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 2 countries.
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival
eVisa
Passport holders for 172 countries can obtain an electronic visa / authorization prior to arrival to travel to Nigeria.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysBusiness 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 mapeVisa90 days
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysHolders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 daysBusiness eVisas-on-arrival available for "Frequently Traveled Business Persons of International Reputes" or "Executives of Multi-national Companies", as well as for government officials.
Visa not required for Nigerian-born citizens. - Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysBusiness 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 mapeVisa90 daysHolders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 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.
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- France PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 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 mapeVisa90 days
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapeVisaHolders 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 mapeVisa90 days
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- India PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Iraq PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 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 mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysPassengers with a visa approval obtained before departure at www.immigration.gov.ng can obtain a visa on arrival.
- Italy PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 daysPrinted 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 mapeVisa90 days
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapeVisaHolders 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 mapeVisa
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Oman PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Palestine PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysMay apply online
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 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 mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 daysBusiness 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 mapeVisa90 daysPre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Romania PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 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 mapeVisa30 days
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapeVisaVisa 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 mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysHolders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 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 mapeVisa90 days
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 days
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 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.
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 daysPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa30 daysBusiness 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 mapeVisa30 daysBusiness 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 mapeVisa90 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.
International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis required if arriving from a country with a risk of yellow fever transmission. - Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 days
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapeVisa90 Days
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapeVisa
eVisa / On Arrival
On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / authorization is available to passport holders of 8 countries to travel to Nigeria.
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at Nigeria, passport holders of 30 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Nigeria. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredCurrently, there is no visa type selection for citizens of South Sudan on the e-Visa website.
Online application for visa on arrival. - Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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