Visa requirements for Nigeria

Most visitors need an e-Visa for Nigeria, applied for online before travel. 12 enter visa-free.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (12)

Benin
Cape Verde
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
the Gambia
Togo

Checked against Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria High Commission, London, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on October 10, 2026.

E-Visa (187)

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
the Bahamas
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Dominican Republic
the Maldives
the Marshall Islands
the Netherlands
the Philippines
the Republic of the Congo
the Seychelles
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Checked against Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria High Commission, London, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on October 10, 2026.

Visa fees for Nigeria

E-Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. Nigeria's Short Visit Visa fees are nationality-specific (reciprocity). The official fee table (portal.immigration.gov.ng/pages/visaguidelines) returned a 302 redirect and could not be read; neither the NIS visa page nor the High Commission publishes a fee schedule. Checked: Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Immigration Service (application portal), Nigeria High Commission, London.

Processing times

E-Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No processing SLA on official NIS pages read. NIS announced '48 hours or less' for e-visa processing via press (PRO statement) - not verified on an official page. Checked: Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Immigration Service (application portal).

Apply through official channels

Start the official e-Visa application portal (NIS)

NIS visa classes (tourism, business, transit, etc.)E-visa covers tourism and business categories (Business Single Entry, Frequently Travelled Executives) on the same channel; no distinct business fee/rule published.

Travel insurance for Nigeria

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Nigeria, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Nigeria and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Nigeria it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

199 of 199 passport rules verified against Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria High Commission, London, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 0 with no official source publishing the rule.

Nigeria Immigration Service (checked October 10, 2026)
Nigeria High Commission, London (checked October 10, 2026)
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Nigeria?

It depends on your passport. 12 of 199 passports enter Nigeria visa-free; 187 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

Do I need travel insurance for Nigeria?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Nigeria, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.