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Visa Requirements for Nigerian Passports

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Nigerian citizens have the most freedom of movement within their own region, with visa-free entry to about a third of other African destinations on this list, better than almost every other passport in this comparison manages in Africa. Outside the continent the picture changes fast: Europe and Asia require a visa for essentially every destination tracked here, and the Americas aren't much easier. eVisa programs pick up some of the slack, but Nigeria's overall visa-free share remains one of the lowest of the 14 passports covered on this site.

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This page covers requirements for short-stay tourist and visitor travel only. Business trips, work assignments, study programs, and immigration all follow separate application processes with their own documentation, so check with the relevant embassy or consulate before traveling for any of those purposes.

Visa requirement data last verified September 19, 2026. Fee and refusal-rate figures are sourced separately -- see the methodology page for how refusal rates are calculated.

DestinationRequirementTypical stayFeeRefusal RateDocuments Needed
AfghanistaneVisa30 days——1+
AlbaniaeVisa90 days——1+
AlgeriaVisa required———1+
AndorraVisa required———1+
AngolaOnline visa required30 days——1+
Antigua and BarbudaeVisa———1+
ArgentinaVisa required———1+
ArmeniaVisa required———1+
AustraliaOnline visa required———1+
AustriaVisa required——39.3%1+
BahamasOnline visa required90 days——1+
BahraineVisa30 days——1+
BarbadosVisa not required180 days——1+
BelarusVisa required———1+
BelgiumVisa required——61.2%1+
BelizeVisa required———1+
BeninVisa not required90 days——1+
BhutaneVisa90 days——1+
BoliviaOnline visa required———1+
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required———1+
BotswanaeVisa30 days——1+
BrazilVisa required———1+
BulgariaVisa required——66.1%1+
Burkina FasoVisa not required———1+
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days——1+
Cabo VerdeVisa not required———1+
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days——1+
CameroonVisa not required90 days——1+
CanadaVisa required———1+
Central African RepublicVisa required———1+
ChadVisa not required90 days——1+
ChileOnline visa required90 days——1+
ChinaOnline visa required———1+
ColombiaeVisa30 days——1+
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days——1+
Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)Visa required———1+
Costa RicaVisa required———1+
Côte d'IvoireVisa not required90 days——1+
CroatiaVisa required———1+
CubaeVisa———1+
CyprusVisa required———1+
Czechia (Czech Republic)Visa required——42.0%1+
Democratic Republic of the CongoeVisa7 days——1+
DenmarkVisa required——59.3%1+
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days——1+
DominicaVisa not required180 days——1+
Dominican RepublicVisa required———1+
EcuadorOnline visa required———1+
EgyptVisa required—USD 30—1+
El SalvadoreVisa90 days——1+
Equatorial GuineaeVisa———1+
Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland")Visa required———1+
EthiopiaeVisa90 daysUSD 62—1+
FinlandVisa required——55.1%1+
FranceVisa required——48.6%1+
GaboneVisa30 days——1+
GambiaVisa not required90 days——1+
GeorgiaVisa required———1+
GermanyVisa required——29.3%1+
GhanaVisa not required90 daysUSD 260—1+
GreeceVisa required——36.6%1+
GrenadaVisa required———1+
GuatemalaVisa required———1+
GuineaVisa not required———1+
Guinea-BissauVisa not required———1+
GuyanaOnline visa required———1+
HaitiVisa not required90 days——1+
Holy SeeVisa required———1+
HondurasVisa required———1+
HungaryVisa required——53.1%1+
