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 spouse reunification

1. Fees: Depending on the type of application.
   1. Applications for foreign spouses, foreign fiancées and German fiancées: Applicants up to 18 years 25,000 XAF, from 18 years 50,000 XAF
   2. Applications for German spouses and spouses with European Union citizenship (EU/EEA): 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 spouse: Copy of identity card, copy of passport data page and all pages with visas and entries / stamps, copies of old passports with visas, in the case of naturalisation: copy of naturalisation certificate.
   2. Joining a foreign spouse: 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 or application for marriage (§ 13 Abs. 4 PStG): Depending on the type of application.
   1. Married couples: Marriage certificate for spouses
   2. Fiancées: Certificate of registration of marriage according to § 13 para. 4 PStG
9. Divorce decree: If one of the spouses (reference person or applicant) has already been married once.
10. Declaration of commitment (§§ 66 to 68a AufenthG) (only fiancées): Original declaration of commitment according to §§ 66 to 68a AufenthG, issued by the competent authority, creditworthiness proven, not older than six months.
11. Registration certificate (§18 Abs. 2 BMG): Registration certificate, § 18 Para. 2 BMG of the spouse in Germany, not older than six months.
12. Proof of language skills: Proof of basic German language skills (certificate level A1), Section 2 (9) AufenthG, not older than one year.
    Please note: Only ALTE language certificates (Goethe-Institut, ÖSD, telc, TestDaf, ELC) are accepted.
13. Documents for document verification will be requested by the Embassy after the application has been submitted.