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Nigerian passport visa requirements & visa-free countries (2026)
Source-cited destination rules for Nigerian passport holders, with verified corridor pages separated from reference-only rows.
Counts include reference rows that still require official confirmation.
What is verified on this hub
The table deliberately separates source-cited rows from reference-only rows. Full corridor pages open only for entries that pass the project's completeness gate; other rows stay as confirmation-needed references.
- Source-cited rows
- 123
- Full corridor pages
- 123
- Reference-only rows
- 0
- Fee signals
- 68
All destinations
| Destination | Status | Max stay | Cost | Verified page link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | eVisa | 30 days | 131.96 USD | View |
| Algeria | Visa required | Algeria uses an advance consular visa route for ordinary tourist travel unless a sp…Algeria uses an advance consular visa route for ordinary tourist travel unless a specific exemption applies. The MFA page states that the maximum authorized stay at each entry is 90 days and cumulative stay may not exceed 180 days per year, but the exact stay depends on the visa issued. | — | View |
| Andorra | Conditional | Andorra does not issue a separate short-stay tourist visa, but this passport normal…Andorra does not issue a separate short-stay tourist visa, but this passport normally needs the right Schengen route document to reach Andorra through France or Spain. | — | View |
| Angola | eVisa | Angola's official government notice says tourist visas can be handled through the o…Angola's official government notice says tourist visas can be handled through the official SME internet portal with a decision also expected within up to three working days. The checked public pages do not expose one universal stay cap or fee for every non-exempt nationality, so the live SME route or Angolan mission should be reconfirmed before travel. | — | View |
| Australia | Visa required | 90 days | 250 AUD | View |
| Austria | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a visitor visa before travelling to Azerbaijan unl…Nigerian citizens generally need a visitor visa before travelling to Azerbaijan unless a specific exemption applies. | — | View |
| Bahrain | Visa on arrival | Bahrain's public eVisa country list confirms the route type, while the FAQ says exa…Bahrain's public eVisa country list confirms the route type, while the FAQ says exact validity and period of stay depend on the visa type shown after completing the eligibility flow. | — | View |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | A Bangladesh visitor visa must be obtained before travel unless an official authori…A Bangladesh visitor visa must be obtained before travel unless an official authority confirms a separate visa-on-arrival exception for the traveller's exact circumstances. | 100 USD | View |
| Belarus | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a Belarus entry visa before travel unless a narrow…Nigerian citizens generally need a Belarus entry visa before travel unless a narrow route-specific exemption applies. | — | View |
| Belgium | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Benin | Visa-free | 90 days | Free | View |
| Bhutan | eVisa | 90 days | 40 USD | View |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a Bosnia and Herzegovina entry visa for ordinary s…Nigerian citizens generally need a Bosnia and Herzegovina entry visa for ordinary short visits. | — | View |
| Botswana | Visa required | The official Botswana eVisa terms list a tourist single-entry visa fee for a period…The official Botswana eVisa terms list a tourist single-entry visa fee for a period up to one month and a tourist multiple-entry fee for a period up to three months. The issued visa controls the actual stay. | 300 BWP | View |
| Brunei | Visa required | Brunei's MFA places Nigerian ordinary passports in Category A, which requires a vis…Brunei's MFA places Nigerian ordinary passports in Category A, which requires a visa before travel for social visits. The published processing time is 14 working days. | 20 BND | View |
| Bulgaria | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa | 90 days | Free | View |
| Cambodia | Visa required | 30 days | 30 USD | View |
| Cameroon | Visa-free | The Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt lists Nigerian nationals among the ordinary entry-…The Embassy of Cameroon in Egypt lists Nigerian nationals among the ordinary entry-visa-exempt nationalities. The checked official page does not publish a universal tourist stay cap for that exemption, so no stay limit is listed here. | Free | View |
| Canada | Visa required | — | 100 CAD | View |
| China | Visa required | A Chinese visitor visa is normally required for ordinary tourist entry unless a spe…A Chinese visitor visa is normally required for ordinary tourist entry unless a specific visa-free, transit-without-visa, port-visa or regional exception applies to the exact route. | — | View |
| Congo | Visa required | The current Republic of Congo mission publishes 15-day and 91-day visa products. Th…The current Republic of Congo mission publishes 15-day and 91-day visa products. These are consular visa categories, not a universal promise of permitted stay; the issued visa controls the actual duration. | — | View |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Visa-free | 90 days | Free | View |
