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Nigeria Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

52 of 207 passports can enter Nigeria without arranging a visa in advance: 17 visa-free and 35 with a visa on arrival. 155 can apply for an e-visa online.

  • Visa-free 17
  • On arrival 35
  • E-visa 155
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No visa in advance

52 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

17

E-visa online

155

Visa required

0

How to enter Nigeria

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

Visa on arrival ended in May 2025; non-ECOWAS visitors must get an e-visa online before travel (decision within 48 hours) and complete online landing and departure cards.

E-visae-Visa

All non-ECOWAS visitors

Fee
Varies by nationality (reported USD 160 + processing for US tourists)
Stay
Up to 90 days, not extendable
Processing
Within 48 hours
Official site: portal.immigration.gov.ng
Arrival cardLanding and departure cards

All foreigners

Fee
Free
Valid for
Per trip
Processing
Online before travel
Official site: lecard.immigration.gov.ng

Passport validity

At least 6 months from arrival

Official entry rules

portal.immigration.gov.ng

Recent and upcoming changes

  1. e-Visa replaces visa on arrival

    Nigeria ended visa on arrival for short visits and moved all applications to an online e-visa with automated landing and exit cards. Source

Checked against 2 sources on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Nigeria can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Nigeria visa-free

17 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

BeninBurkina FasoCameroonCape VerdeChadGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory CoastLiberiaMaliNigerSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneTogo

Passports that get a visa on arrival in Nigeria

35 passports. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Algeria90 daysAngola90 daysBotswana90 daysBurundi90 daysCentral African Republic90 daysComoros90 daysDjibouti90 daysDR Congo90 daysEgypt90 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEritrea90 daysEswatini90 daysEthiopia90 daysGabon90 daysKenya90 daysLesotho90 daysLibya90 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMauritania90 daysMauritius90 daysMorocco90 daysMozambique90 daysNamibia90 daysRepublic of the Congo90 daysRwanda90 daysSao Tome and Principe90 daysSomalia90 daysSouth Sudan90 daysSudan90 daysTanzania90 daysTunisia90 daysUganda90 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Nigeria

155 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Afghanistan90 daysAlbania90 daysAndorra90 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda90 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia90 daysAustralia90 daysAustria90 daysAzerbaijan90 daysBahamas90 daysBahrain90 daysBangladesh90 daysBarbados90 daysBelarus90 daysBelgium90 daysBelize90 daysBermuda90 daysBhutan90 daysBolivia90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish National (Overseas)90 daysBritish Virgin Islands90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysCambodia90 daysCanada90 daysCayman Islands90 daysChile90 daysChina90 daysColombia90 daysCosta Rica90 daysCroatia90 daysCuba90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDominica90 daysDominican Republic90 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador90 daysEstonia90 daysFiji90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGeorgia90 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysGrenada90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuyana90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIndia90 daysIndonesia90 daysIran90 daysIraq90 daysIreland90 daysIsrael90 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica90 daysJapan90 daysJordan90 daysKazakhstan90 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysKuwait90 daysKyrgyzstan90 daysLaos90 daysLatvia90 daysLebanon90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacau90 daysMalaysia90 daysMaldives90 daysMalta90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMexico90 daysMicronesia90 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat90 daysMyanmar90 daysNauru90 daysNepal90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNicaragua90 daysNorth Korea90 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorway90 daysOman90 daysPakistan90 daysPalau90 daysPalestine90 daysPanama90 daysPapua New Guinea90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines90 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysQatar90 daysRomania90 daysRussia90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa90 daysSan Marino90 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSri Lanka90 daysSuriname90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysSyria90 daysTaiwan90 daysTajikistan90 daysThailand90 daysTimor-Leste90 daysTonga90 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTurkey90 daysTurkmenistan90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysTuvalu90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUnited Kingdom90 daysUnited States90 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan90 daysVanuatu90 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysVietnam90 daysYemen90 days

Nigeria visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Nigeria?

Yes. US passport holders need an e-visa (e-Visa, Varies by nationality (reported USD 160 + processing for US tourists)) for Nigeria, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Nigeria?

Yes. UK passport holders need an e-visa (e-Visa, Varies by nationality (reported USD 160 + processing for US tourists)) for Nigeria, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Nigeria?

Yes. Canada passport holders need an e-visa (e-Visa, Varies by nationality (reported USD 160 + processing for US tourists)) for Nigeria, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Nigeria?

Yes. Australia passport holders need an e-visa (e-Visa, Varies by nationality (reported USD 160 + processing for US tourists)) for Nigeria, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Nigeria?

Yes. India passport holders need an e-visa (e-Visa, Varies by nationality (reported USD 160 + processing for US tourists)) for Nigeria, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Does Nigeria have an ETA or e-visa?

e-Visa (Varies by nationality (reported USD 160 + processing for US tourists)): All non-ECOWAS visitors. Apply only on the official government site.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Nigeria's official site before you book and again before you fly.