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Visitors toNigeria require avisa unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.
Citizens of the following 18 countries can visit Nigeria without a visa:[1]
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Visa waiver agreements for diplomatic and official/service passport holders were signed withVietnam in October 2019[5] and withEthiopia in February 2020.[6][7]
Nigeria introduced an e-Visa system on 1 May 2025, granting non-renewable short-term visas across various categories, including business and tourism, with a stated processing time of 48 hours, as well as a digital landing and exit card platform.[8][9]
Previously, holders of a writtene-Visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja could obtain a visa on arrival for business travel, provided they held a visa application form, e-Visa application payment receipt, and an invitation letter from Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.[1] A simplified e-Visa process was announced in July 2024.[10]
A number of countries are not listed as an option on the Nigeria e-Visa website during the application and therefore must obtain visas from an embassy in advance of travel. Absent from the platform areAfghanistan,Ethiopia,Iran,Iraq,Libya,North Macedonia,Micronesia,North Korea,Palestine,Russia,Samoa,Somalia,South Sudan,Sudan,Turkey,Yemen.[11]
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