| Croatia | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Cyprus | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Czech Republic | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Denmark | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| DR Congo | eVisa | 7 days | — | View |
| Egypt | Visa required | The checked Egypt e-Visa FAQ does not list this nationality in the eVisa-eligible c…The checked Egypt e-Visa FAQ does not list this nationality in the eVisa-eligible country table. Treat ordinary tourist travel as requiring the appropriate Egyptian consular/entry visa route unless a current official Egyptian source gives the traveller a specific exemption. | — | View |
| Estonia | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Eswatini | Visa required | 30 days | 80 SZL | View |
| Fiji | Visa-free | Fiji Immigration lists this nationality as visa-exempt for travel to Fiji, but stil…Fiji Immigration lists this nationality as visa-exempt for travel to Fiji, but still requiring the relevant permit depending on purpose. Visitor permits are issued on arrival and the issued period may vary from several days up to a maximum of four months. | — | View |
| Finland | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| France | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Gabon | eVisa | 90 days | — | View |
| Gambia | Visa-free | 90 days | Free | View |
| Georgia | Conditional | Georgia's short-stay eVisa is available to this passport holder only when the offic…Georgia's short-stay eVisa is available to this passport holder only when the official portal accepts a qualifying supporting visa or residence permit. | — | View |
| Germany | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Ghana | Visa-free | 90 days | Free | View |
| Greece | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Guinea | Visa-free | Guinea PAF's official issuing-country selector renders this passport's country as a…Guinea PAF's official issuing-country selector renders this passport's country as a visa-waiver route and shows that the traveller does not require a visa to enter Guinea. The checked public source does not publish a universal ordinary-visitor stay cap for the waiver route, so no maximum stay is listed here. | Free | View |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa-free | 90 days | Free | View |
| Hong Kong | Visa required | Hong Kong ImmD places this ordinary-passport row in the visa-required column for vi…Hong Kong ImmD places this ordinary-passport row in the visa-required column for visits. The issued visa or entry permit controls the allowed stay and conditions. | — | View |
| Hungary | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Iceland | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| India | Visa required | This passport is not treated as eVisa-eligible in the official India eVisa country…This passport is not treated as eVisa-eligible in the official India eVisa country list used for this wave. Use the Indian Visa Online regular/paper visa route and the responsible Indian Mission for the exact short-visit visa category and validity. | — | View |
| Indonesia | Visa required | This passport is not in the official Visitor Visa / visa-on-arrival cohort checked…This passport is not in the official Visitor Visa / visa-on-arrival cohort checked for this review. Use the Indonesian eVisa system or an Indonesian mission for the correct pre-arranged visitor visa. | — | View |
| Iran | eVisa | Iran MFA says tourists can submit the online visa application as the first step. So…Iran MFA says tourists can submit the online visa application as the first step. Some applicants may need an interview, some nationalities may need in-person mission handling, and the permitted stay depends on the issued visa. | — | View |
| Iraq | eVisa | 30/90 days | — | View |
| Ireland | Visa required | 90 days | 60 EUR | View |
| Israel | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a visitor visa before travelling to Israel; ETA-IL…Nigerian citizens generally need a visitor visa before travelling to Israel; ETA-IL does not replace a visa for this passport. | — | View |
| Italy | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Japan | Visa required | — | — | View |
| Kazakhstan | eVisa | 30 days | 60 USD | View |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 90/365 days | — | View |
| Kosovo | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a Kosovo visa for ordinary short visits or transit…Nigerian citizens generally need a Kosovo visa for ordinary short visits or transit unless a published document-based exemption applies. | — | View |
| Kuwait | Visa required | This launched passport is not in the pinned Kuwait eligible-nationality list for or…This launched passport is not in the pinned Kuwait eligible-nationality list for ordinary visa-on-arrival/eVisa access; treat the traveller as needing a Kuwaiti visitor visa or official confirmation before travel. | — | View |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa required | The official Kyrgyz Republic e-Visa eligibility API lists ordinary-passport visa-fr…The official Kyrgyz Republic e-Visa eligibility API lists ordinary-passport visa-free access as no and does not list the ordinary passport as eligible under the facilitated visa regime. | — | View |
| Latvia | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Lebanon | Conditional | 30 days | — | View |
| Lesotho | Visa required | The official Embassy visa page does not publish one universal visitor stay cap for…The official Embassy visa page does not publish one universal visitor stay cap for visa-required travellers; the approved visa, 72-hour visa-on-arrival letter and border permission control the exact stay. | 1000 LSL | View |
