Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria.
As of 2 July 2021, Nigerian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerian passport 98th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission is at the discretion of border enforcement officers. Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, may require a visa or work permit.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[2] | ||
Albania | Visa required[3] | ||
Algeria | Visa required[4] | ||
Andorra | Visa required[5] | ||
Angola | Visa required[6] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | Electronic Entry Visa[7] | ||
Argentina | Visa required[8] | ||
Armenia | Visa required[9] | ||
Australia and territories | Visa required[10] |
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Austria | Visa required[12] | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa required[13] | ||
Bahamas | Visa required[14] | ||
Bahrain | Visa required[15] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa required[16] | ||
Barbados | Visa not required[17] | 6 months | |
Belarus | Visa required[18] | ||
Belgium | Visa required[19] | ||
Belize | Visa required[20] | ||
Benin | Visa not required[21] | 90 days | |
Bhutan | Visa required[22] | ||
Bolivia | Visa required[23] | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required[24] | ||
Botswana | Visa required[25] | ||
Brazil | Visa required[26] | ||
Brunei | Visa required[27] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required[28] | ||
Burkina Faso | Visa not required[29] | ||
Burundi | Visa required[30] | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[31] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | Visa not required[32] | 90 days | |
Canada | Visa required[33] | ||
Cape Verde | Visa not required[34] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required[35] | ||
Chad | Visa not required[36] | 3 months | |
Chile | Visa required[37] | ||
China | Visa required[38] | ||
Colombia | Visa required[39] |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival[40] | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[41] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[42] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa required[43] | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Visa not required[44] | ||
Croatia | Visa required[45] | ||
Cuba | Visa required[46] | ||
Cyprus | Visa required[47] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required[48] | ||
Denmark | Visa required[49] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa[50] | 31 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[51] | 6 months | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[52] | ||
Ecuador | Visa required[53] | ||
Egypt | Visa required[54] | ||
El Salvador | Visa required[55] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[56] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[57] | ||
Estonia | Visa required[58] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required[59] | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required[62] | 4 months | |
Finland | Visa required[63] | ||
France | Visa required[64] | ||
Gabon | eVisa[65] |
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Gambia | Visa not required[66] | ||
Georgia | Visa required[67] | ||
Germany | Visa required[69] | ||
Ghana | Visa not required[70] | ||
Greece | Visa required[71] | ||
Grenada | Visa required[72] | ||
Guatemala | Visa required[73] | ||
Guinea | Visa not required[74] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Visa not required[75] | ||
Guyana | Visa required[76] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required[77] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required[78] | ||
Hungary | Visa required[79] | ||
Iceland | Visa required[80] | ||
India | Visa required[81] | ||
Indonesia | Visa required[82] | ||
Iran | Visa on arrival[83] | 30 days[84] | |
Iraq | Visa required[85] | ||
Ireland | Visa required[86] | ||
Israel | Visa required[87] | ||
Italy | Visa required[88] | ||
Jamaica | Visa required[89] | ||
Japan | Visa required[90] | ||
Jordan | Visa required[91] | ||
Kazakhstan | Visa required[92] | ||
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[93] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa required[94] | ||
North Korea | Visa required[95] | ||
South Korea | Visa required[96] | ||
Kuwait | Visa required[97] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa[98] |
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Laos | Visa required[100] | ||
Latvia | Visa required[101] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required[102] | ||
Lesotho | eVisa[103][104] | ||
Liberia | Visa not required[105] | ||
Libya | Visa required[106] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required[107] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required[108] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required[109] | ||
Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[110] | 90 days | |
Malawi | Visa required[111] | ||
Malaysia | Visa required[112] | ||
Maldives | Free visa on arrival[113] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa not required[114] | ||
Malta | Visa required[115] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required[116] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[117] |
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Mauritius | Visa on arrival[118] | 2 weeks | |
Mexico | Visa required[119] | Legal permanent residents and holders of a valid and open visa for the United States of America, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and the Schengen States do not require visa | |
Micronesia | Visa not required[120] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa required[121] | ||
Monaco | Visa required[122] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required[123] | ||
Montenegro | Visa required[124] | ||
Morocco | Visa required[125] | ||
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[126] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | Visa required[127] | ||
Namibia | Visa on arrival[128] | ||
Nauru | Visa required[129] | ||
Nepal | Visa required[130] | ||
Netherlands | Visa required[131] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required[132] |
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Nicaragua | Visa required[134] |
