Are there truly Visa Free countries for Nigeria Passport holders? Yes! Read on to get all the details about Countries that are offering Visa-free visits for Nigerians.
A visa is a conditional permission given by a country to a foreigner, giving them the freedom to enter, live, do business, and remain within the territory for a specified period of time depending on the type of visa.
There are several types of visas but Business, Tourist, Transit visas (allows travelers to pass through a country before reaching their final destination) are the most common visas.
Some visa would require the applicant to conduct medical tests and attend several interviews at the embassy, while some are pretty easy to get.
A visa-free country is any place in the world that gives foreigners permission to enter them without needing to go through the hectic visa application process.
There are several ways a country can be visa-free
- Country-Country Agreement: Citizens of a country can enter another country if the two governments signed an agreement.
- Opened Borders: Some countries might choose to unilaterally open its borders to bring in more investors, tourists, or migrators to help boost its economy, increase its population and workforce.
Visa is different from Travel Passport; a visa is just an indicator of you legally staying in a country and how long you get to stay. A Travel Passport is a document that proves that you are a verified citizen of your country of origin.
You have the right to travel to some countries in the world without needing a visa but this depends on your country of citizenship.
As a Nigerian citizen with a government-issued passport, there are a handful of countries you can visit visa-free because these countries don’t need a visa provided you have your travel passport. There are currently 45 visa-free countries a Nigerian can visit in 2021.
Some of these countries allow you to stay for as long as you want, others require you to stay for a required time before applying for an extended visa, while some require you to get your visa upon arrival at the immigration department.
As a security measure to prevent wrong people (terrorists, wanted criminals, or people that won’t add value to the economy) from entering these visa-free countries, there are some few requirements every traveler needs to be successfully screened and allowed into the country.
These requirements include:
- Flight return ticket
- Bank statement as proof of sufficient funds (to prevent people from being stranded in a foreign country)
- Accommodation (including hotel, house rental, etc.)
- International Travel Passport
We have compiled the list of these visa-free countries for Nigerians and also categorized them based on their requirements.
(Unlimited) Visa Free Countries For Nigerian Passport
- Chad
- Cameroon
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger Republic
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
Visa-On-Arrival Countries For Nigerian Passport
- Iran
- Timor-Leste
- Bangladesh
- Nauru
- Palau
- Tuvalu
- Samoa
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Comoros Island
- Djibouti
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mauritania
- Seychelles
- Somalia
- Tanzania
- Uganda
All this visa on arrival countries requires the applicant to present your flight return tickets and bank account statement as proof of sufficient funds before a visa on arrival is granted to them.
Time-Based Visa Free Countries For Nigeria Passport
- Mozambique (30 days free visa)
- Mauritius (3 months free visa)
- Guinea Bissau (3 months free visa)
- Gambia (3 months free visa)
- Fiji (4 months free visa)
- Vanuatu (30 days free visa)
- Micronesia (30 days free visa)
- Sri Lanka (2 months free visa)
- Haiti (3 months free visa)
- Dominica (21 days free visa)
- Barbados (6 months free visa)
These time-based visa-free countries allow foreigners to enter their regions with applying for a visa but after a certain amount of time you will be required to pay a fixed amount of money to extend your stay and get a visa but if you don’t wish to stay, you will be required to leave the country.
All Countries and Visa Status for Nigerian Passport holders
Countries | Mobility Score |
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Afghanistan | visa required |
Albania | visa required |
Algeria | visa required |
Andorra | visa required |
Angola | pre-visa on arrival |
Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa |
Argentina | visa required |
Armenia | visa required |
Australia | eVisa |
Austria | visa required |
Azerbaijan | visa required |
Bahamas | visa required |
Bahrain | visa required |
Bangladesh | visa required |
Barbados | visa-free / 180 days |
Belarus | visa required |
Belgium | visa required |
Belize | visa required |
Benin | visa-free / 90 days |
Bhutan | visa required |
Bolivia | visa on arrival / eVisa / 90 days |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | visa required |
Botswana | visa required |
Brazil | visa required |
Brunei | visa required |
Bulgaria | visa required |
Burkina Faso | visa-free |
Burundi | visa required |
