Visa Requirements for Nigeria
Instant Visa policy lookup for Nigeria
Visa Not Required
Passport holders of 17 countries can travel to Nigeria without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Gambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Mali PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Niger PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free90 days
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapVisa-Free
Visa On Arrival
Visa to travel in Nigeria can be obtained at airports and other borders crossings for Passport holders of 3 countries.
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalMust apply online in advance.
eVisa
Passport holders for 5 countries can obtain an electronic visa / authorization prior to arrival to travel to Nigeria.
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapeVisaHolders 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.
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at Nigeria, passport holders of 204 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Nigeria. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa not required for Nigerian-born citizens.
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- China PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-arranged visa on arrival is available.
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- France PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Greece PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- India PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredInternational Certificate of Vaccination required.
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPassengers with a visa approval obtained before departure at www.immigration.gov.ng can obtain a visa on arrival.
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredObtainable online
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 - Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Libya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Oman PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palestine PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Portugal PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Qatar PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Romania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredMay apply online.
Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. - Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Turkey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa on arrival is available.
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders 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 mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- United States of America PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders 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.
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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