| Liberia | Visa-free | 90 days | Free | View |
| Liechtenstein | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Lithuania | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Luxembourg | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Macao | Visa required | Macao's official source says visitors from Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sr…Macao's official source says visitors from Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam must apply for a Macao visa in advance through a Chinese embassy or consulate. The issued visa controls the allowed stay. | — | View |
| Malaysia | Visa required | Malaysia Immigration lists this nationality among countries required to apply for a…Malaysia Immigration lists this nationality among countries required to apply for a visa before entering Malaysia. The public visa-requirement table does not publish a universal short-visit stay cap for this nationality; the visa/pass issued controls the permitted stay. | 20 MYR | View |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Free | View |
| Mali | Visa required | The current Mali MDC checker returned a visa-required alert for the checked Ghana/N…The current Mali MDC checker returned a visa-required alert for the checked Ghana/Nigeria ordinary-passport consular flow. The Embassy of Mali visa page still contains older ECOWAS no-visa wording, but the current ECOWAS member-states page checked for this wave exposes Ghana/Nigeria and does not expose Mali in the listed member names, so this row follows the current Mali checker rather than treating ECOWAS travel as visa-free. | — | View |
| Malta | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | This passport is not listed in the RMI Immigration March 2024 visa-exempt/waiver or…This passport is not listed in the RMI Immigration March 2024 visa-exempt/waiver or visa-on-arrival summary used for this wave, so a visa or other entry permission should be arranged before travel. | — | View |
| Mauritania | eVisa | 90 days | 75 USD | View |
| Micronesia | Visa-free | 30 days | Free | View |
| Moldova | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a Moldovan visa before ordinary short travel unles…Nigerian citizens generally need a Moldovan visa before ordinary short travel unless a published document-based exemption applies. | 60 EUR | View |
| Monaco | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Mongolia | Visa required | The Mongolian Consular Department says foreign nationals not in the visa-free or el…The Mongolian Consular Department says foreign nationals not in the visa-free or eligible eVisa lists must apply through a Mongolian diplomatic mission; the issued visa controls the stay. | — | View |
| Montenegro | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a Montenegro visa before ordinary short travel unl…Nigerian citizens generally need a Montenegro visa before ordinary short travel unless a published supporting-document exemption applies. | — | View |
| Morocco | Visa required | Acces Maroc's official eligibility check does not return visa exemption or direct e…Acces Maroc's official eligibility check does not return visa exemption or direct eVisa access for the base passport/residence/no-supporting-visa scenario. | — | View |
| Nauru | Visa required | 90 days | — | View |
| Nepal | Visa required | Nepal's tourist visa guidance requires listed nationalities and ambiguous travel-do…Nepal's tourist visa guidance requires listed nationalities and ambiguous travel-document cases to obtain a visa before arrival rather than relying on the ordinary visa-on-arrival route. | — | View |
| Netherlands | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a North Macedonia short-stay visa unless a qualify…Nigerian citizens generally need a North Macedonia short-stay visa unless a qualifying Schengen/EU/US/UK/Canada document exception applies. | — | View |
| Norway | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Oman | Visa required | This launched passport is not in Oman's first-group, second-group or launched GCC n…This launched passport is not in Oman's first-group, second-group or launched GCC no-visa routes; check the ROP eVisa website for the appropriate visa option before travel. | — | View |
| Pakistan | eVisa | 90 days | — | View |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | 30 days | — | View |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | Papua New Guinea ICSA says all foreign visitors need a visa and lists online visito…Papua New Guinea ICSA says all foreign visitors need a visa and lists online visitor classes including Easy Visitor Permit (EVP 60 days), Easy Visitor Permit (EVP 30 days), Tourist (Own Itinerary) and Tourist (tour package). The issued eVisa or visitor visa controls the exact stay. | — | View |
| Philippines | Visa required | The official eVisaPH / DFA policy page says nationals not included in the listed vi…The official eVisaPH / DFA policy page says nationals not included in the listed visa-free policies are visa-required and must apply for the appropriate Philippine visa before entry. | — | View |
| Poland | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Portugal | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Qatar | eVisa | Visit Qatar's current nationality-only route requires an approved Hayya A1 entry vi…Visit Qatar's current nationality-only route requires an approved Hayya A1 entry visa before travel. Confirm the approved stay on the issued permit. | 100 QAR | View |
