Jurisdiction of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaounde

The German Embassy in Yaounde is in charge of your application if your usual domicile is in Cameroon, in Chad, in the Central African Republic, in Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe or in Gabon. The German Embassy in Yaounde therefore has jurisdiction if you are resident in one of these countries.

General Information

The following documents must be submitted in the original plus a copy of all originals. The documents must be sorted into two folders:

1. Folder: Original documents
2. Folder: Copies of all original documents (front and back)

The pages and documents must not be stapled or bound in any other way!

Submitted original documents will be returned after the visa procedure has been completed. Please note the information on the General Data Protection Regulation.

Checklist for a visa application for reunification of children and parents

1. Fees: Depending on the type of application.
   1. Applications for foreign children or foreign parents: Applicants up to 18 years 25,000 XAF, from 18 years 50,000 XAF.
   2. Applications for German children or parents or children or parents with EU/EEA citizenship: Free of charge.
2. Visa application form: Printed visa application form: VIDEX - Long-term stay, signed by the applicant.
3. Passport photos: A current passport photo, size 35 x 45 mm, biometric (face taken from the front), not retouched, eyes not covered, background light-coloured (see photo sample table).
4. Passport: Valid, signed, valid for at least three months, at least two blank pages, copy of the data page and all pages with visas and entries / stamps, copies of old passports with visas, copies of old residence permits in Germany.
5. Carte d'Identité Cameroon: CNI or proof of CNI, foreigners in Cameroon: Cameroonian residence permit.
6. Birth certificate: Original birth certificate (no duplicates: applications without originals cannot be processed) and original court judgement (Grosse and Certificat de non Appel) if the birth certificate was issued on the basis of a judgement.
7. Identity documents of the reference person: Depending on the type of application.
   1. Joining the German child/parent: copy of identity card, copy of passport data page and all pages with visas and entries/stamps, copies of old passports with visas, if naturalised: copy of naturalisation certificate.
   2. Joining a foreign child/parent: copy of Carte d'Identité, copy of passport data page and all pages with visas and entries/stamps, copies of old passports with visas, copy of German residence permit.
8. Marriage certificate: Marriage certificate of the parents of the child involved.
9. Divorce decree: If a divorce has taken place, divorce decree of the parents of the child involved.
10. Proof of relationship between child and parent: Proof of relationship is possible in the following ways:
    1. German birth certificate of the child involved or
    2. original Cameroonian birth certificate (no duplicates) of the child involved or
    3. Recognition of paternity of the parent involved or
    4. German court judgement on the relationship.
11. Registration certificate (§ 18 Abs. 2 BMG): Registration certificate, § 18 Para. 2 BMG of the child/parent in Germany, not older than six months.
12. Proof of language proficiency: Applicant children over the age of 16 must provide proof of proficiency in the German language, certificate level C1, § 32 Para. 2 AufenthG in conjunction with § 2 Para. 12 AufenthG.
    Please note: Only ALTE language certificates (Goethe-Institut, ÖSD, telc, TestDaf, ELC) are accepted.
13. Additional documents for visa applications from minors: Necessary documents for applicants under the age of 18: In the case of parents with joint custody, if only one parent is to join the child, the personal declaration of consent of the parent remaining in Cameroon must be submitted. This can be recorded at the embassy when the application is submitted, on presentation of proof of identity. Otherwise, the declaration of consent must be submitted in notarised form.
14. Documents for document verification will be requested by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Yaoundé after the application has been submitted.