Nigeria visa exemption. Visa requirement to travel to Nigeria

Visa requirement to travel to Nigeria

Border of Nigeria summary

Border of Nigeria is ranked 199 worlwide according to our open border index. Nationals of 17 countries can travel to Nigeria without visa, 3 countries with visa on arrival and 4 countries with e-visa. Borders of Nigeria are restrictive with a Border Openess Index of 10. Currency used in Nigeria is Naira ( 100 NGN = 0.27 USD ).

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👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 187M ☀️ ~27 °C 🌧 ~97 mm 👍 Developing 🚩 924k km2 (357k mi²)
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Statistics for border of Nigeria

  • 17

    Visa free

  • 3

    On arrival

  • 4

    Online visa

  • 198

    Required

  • 0

    Refused

Visa Free Countries


Liberia

Liberia Visa Free


Mali

Mali Visa Free


Niger

Niger Visa Free


Senegal

Senegal Visa Free


Seychelles

Seychelles Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Visa Free


Togo

Togo Visa Free


Benin

Benin Visa Free


Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Visa Free


Cape Verde

Cape Verde Visa Free


Cameroon

Cameroon Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Chad

Chad Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Visa Free


Gambia

Gambia Visa Free


Ghana

Ghana Visa Free


Guinea

Guinea Visa Free


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Visa Free

Visa On Arrival Countries


Kenya

Kenya Visa On Arrival


Morocco

Morocco Visa On Arrival


Tunisia

Tunisia Visa On Arrival

ℹ Additional info : Must apply online in advance.:

Visa Online Countries


Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Visa Online


Syria

Syria Visa Online


Iran

Iran Visa Online


Iraq

Iraq Visa Online

ℹ Additional info : 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.:

Visa Required Countries


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Visa Required


Ireland

Ireland Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Israel

Israel Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Passengers with a visa approval obtained before departure at www.immigration.gov.ng can obtain a visa on arrival.:


Italy

Italy Visa Required


Jamaica

Jamaica Visa Required


Japan

Japan Visa Required


Jordan

Jordan Visa Required


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Visa Required


Argentina

Argentina Visa Required


Kiribati

Kiribati Visa Required


North Korea

North Korea Visa Required


South Korea

South Korea Visa Required


Kuwait

Kuwait Visa Required


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Visa Required


Laos

Laos Visa Required


Latvia

Latvia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Lebanon

Lebanon Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Obtainable 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

Lesotho Visa Required


Armenia

Armenia Visa Required


Libya

Libya Visa Required


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Visa Required


Lithuania

Lithuania Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Luxembourg

Luxembourg Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Macau

Macau Visa Required


North Macedonia

North Macedonia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Madagascar

Madagascar Visa Required


Malawi

Malawi Visa Required


Malaysia

Malaysia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival:


Maldives

Maldives Visa Required


Malta

Malta Visa Required


Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Visa Required


Mauritania

Mauritania Visa Required


Mauritius

Mauritius Visa Required


Mexico

Mexico Visa Required


Micronesia

Micronesia Visa Required


Moldova

Moldova Visa Required


Monaco

Monaco Visa Required


Mongolia

Mongolia Visa Required


Australia

Australia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Visa not required for Nigerian-born citizens.:


Montenegro

Montenegro Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Mozambique

Mozambique Visa Required


Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Required


Namibia

Namibia Visa Required


Nauru

Nauru Visa Required


Nepal

Nepal Visa Required


Netherlands

Netherlands Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Austria

Austria Visa Required


New Zealand

New Zealand Visa Required


Nicaragua

Nicaragua Visa Required


Norway

Norway Visa Required


Oman

Oman Visa Required


Pakistan

Pakistan Visa Required


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Visa Required


Palau

Palau Visa Required


Palestine

Palestine Visa Required


Panama

Panama Visa Required


Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Visa Required


Paraguay

Paraguay Visa Required


Peru

Peru Visa Required


Philippines

Philippines Visa Required


Poland

Poland Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Portugal

Portugal Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Bahamas

Bahamas Visa Required


Qatar

Qatar Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Romania

Romania Visa Required


Russia

Russia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : May apply online.:Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Rwanda

