British High Commission Yaounde
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-27)

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

We offer consular support to British nationals across four countries, including through a network of resident honorary consuls:
- Cameroon, with whom the UK has historically had close and friendly ties, and with which it shares a binding colonial past.
- Gabon, with whom the UK has historic diplomatic, commercial and climate change ties, and where the UK has dedicated a non-resident High Commissioner in 2023.
- Equatorial Guinea, with whom the UK has commercial links.
In Cameroon, we support the country’s goal of becoming an emerging economy by 2035 by supporting sustainable democratic reform, challenging corruption, supporting adherence to international human rights standards and improving commercial co-operation. We work closely together as partners in the Commonwealth.

In Chad, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, we provide consular support.

Across the sub-region, we support co-operation on climate change and energy security.

Find out more on our UK and Cameroon news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/cameroon/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Cameroon.

If you’re travelling in Cameroon, see our Cameroon travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cameroon).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/cameroon/british-high-commission-yaounde)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen)

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (#contact-us).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

For legal reasons, we’re unable to carry out notarial acts in Commonwealth countries. This includes certifying documents as true copies of originals, administering oaths or taking affidavits. For these or other notarial acts, you should contact a local notary (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cameroon-list-of-lawyers).

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

Find out more in the country profile for Africa Regional. (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-africa-regional-profile-july-2018)