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Niger | Visa not required[135] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa required[136] | ||
Norway | Visa required[137] | ||
Oman | Visa required[138] | ||
Pakistan | Online Visa[139] | ||
Palau | Free visa on arrival[142] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required[143] | ||
Papua New Guinea | Visa required[144] | ||
Paraguay | Visa required[145] | ||
Peru | Visa required[146] | ||
Philippines | Visa required[147] | ||
Poland | Visa required[148] | ||
Portugal | Visa required[149] | ||
Qatar | eVisa[150] | ||
Romania | Visa required[151] | ||
Russia | Visa required[152] | ||
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[153] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[154] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa required[155] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa required[156] | ||
Samoa | Free Entry Permit on arrival[157] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa required[158] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[159] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[160] | ||
Senegal | Visa not required[161] | 90 days | |
Serbia | Visa required[162] | ||
Seychelles | Visa required[163] | ||
Sierra Leone | Visa not required[164] | ||
Singapore | Visa required[165] | ||
Slovakia | Visa required[166] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required[167] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required[168] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival[169] | 30 days |
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South Africa | eVisa[170] |
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South Sudan | Electronic Visa[172] | ||
Spain | Visa required[174] | ||
Sri Lanka | Visa required[175] | ||
Sudan | Visa required[176] | ||
Suriname | eVisa[177] | ||
Sweden | Visa required[178] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required[179] | ||
Syria | Visa required[180] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required[181] | ||
Tanzania | Visa required[182][183] | ||
Thailand | Visa required[184] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[185] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa not required[186] | ||
Tonga | Visa required[187] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[188] | ||
Tunisia | Visa required[189] | ||
Turkey | Visa required[190] | ||
Turkmenistan | Visa required[191] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[192] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[193] |
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Ukraine | Visa required[195] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required[196] | ||
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required[197] | ||
United States | Visa required[198] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required[199] | ||
Uzbekistan | Visa required[200] | ||
Vanuatu | Visa not required[201] | 30 days | |
Vatican City | Visa required[202] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required[203] | ||
Vietnam | eVisa[204] | 90 days | |
Yemen | Visa required[150] | ||
Zambia | eVisa[204] | ||
Zimbabwe | eVisa[205] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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Abkhazia | Visa required[206] | |
Kosovo | Visa required[207] |
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Northern Cyprus | Visa required[208] | |
Palestine | Visa not required[209] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[210] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[211][212] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required[213] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[214][215] |
Taiwan | Visa required[216][217] | |
Transnistria | Visa not required[218] | Registration required after 24h.[219][220] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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China | ||
Hong Kong | eVisa[221] | |
Macau | Visa required[222] | |
Denmark | ||
Faroe Islands | Visa required[223] | |
Greenland | Visa required[224] | |
France | ||
French Guiana | Visa required[225] | |
French Polynesia | Visa required[226] | |
French West Indies | Visa required | French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. |
Mayotte | Visa required[227] | |
New Caledonia | Visa required[228] | |
Réunion | Visa required[229] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required[230] | |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required[231] | |
Netherlands | ||
Aruba | Visa required[232] | |
Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required[233] | Caribbean Netherlands refers to Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
Curaçao | Visa required[234] | |
Sint Maarten | Visa required[235] | |
New Zealand | ||
Cook Islands | Visa not required[236] | 31 days |
Niue | Visa not required[237] | 30 days |
Tokelau | Visa required[238] | |
United Kingdom | ||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required[239] | |
Anguilla | Visa required[240] | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[241] |
Bermuda | Visa required[242] | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required.[243] |
British Virgin Islands | Visa required[244] | |
Cayman Islands | Visa required[245] | |
Falkland Islands | Visa required[246] | |
Gibraltar | Visa required[247] | |
Montserrat | Visa not required[248] | |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[249][250][251] |
Ascension Island | eVisa[252][253] |
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Saint Helena | eVisa[254][255] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[256] |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[257][258] |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required[259] | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. |
United States | ||
American Samoa | Visa required[260] | |
Guam | Visa required[261] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required[262] | |
Puerto Rico | Visa required[263] | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required[264] | |
Antarctica and adjacent islands | ||
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[265][266][267][268][269][270][271][272][273][274][275][276] |
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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