Cambodia | visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days |
Cameroon | visa-free / 90 days |
Canada | visa required |
Cape Verde | visa-free |
Central African Republic | visa required |
Chad | visa-free / 90 days |
Chile | visa required |
China | visa required |
Colombia | eVisa |
Comoros | visa on arrival / 45 days |
Congo | visa required |
Congo (Dem. Rep.) | visa required |
Costa Rica | visa required |
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | visa-free / 90 days |
Croatia | visa required |
Cuba | visa required |
Cyprus | visa required |
Czech Republic | visa required |
Denmark | visa required |
Djibouti | eVisa |
Dominica | visa-free / 180 days |
Dominican Republic | visa required |
Ecuador | eVisa |
Egypt | visa required |
El Salvador | visa required |
Equatorial Guinea | visa required |
Eritrea | visa required |
Estonia | visa required |
Eswatini | visa required |
Ethiopia | visa on arrival / eVisa / 90 days |
Fiji | visa-free / 120 days |
Finland | visa required |
France | visa required |
Gabon | eVisa |
Gambia | visa-free / 90 days |
Georgia | visa required |
Germany | visa required |
Ghana | visa-free |
Greece | visa required |
Grenada | visa required |
Guatemala | visa required |
Guinea | visa-free |
Guinea-Bissau | visa-free |
Guyana | visa required |
Haiti | visa-free / 90 days |
Honduras | visa required |
Hong Kong | visa required |
Hungary | visa required |
Iceland | visa required |
India | visa required |
Indonesia | visa required |
Iran | visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days |
Iraq | visa required |
Ireland | visa required |
Israel | visa required |
Italy | visa required |
Jamaica | visa required |
Japan | visa required |
Jordan | visa required |
Kazakhstan | eVisa |
Kenya | visa on arrival / eVisa / 90 days |
Kiribati | visa required |
Kosovo | visa required |
Kuwait | visa required |
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa |
Laos | visa required |
Latvia | visa required |
Lebanon | visa on arrival / 30 days |
Lesotho | eVisa / 14 days |
Liberia | visa-free |
Libya | visa required |
Liechtenstein | visa required |
Lithuania | visa required |
Luxembourg | visa required |
Macao | visa required |
Madagascar | visa on arrival / eVisa / 90 days |
Malawi | eVisa / 90 days |
Malaysia | visa required |
Maldives | visa on arrival / 30 days |
Mali | visa-free |
Malta | visa required |
Marshall Islands | visa required |
Mauritania | visa on arrival |
Mauritius | visa on arrival / 14 days |
Mexico | visa required |
Micronesia | visa-free / 30 days |
Moldova | eVisa |
Monaco | visa required |
Mongolia | visa required |
Montenegro | visa required |
Morocco | visa required |
Mozambique | visa on arrival / 30 days |
Myanmar [Burma] | visa required |
Namibia | visa on arrival / 90 days |
Nauru | visa required |
Nepal | visa required |
Netherlands | visa required |
New Zealand | visa required |
Nicaragua | visa required |
Niger | visa-free |
Nigeria | |
North Korea | visa required |
North Macedonia | visa required |
Norway | visa required |
Oman | visa required |
Pakistan | visa required |
Palau | visa on arrival / 30 days |
Palestinian Territories | visa required |
Panama | visa required |
Papua New Guinea | visa required |
Paraguay | visa required |
Peru | visa required |
Philippines | visa required |
Poland | visa required |
Portugal | visa required |
Qatar | eVisa / 30 days |
Romania | visa required |
Russian Federation | visa required |
Rwanda | visa on arrival / eVisa / 30 days |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | visa-free / 90 days |
Saint Lucia | visa required |
Samoa | visa on arrival / 60 days |
San Marino | visa required |
Sao Tome and Principe | eVisa |
Saudi Arabia | visa required |
Senegal | visa-free / 90 days |
Serbia | visa required |
Seychelles | tourist registration / 90 days |
Sierra Leone | visa-free |
Singapore | eVisa |
Slovakia | visa required |
Slovenia | visa required |
Solomon Islands | visa required |
Somalia | visa on arrival / 30 days |
South Africa | visa required |
South Korea | visa required |
South Sudan | visa required |
Spain | visa required |
Sri Lanka | visa required |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | visa required |
Sudan | visa required |
Suriname | eVisa |
Sweden | visa required |
Switzerland | visa required |
Syria | visa required |
Taiwan | visa required |
Tajikistan | eVisa |
Tanzania | eVisa |
Thailand | visa required |
Timor-Leste | visa on arrival / 30 days |
Togo | visa-free |
Tonga | visa required |
Trinidad and Tobago | visa required |
Tunisia | visa required |
Turkey | visa required |
Turkmenistan | visa required |
Tuvalu | visa on arrival / 30 days |
Uganda | visa on arrival / eVisa |
Ukraine | visa required |
United Arab Emirates | eVisa |
United Kingdom | visa required |
United States of America | visa required |
Uruguay | visa required |
Uzbekistan | eVisa |
Vanuatu | visa-free / 30 days |
Vatican City | visa required |
Venezuela | visa required |
Viet Nam | visa required |
Yemen | visa required |
Zambia | eVisa |
Zimbabwe | eVisa |
At the time of writing this Article, no European country is offering visa-free entry to Nigerians.