Rwanda Visa Required


Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa Required


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Visa Required


Bahrain

Bahrain Visa Required


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa Required


Samoa

Samoa Visa Required


San Marino

San Marino Visa Required


Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Visa Required


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Visa Required


Serbia

Serbia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Bangladesh

Bangladesh Visa Required


Singapore

Singapore Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.:


Slovakia

Slovakia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Slovenia

Slovenia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Visa Required


Somalia

Somalia Visa Required


South Africa

South Africa Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Barbados

Barbados Visa Required


Spain

Spain Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Visa Required


Sudan

Sudan Visa Required


Suriname

Suriname Visa Required


Eswatini

Eswatini Visa Required


Sweden

Sweden Visa Required


Switzerland

Switzerland Visa Required


Taiwan

Taiwan Visa Required


Tajikistan

Tajikistan Visa Required


Belarus

Belarus Visa Required


Tanzania

Tanzania Visa Required


Thailand

Thailand Visa Required


East Timor

East Timor Visa Required


Tonga

Tonga Visa Required


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Visa Required


Turkey

Turkey Visa Required


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Visa Required


Belgium

Belgium Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Uganda

Uganda Visa Required


Ukraine

Ukraine Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa on arrival is available.:


UAE

UAE Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : 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.:


UK

UK Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


USA

USA Visa Required


Uruguay

Uruguay Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : 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.


Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Visa Required


Vanuatu

Vanuatu Visa Required


Venezuela

Venezuela Visa Required


Vietnam

Vietnam Visa Required


Belize

Belize Visa Required


Yemen

Yemen Visa Required


Zambia

Zambia Visa Required


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Visa Required


Tuvalu

Tuvalu Visa Required


Bhutan

Bhutan Visa Required


Bolivia

Bolivia Visa Required


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Required


Botswana

Botswana Visa Required


Albania

Albania Visa Required


Brazil

Brazil Visa Required


Brunei

Brunei Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival.:


Bulgaria

Bulgaria Visa Required


Burundi

Burundi Visa Required


Cambodia

Cambodia Visa Required


Canada

Canada Visa Required


Algeria

Algeria Visa Required


Central African Republic

Central African Republic Visa Required


Chile

Chile Visa Required


China

China Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.:


Colombia

Colombia Visa Required


Comoros

Comoros Visa Required


Congo

Congo Visa Required


Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Visa Required


Costa Rica

Costa Rica Visa Required


Croatia

Croatia Visa Required


Cuba

Cuba Visa Required


Cyprus

Cyprus Visa Required


Czechia

Czechia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Denmark

Denmark Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Djibouti

Djibouti Visa Required


Dominica

Dominica Visa Required


Andorra

Andorra Visa Required


Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-arranged visa on arrival is available.:


Ecuador

Ecuador Visa Required


Egypt

Egypt Visa Required


El Salvador

El Salvador Visa Required


Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Visa Required


Eritrea

Eritrea Visa Required


Estonia

Estonia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Ethiopia

Ethiopia Visa Required


Angola

Angola Visa Required


Fiji

Fiji Visa Required


Finland

Finland Visa Required


France

France Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Gabon

Gabon Visa Required


Georgia

Georgia Visa Required


Germany

Germany Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Greece

Greece Visa Required


Grenada

Grenada Visa Required


Guatemala

Guatemala Visa Required


Guyana

Guyana Visa Required


Haiti

Haiti Visa Required


Vatican City

Vatican City Visa Required


Honduras

Honduras Visa Required


Hong Kong

Hong Kong Visa Required


Hungary

Hungary Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Iceland

Iceland Visa Required


India

India Visa Required


Indonesia

Indonesia Visa Required

ℹ Additional info : International Certificate of Vaccination required.:


American Samoa

American Samoa Visa Required


Anguilla

Anguilla Visa Required


Aruba

Aruba Visa Required


Bermuda

Bermuda Visa Required


Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Visa Required


Cook Islands

Cook Islands Visa Required


Curacao

Curacao Visa Required


Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Visa Required


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Visa Required


French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visa Required


Gibraltar

Gibraltar Visa Required


Greenland

Greenland Visa Required


Guam

Guam Visa Required


Montserrat

Montserrat Visa Required


New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visa Required


Niue

Niue Visa Required


Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Visa Required


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Visa Required


Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy Visa Required


Saint Martin

Saint Martin Visa Required


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa Required


Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands Visa Required


British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Visa Required


US Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands Visa Required


Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna Visa Required

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