Visa Requirements for Nigeria

Instant Visa policy lookup for Nigeria

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Visa Not Required

Passport holders of 18 countries can travel to Nigeria without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.

Visa On Arrival

Visa to travel in Nigeria can be obtained at airports and other borders crossings for Passport holders of 2 countries.

eVisa

Passport holders for 185 countries can obtain an electronic visa / authorization prior to arrival to travel to Nigeria.

  • Afghanistan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Albania PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Algeria PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • American Samoa PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa
  • Argentina PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Business eVisas-on-arrival available for "Frequently Traveled Business Persons of International Reputes" or "Executives of Multi-national Companies", as well as for government officials
    International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission.
  • Armenia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Aruba PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Australia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Austria PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Bahrain PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Bangladesh PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Barbados PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Belarus PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Belgium PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 30 days
  • Belize PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Bhutan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Bolivia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Botswana PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Brazil PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Brunei PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysHolders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.
  • Bulgaria PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysRequirement updated .Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Burundi PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Cambodia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Canada PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .All you need to know about Nigeria Immigration Services.
    Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival for Business, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
    Visa not required for Nigerian-born citizens.
  • Central African Republic PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Chile PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Business eVisas-on-arrival available for "Frequently Traveled Business Persons of International Reputes" or "Executives of Multi-national Companies", as well as for government officials
    International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission.
  • China PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysHolders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
  • Christmas Island PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Colombia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Comoros PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Congo PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Cook Islands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Costa Rica PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Croatia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Cuba PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 30 days
  • Cyprus PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Czech Republic PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Denmark PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Djibouti PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Dominica PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Ecuador PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 30 days
  • Egypt PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • El Salvador PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Eritrea PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Estonia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysRequirement updated .Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Eswatini PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Fiji PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Finland PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • France PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysHolders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Gabon PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Georgia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Germany PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Greece PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Greenland PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Grenada PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Guam PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Guyana PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Haiti PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Hong Kong PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Hungary PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Iceland PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • India PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Indonesia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Iran PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Iraq PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysHolders of written e-Visa approval issued by Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided holding a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and holding an invitation letter from Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Ireland PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Israel PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Passengers with a visa approval obtained before departure at www.immigration.gov.ng can obtain a visa on arrival.
  • Italy PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Jamaica PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Japan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Jordan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Kiribati PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Kuwait PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Laos PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Latvia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Lebanon PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
    Visa not required for former citizens of Nigeria, provided they present a valid passport issued by the Republic of Lebanon together with an expired Nigerian passport.
    Visa not required for holders of a confirmation from the Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja that a visa has been approved before departure.
  • Libya PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Lithuania PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Luxembourg PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Macau PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Macedonia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Madagascar PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Malawi PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Malaysia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Maldives PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Malta PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Mauritania PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Mayotte PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Mexico PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Micronesia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Moldova PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Monaco PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Mongolia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Montenegro PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Morocco PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Mozambique PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Myanmar PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Namibia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Nauru PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Nepal PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Netherlands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • New Zealand PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Nicaragua PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Niue PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • North Korea PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Norway PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Oman PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Pakistan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 30 days
  • Palau PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Palestine PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Panama PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Paraguay PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Peru PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Philippines PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Poland PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysHolders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Portugal PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Business eVisas-on-arrival available for "Frequently Traveled Business Persons of International Reputes" or "Executives of Multi-national Companies", as well as for government officials
    International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission.
  • Qatar PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Romania PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysHolders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Russia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .Visa on arrival only if Passengers with a visa approval obtained before departure at www.immigration.gov.ng can obtain a visa on arrival.
    Passengers with a visa approval obtained before departure at www.immigration.gov.ng can obtain a visa on arrival.
  • Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Samoa PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • San Marino PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Serbia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Singapore PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.
  • Slovakia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Slovenia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysHolders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Somalia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • South Africa PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • South Korea PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Spain PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Sudan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Suriname PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Sweden PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • Switzerland PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Syria PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Taiwan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .
  • Tajikistan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Tanzania PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Thailand PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Tokelau PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Tonga PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Tunisia PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Türkiye PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Tuvalu PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Ukraine PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 30 days
  • United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by the Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided they hold a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and have an invitation letter from a Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
  • United Kingdom PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
  • United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Business eVisas-on-arrival available for "Frequently Traveled Business Persons of International Reputes" or "Executives of Multi-national Companies", as well as for government officials
    International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission.
  • United States of America PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa30 daysRemarks updated .Business eVisas-on-arrival available for "Frequently Traveled Business Persons of International Reputes" or "Executives of Multi-national Companies", as well as for government officials
    International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission.
  • Uruguay PermalinkShow on map
    eVisa90 daysRemarks updated .Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided holding a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and holding an invitation letter from Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
    International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission.
  • Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .
  • Vanuatu PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Vatican PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Venezuela PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Vietnam PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .30 days
  • Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated , remarks 90 days
  • Yemen PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRemarks updated .90 days
  • Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on map
    eVisaRequirement updated .

eVisa / On Arrival

On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / authorization is available to passport holders of 8 countries to travel to Nigeria.

Pre-arranged Visa Required

Prior to arrival at Nigeria, passport holders of 16 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Nigeria. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.

Information last checked on . Requirements last changed on .