Do I need a visa for Nigeria?
Whether you need a visa for Nigeria depends on the passport you hold. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Germany | e-Visa | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | e-Visa | 30 days |
| United States | 30 days | |
| France | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Poland | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Netherlands | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Spain | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Italy | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Brazil | e-Visa | 30 days |
| India | e-Visa | 30 days |
| China | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Türkiye | e-Visa | 30 days |
| South Africa | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Philippines | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Pakistan | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Bangladesh | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Indonesia | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Egypt | e-Visa | 30 days |
| Vietnam | e-Visa | 30 days |
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What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Nigeria can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Landing card required
Separate from any visa: Nigeria requires this registration before or on arrival. Do it even if you need no visa.
Common questions
Entry to Nigeria, answered from the same rules the table shows.
On the 20 most-checked passports listed above, yes: every one has to arrange something before travelling to Nigeria. The table gives the exact document each nationality needs.
6 months. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Not for any of the 20 most-checked passports listed above. Nationalities outside that list may still be offered one, so check the rule for the passport you hold.
Yes, for Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Poland, Netherlands and Spain among others. The application is completed online with no embassy appointment.
Yes. Nigeria requires Landing card, separately from any visa and regardless of whether you need one. Travellers who are told they need no visa miss this most often.
Travelling somewhere else?
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