Spanish Embassy in Yaoundé
Embassy 
Spain Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Foreign ministry of Spain: list of missions abroad · Record last updated on 10 January 2022
The Spanish embassy in Yaoundé represents Spain towards Cameroon, the capital of Cameroon. Cameroonian citizens need a visa for Spain, obtained before travel.
Opening hours
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Upcoming closures
Public holidays in Cameroon
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Christmas Day
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New Year's Day
Public holidays in Spain
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Constitution Day
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Immaculate Conception
Spain visa for Cameroonian citizens
CameroonSpain Visa required Spain visa for citizens of Cameroon
SpainCameroon e-Visa Cameroon visa for citizens of Spain
Cameroonian citizens need a visa for Spain, obtained before travel. Whether the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.
Visa statistics
| Year | Applications | Visas issued | Refused | Refusal rate | Multiple-entry share |
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| 2023 | 1,508 | 925 | 516 | 35.8% | 12.3% |
| 2024 | 1,200 | 719 | 452 | 38.6% | 22.5% |
| 2025 | 1,309 | 704 | 476 | 39.1% | 27.1% |
2025 figures: 1,309 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Spain’s embassy in Yaoundé, and 704 visas were issued. 476 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 39.1%. That is barely different from 2024 (38.6%). Applications rose by 9% compared with 2024 (1,200).
Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 35.8% (2023) to 39.1% (2025).
Across all Schengen consulates in Cameroon, 40.3% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 6th largest number of applications of the 6 Schengen states represented here.
27.1% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Cameroon.
Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates 2023–2025 (© European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0). Short-stay (type C) visas. How these figures are made
Other missions nearby
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Embassy of Switzerland in YaoundéBoulevard de l'URSS 129, Yaoundé
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Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in YaoundéRue 1.805, Yaoundé
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High Commission of South Africa in YaoundéRue 1801, Bastos, Yaoundé
Spain’s other missions in Cameroon
Besides the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé, Spain has 1 other mission in Cameroon. Consulates: Douala. Cameroon in turn has an embassy in Madrid.
Good to know
About the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé
It appears in official lists as Embassy of Spain in Yaoundé.
Address and contact
The record for the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé includes an official website.
Spanish citizens travelling to Cameroon
Spanish citizens need an e-Visa for Cameroon, applied for online before travel.
When the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé is closed
Expect the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé to be shut on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026, a holiday in Spain.
Before visiting the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé
Current procedures for the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.
Near the Spanish embassy in Yaoundé
The Spanish embassy in Yaoundé has 29 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Spanish Embassy in Yaoundé closed?
The Spanish embassy in Yaoundé closes on Cameroon’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, and usually on the national day of Spain.
Do Cameroonian citizens need a visa for Spain?
Cameroonian citizens need a visa for Spain, obtained before travel.
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