Can I get a U.S. visa?
6,613 U.S. visas were issued to people from Cameroon in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), G4 (international organization employee), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
6,613 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Cameroon · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 39% of visitor (B) visa applications from Cameroon were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about Under 15 days at Yaounde. Student visa: about Under 15 days at Yaounde. All embassies in Cameroon.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 6,613 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Cameroon in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), G4 (international organization employee), F1 (academic student). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Cameroon was about 60.55% in FY2025, so about 39% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Cameroon (Yaounde), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about Under 15 days, and for students about Under 15 days (Yaounde). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.