| Romania | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Russia | Visa required | A Russian visa is required before travel for ordinary short visits unless a separat…A Russian visa is required before travel for ordinary short visits unless a separate document-specific exemption applies. | — | View |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 90 days | Free | View |
| San Marino | Conditional | 30 days | — | View |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | — | — | View |
| Senegal | Visa-free | Senegal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says nationals of the listed countries do not…Senegal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says nationals of the listed countries do not need a visa for a stay of less than 3 months, provided they hold a passport or laissez-passer issued by that country with at least 6 months validity. The source does not express this as a fixed number of days, so no numeric stay cap is listed here. | Free | View |
| Serbia | Visa required | Nigerian citizens generally need a Serbian short-stay visa or Digital Travel Author…Nigerian citizens generally need a Serbian short-stay visa or Digital Travel Authorization before travel unless a separate document-based exemption applies. Serbia's MFA also lists a visa-free route for holders of certain valid Schengen/UK/EU/US visas or Schengen/EU/US residence permits. | — | View |
| Sierra Leone | Visa-free | 90 days | Free | View |
| Singapore | Visa required | ICA says the period of stay in Singapore is not tied to the validity of the entry v…ICA says the period of stay in Singapore is not tied to the validity of the entry visa. The stay is determined by the Visit Pass/e-Pass issued at the checkpoint upon entry. | 30 SGD | View |
| Slovakia | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Slovenia | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 150 USD | View |
| South Korea | Visa required | This passport is not listed in the official K-ETA eligibility guide used for this s…This passport is not listed in the official K-ETA eligibility guide used for this source review. Use the Korea Visa Portal or a Korean mission to confirm the correct short-term visitor visa category and validity before travel. | — | View |
| Spain | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Sri Lanka | ETA required | 30 days | — | View |
| Sudan | Visa required | The checked official Sudan mission sources describe a consular entry/tourist visa r…The checked official Sudan mission sources describe a consular entry/tourist visa route and do not publish a safe ordinary-passport tourist visa-free stay table for this nationality. Visa validity, stay period and approval timing depend on the issued visa, sponsor route and responsible Sudanese mission. | — | View |
| Sweden | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Switzerland | Visa required | 90/180 days | 90 EUR | View |
| Taiwan | Visa required | Taiwan BOCA visitor visas can be issued for stay durations including 14, 30, 60 or…Taiwan BOCA visitor visas can be issued for stay durations including 14, 30, 60 or 90 days depending on the visa and case decision. | — | View |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | This nationality is not in the ordinary-passport visa-free or CountryForEVisa lists…This nationality is not in the ordinary-passport visa-free or CountryForEVisa lists checked for this wave; use the standard visa route before travel. | — | View |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 30 USD | View |
| Tonga | Visa required | The Government of Tonga says citizens of countries not on the arrival list need a v…The Government of Tonga says citizens of countries not on the arrival list need a visa before arrival; the issued permit controls the stay period. | — | View |
| Turkey | Visa required | — | — | View |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | Turkmenistan's checked official mission pages require a visa route supported by an…Turkmenistan's checked official mission pages require a visa route supported by an invitation letter certified by the State Migration Service; the exact permitted stay depends on the issued visa category, validity and invitation. | — | View |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 100 AUD | View |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa required | — | — | View |
| United Kingdom | Visa required | — | 135 GBP | View |
| United States | Admission refused | — | — | View |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | Nigerian citizens are absent from Uzbekistan’s current visa-free and eVisa national…Nigerian citizens are absent from Uzbekistan’s current visa-free and eVisa nationality lists, so a regular visa is required before ordinary short travel unless a published exception applies. | — | View |
| Vanuatu | Visa on arrival | 120 days | Free | View |
| Vietnam | eVisa | 90 days | 25 USD | View |
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Frequently asked questions
How many countries can Nigerian passport holders visit visa-free?
This page lists each destination with its exact rule. Counts vary by how visa-free, visa-on-arrival and eVisa are tallied, so we show the per-country status rather than a single headline number.
Does the Nigerian passport need ETIAS?
Once ETIAS launches in the official EU launch window, Nigerian biometric-passport holders travelling visa-free to the Schengen area will generally need it. See the ETIAS guide.
Do you show official fees or agent prices on this Nigerian passport page?
We track the official government fee where the authority publishes one. We do not present agent markup as the baseline price.