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Do you need a visa for Nigeria? Entry rules for African passports
Of the other 53 African nationalities, 17 can enter Nigeria visa-free and 36 can get a visa on arrival. 0 use an e-visa or eTA, and 0 need a visa in advance (January 2025 data). Easy-entry total: 53 of 53.
Data snapshot: January 2025. Confirm with the Nigeria embassy or official immigration site before you book.
Entry rules for Nigeria by nationality
Visa-free (17)
BeninBurkina FasoCabo VerdeCameroonChadGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)LiberiaMaliNigerSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneThe GambiaTogo
Visa on arrival (36)
AlgeriaAngolaBotswanaBurundiCentral African RepublicComorosDR CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonKenyaLesothoLibyaMadagascarMalawiMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaRepublic of the CongoRwandaSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanSão Tomé and PríncipeTanzaniaTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe
Other destinations
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe