a high level of security in appearance.
The process involves three steps: online application, authorization and enrollment (this last phase can also be done online). Article 28 explains that from now on ” the Cameroon visa application and the payment of the related fees are made exclusively online from the dedicated platform “. Whether positive or negative, the response to the visa application must be made ” within three (03) days from the date of online pre-enrollment “. However, in the event of an express emergency procedure, ” the deadline is reduced to twenty-four (24) hours “, provided the text.
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The same document of 77 articles goes into detail on the characteristics of the residence permit, the refugee card, the resident card, in force in Cameroon. With their new features. This text which modernizes these documents of entry, stay and exit from the Cameroonian territory, fixes the methods of application of the law N° 97/012 of January 10, 1997 bearing the object. Last July, it had already been modified, without the implementing decree still being issued. Twenty-five years have passed. And finally Paul Biya anchored Cameroon to modernity.
