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Resident Card after Six Years of Regular Stay

CameroonLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The target is a Cameroonian resident card, not automatic citizenship. The law text describes it for a foreign national with at least six years of uninterrupted residence who complies with applicable laws and regulations.

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  • The six-year rule is in a 1997 law copy; current consolidated wording still needs official confirmation.

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The law requires uninterrupted residence in Cameroon of at least six years, and the 2023 implementing decree requires a regular stay in Cameroon of at least six consecutive years as a foreign national in stay. The official sources do not state when the period begins.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The statutory text requires residence that is uninterrupted and compliance with the laws and regulations in force. It does not provide a complete list of qualifying prior statuses or a detailed counting method.

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  • The qualifying status-by-status calculation was not established in the available sources.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The 1997 law text says an absence from Cameroon for twelve consecutive months causes loss of the effects attached to a valid stay or resident card, unless illness or force majeure is duly proven.

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  • The current consolidated law and any later exceptions should be confirmed officially.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

A resident card is valid for ten years and renewable, according to both the law and the 2025 decree. The application checklist includes a stay card renewed for the second time or a resident card, a recent certified passport copy, a domicile certificate, a special criminal record and a current tax-compliance certificate. The fee is set by the annual Finance Law; the official source does not state the amount.

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  • The captured text does not establish the current fee amount, all application steps, or whether the 1997 law has since been consolidated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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