Visa requirement
Nigeria visa for Indian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Indian citizens need a visa for Nigeria?
Checked answer — confirm before travel
Indian citizens need an eVisa to enter Nigeria for up to 30 days.
Last verified:
What this means: An eVisa is a real visa you apply for online before travel; approval arrives before you fly, unlike a visa on arrival.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Indian passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | Conditional | Up to 90 days. |
| eVisa? | Yes | Up to 30 days. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- 30 days
- Varies — see notes
- Apply online before you fly
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply online before you fly Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 30 days
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: conditional; landside: required. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Indian citizens need an eVisa to enter Nigeria for up to 30 days. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
No single universal fee is listed here because Nigeria eVisa / mission fees can vary by nationality, visa type, payment channel and service handling. Confirm the final fee in the official Nigeria eVisa or mission route before paying.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- Nigeria Immigration Service's Tourism Visa F5A page requires a valid passport with not less than 6 months validity.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; Nigeria publishes separate transit visa categories. Transit treatment depends on nationality, airport, ticketing and whether the traveller crosses Nigerian border control.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Indian passport valid for not less than 6 months
- Passport-size photo
- Approved Nigeria Tourism Visa F5A / eVisa or embassy-issued visa before travel
- Evidence of return ticket
- Evidence of hotel reservation or host address in Nigeria
- Evidence of sufficient funds, such as the 180-day bank-statement signal listed by NIS
- Birth certificate and parental consent letter for accompanied minors below 18 years, if applicable
- Payment proof in the form accepted by the official online or mission route
Why this verdict
Indian citizens are routed through Nigeria's Tourism Visa F5A eVisa/visa route because the NIS F5A source says the route is for citizens of all countries except ECOWAS member states and countries with visa abolition/waiver agreements. No ordinary-passport waiver is inferred for this launched passport without a direct current Nigerian source. This guidance is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passports, special travel documents, returning Nigerian-by-birth routes, airline handling, health rules, border discretion, exact visa abolition/waiver agreements and live Nigeria eVisa processing can change the practical answer. Reconfirm with the Nigeria Immigration Service, official eVisa portal or a Nigerian mission before booking.
Conditional rules
- Traveller's nationality is covered by a current Nigerian visa abolition/waiver agreement Conditional
The NIS F5A page excludes countries with visa abolition/waiver agreements from this route, but the checked page does not expose a safe country table. Use only a direct current Nigerian source for any ordinary-passport waiver.
- Traveller is an ECOWAS citizen using free-movement documents Visa-free
Up to 90 days. This exception applies to the launched Ghana ordinary-passport row; other ECOWAS passports are outside the current launched passport set unless added later.
- Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passport, official duty, special travel document or other non-tourist purpose Visa required
Nigeria's Tourism Visa F5A page states that the route is for tourism only and no employment is permitted. Use the appropriate Nigerian visa or residence route for other purposes.
- Traveller lacks required passport validity, return ticket, accommodation/host address, funds evidence, minor consent documents, payment or carrier clearance Conditional
Nigeria Immigration Service lists these as F5A requirements; carriers, missions and border authorities can request additional evidence.
- Transit through Nigeria Conditional
Nigeria publishes separate transit visa categories. Transit treatment depends on route, airport, ticketing and whether the traveller crosses border control.
Frequently asked questions
Do Indian citizens need a visa for Nigeria?
Indian citizens need an eVisa to enter Nigeria for up to 30 days. (eVisa.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
How long can Indian passport holders stay in Nigeria?
Up to 30 days.
How much does entry to Nigeria cost for Indian citizens?
The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.