IcelandVisa required———1+
IndonesiaVisa required———1+
IraqeVisa30 days——1+
IrelandOnline visa required——32.5%1+
IsraelVisa required———1+
ItalyVisa required——42.5%1+
JamaicaVisa required———1+
JapanVisa required———1+
JordanVisa required———1+
KyrgyzstaneVisa30 days——1+
LaosVisa required———1+
LatviaVisa required———1+
LebanonVisa on arrival30 days——1+
LesothoVisa required———1+
LiberiaVisa not required—USD 103—1+
LibyaeVisa———1+
LiechtensteinVisa required———1+
LithuaniaVisa required———1+
LuxembourgVisa required———1+
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days——1+
MalawieVisa30 days——1+
MalaysiaeVisa30 days——1+
MaldivesFree visa on arrival30 days——1+
MaliFreedom of movement———1+
MaltaVisa required———1+
Marshall IslandsVisa required———1+
MauritaniaeVisa90 days——1+
MauritiusVisa on arrival14 days——1+
MexicoVisa required———1+
MicronesiaVisa not required30 days——1+
MoldovaOnline visa required90 days——1+
MonacoVisa required———1+
MongoliaVisa required———1+
MontenegroVisa required———1+
MoroccoVisa required———1+
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days——1+
Myanmar (formerly Burma)Visa required———1+
NamibiaeVisa90 days——1+
NauruVisa required———1+
NepalOnline visa required90 days——1+
NetherlandsVisa required———1+
New ZealandOnline visa required180 days——1+
NicaraguaeVisa30 days——1+
NigerFreedom of movement———1+
North KoreaVisa required———1+
North MacedoniaVisa required———1+
NorwayVisa required———1+
OmanVisa required———1+
PakistanVisa Grant Notice30 days——1+
PalauVisa on arrival30 days——1+
Palestine StateVisa required———1+
PanamaVisa required———1+
Papua New GuineaeVisa60 days——1+
ParaguayOnline visa required90 days——1+
PeruVisa required———1+
PhilippinesVisa required———1+
PolandVisa required——46.8%1+
PortugalVisa required——56.6%1+
QatarHayya eVisa30 days——1+
RomaniaVisa required——41.6%1+
RussiaVisa required———1+
RwandaVisa not required90 days——1+
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days——1+
Saint LuciaVisa required———1+
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa required———1+
SamoaEntry permit on arrival90 days——1+
San MarinoVisa required———1+
Sao Tome and PrincipeeVisa30 days——1+
Saudi ArabiaVisa required—SAR 535—1+
SenegalVisa not required90 days——1+
SerbiaOnline visa required90 days——1+
SeychelleseTA90 days——1+
Sierra LeoneVisa not required———1+
SingaporeeVisa30 days——1+
SlovakiaVisa required———1+
SloveniaVisa required———1+
Solomon IslandsVisa required———1+
SomaliaeTAS30 days——1+
South AfricaeVisa———1+
South KoreaOnline visa required———1+
South SudaneVisa30 days——1+
SpainVisa required——57.7%1+
Sri LankaVisa required———1+
SudanVisa required———1+
SurinameeVisa90 days——1+
SwedenVisa required——0.0%1+
SwitzerlandVisa required——28.1%1+
SyriaeVisa30 days——1+
TajikistaneVisa60 days——1+
TanzaniaOnline visa required———1+
ThailandeVisa60 daysUSD 0—1+
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days——1+
TogoVisa not required30 daysCFA 25,000—1+
TongaVisa required———1+
Trinidad and TobagoeVisa———1+
TunisiaVisa required———1+
TurkeyVisa required———1+
TurkmenistanVisa required———1+
TuvaluVisa on arrival30 days——1+
UgandaeVisa90 days——1+
UkraineVisa required———1+
United Arab EmiratesOnline visa required———1+
United KingdomOnline visa required180 days—38.3%1+
United States of AmericaNot admitted——57.0%1+
UruguayVisa required———1+
UzbekistanVisa required———1+
VanuatuVisa not required120 days——1+
VenezuelaOnline visa required———1+
VietnameVisa90 daysUSD 25—1+
YemenVisa required———1+
ZambiaeVisa90 daysUSD 50—1+
ZimbabweeVisa30 days——1+

Sourced from live visa requirement data. Provided for general guidance only and may not reflect the latest rule changes — confirm with the relevant embassy or consulate before booking travel.