YAOUNDE, April 7 (Xinhua) -- From April 30, all applications for entry visa to Cameroon will be done online, according to the country's foreign minister, Lejeune Mbella Mbella.

The application will be carried out "exclusively" through a dedicated website, www.evisacam.cm, after which an online visa authorization will be issued to the applicant who can then go to either a diplomatic mission or a border post to actually obtain the visa, Mbella said in a statement Thursday night.

For applicants in areas far-flung from a diplomatic mission or those not covered by a mission, "an online visa authorization, together with a QR code, shall round off the phase," Mbella said.

The procedure will be completed within 72 hours from the date of pre-enrollment, or 24 hours in the case of express visa applications, the minister said.

"Cameroon's e-visa system is part of an effort to turn Cameroon into a more attractive destination, while at the same time addressing some of the concerns of Cameroon's diaspora and aligning our consular system with the highest international standard," Mbella said.