Please make sure that you register for the correct category in the Consular Services Portal!

Please note: Registrations made prior to the Go-Live of the Consular Services Portal will remain valid. Registrations done via the Consular Services Portal will only be processed once the old B-list is empty. A new registration is not necessary.

Information on our appointment waiting time are available here.

If a minor applicant is accompanied by a person who does not have parental custody, an original power of attorney notarised by German authorities is required.

If there is no power of attorney, the application cannot be accepted.

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaoundé strongly recommends the submission of proof of language proficiency (min. level B1) in order to support the plausibility and credibility of the motivation for the intended study visit.

For English-language degree programmes, the required English language skills (e.g. TOEFL certificate) must be submitted.

Please note: Only ALTE certified language certificates (Goethe-Institut, ÖSD, telc, TestDaf, ELC) less than one year old are accepted. The oldest module counts!

Amount of funding

As part of the visa procedure, proof of funding for the first year of study must be provided, unless the programme is to be taken up for less than one year.

For all financing options, proof of at least EUR 992 per month (EUR 11,904 per year) must be provided when submitting the application.

Blocked account

In the visa procedure, proof of subsistence can be provided by setting up a blocked account. You have a free choice of provider. However, as far as the embassy is currently aware, no banks in Cameroon offer a blocked account that fulfils the requirements of the visa procedure.

Declaration of commitment

Third parties who live in Germany and wish to assume responsibility for ensuring your livelihood can submit a declaration of commitment (§§ 66 to 68a AufenthG) to the responsible immigration authority.

This must contain the note ‘nachgewiesen’ [eng: proven]. Unfortunately, declarations of commitment in which financing has been ‘glaubhaft gmeacht' [eng: credibly demonstrated] cannot be accepted when applying for a study visa. The declaration of commitment must not be older than six months at the time of application.

If a relative in Germany has submitted a declaration of commitment on your behalf, please enclose the relevant proof of relationship (e.g. birth certificates) with your visa application.

Scholarship

If you have received a scholarship (e.g. from the DAAD, Erasmus+, a university or a foundation), this can be accepted as proof of funding. Please note that scholarships must also cover at least the monthly/annual amount stated above. If the promised scholarship does not cover the amount, you must provide further proof (e.g. blocked account) in the amount of the shortfall.

Private University

Please note that you must provide proof of payment for the tuition fees for the first year for any private university.

German universities distinguish between two types of admission: Unconditional and conditional admission to a university degree programme.

• Unconditional admission: All admission requirements for the chosen degree programme at the respective university have already been met. You start your degree right away.
• Conditional admission: Not all admission requirements have been met. In most cases, the necessary language skills are not yet available and must still be acquired. Please note our information on proof of language proficiency.

Please note that expired admissions and language course enrolments will not be accepted and may lead to your application being rejected. If you are already enrolled or matriculated in your degree programme, you must provide proof of this when submitting your application.

If you have to take a preparatory language course before starting your studies in Germany, there should be a maximum of three months between the end of the language course and the start of your studies.

If you visit the page of the database ANABIN (recognition and evaluation of foreign educational certificates), you can check whether your foreign educational level may be recognised or comparable.

Attention! The submission of falsified documents and the provision of false information will result in the immediate rejection of the application!

Please note that the applicant may also be entered in the visa warning register!

Visa applicants who have submitted, obtained or produced forged or falsified documents in the visa procedure or have obtained authentic documents by providing false information or have provided false information or have obtained a visa by concealing material facts which they were obliged to provide can be entered in the visa warning register, § 2 VWDG.

Further information on the visa warning register can be found here.

The Federal Office for Foreign Affairs (BfAA) supports the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaoundé in the processing of visa applications in the category of study, employment and training in the context of nursing and healthcare professions.

Processing at the BfAA does not change anything for applicants. If there are any queries or need for clarification regarding your visa application, you may be contacted directly by the BfAA to speed up processing. Your visa or notification of refusal will continue to be issued by the responsible diplomatic mission abroad.

Detailed information on visa processing by the BfAA can be found here (information is only available in german).

Please note that incomplete applications cannot be processed. The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaoundé and the BfAA reserve the right to request further documents in individual cases and to have the authenticity of the documents submitted checked. Documents submitted prior to the application cannot be assigned to a later visa application.

The visa should be applied for with sufficient time before the planned departure. The processing time for complete application documents is currently around three months. Processing may be delayed due to incomplete application documents or irregular processing measures. There is no entitlement to the issue of a visa within the specified processing time. The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaoundé accepts no liability for any delays in travelling in the event of irregular processing times.

If personal collection is not possible, you can authorize a representative with the appropriate power of attorney to collect the passpot when submitting your application.

After receiving your passport and visa, we ask you to immediately check that all the information on your visa label is correct. If you have any questions, please contact us immediately.

In particular, your visa will show your name, passport number, photo and the period of validity of the visa. The period of validity is specified in a period of time during which your journey can take place.

The embassy may shorten the requested visa period without prior consultation.

The issue of a visa does not constitute a right to enter the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany or the territory of the Schengen member states.

The final decision on entry is made by the federal police or border police of the Schengen member state of your entry as part of the entry control. Prepare yourself for a check of your visa and all entry documents (in particular visa documents, information on financial means, proof of purpose of stay and proof of health insurance cover) by the Federal Police before the border check!

Further information can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community and on the website of the Federal Police.