Visa information for Lagos, Nigeria

Do I need a tourist visa to visit Nigeria? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for Nigeria? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Lagos, Nigeria.

Visa Check

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to Nigeria by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Required
Angola	Required
Argentina	Required
Armenia	Required
Australia	Required	Visa not required for Nigerian-born citizens
Austria	Required
Azerbaijan	Required
Bahamas	Required
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Required
Belarus	Required
Belgium	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Belize	Required
Benin	Not required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Required
Brunei	Required	Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival
Bulgaria	Required
Burkina Faso	Not required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Not required	90 days
Canada	Required
Cape Verde	Not required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Not required	90 days
Chile	Required
China	Required
Colombia	Required
Costa Rica	Required
Croatia	Required
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required	Pre-arranged visa on arrival is available.
East Timor	Required
Ecuador	Required
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Required
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Required
France	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Not required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Ghana	Not required
Greece	Required
Grenada	Required
Guatemala	Required
Guinea	Not required
Guinea-Bissau	Not required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Iceland	Required
India	Required
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Required
Israel	Required
Italy	Required
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Required
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Required
Kenya	On arrival
Kiribati	Required
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Required
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Lebanon	Online
Liberia	Not required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Required
Lithuania	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Luxembourg	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Macedonia	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Required	Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival
Maldives	Required
Mali	Not required
Malta	Required
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Required
Mexico	Required
Moldova	Required
Monaco	Required
Mongolia	Required
Montenegro	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
New Zealand	Required
Nicaragua	Required
Niger	Not required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Required
Oman	Required
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Required
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Required
Peru	Required
Philippines	Required
Poland	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Portugal	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Required
Russia	Required
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Required
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Not required
Serbia	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Sierra Leone	Not required
Singapore	Required	Holders of written e-visa approval issued by Immigration Authority Headquarters in Abuja, can obtain a visa on arrival
Slovakia	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Slovenia	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
South Korea	Required
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Required
Switzerland	Required
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Required
Togo	Not required
Tonga	Required
Trinidad and Tobago	Required
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Required
Tuvalu	Required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Required	Pre-approved visa on arrival is available.
United Arab Emirates	Required
United Kingdom	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
United States	Required
Uruguay	Required
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	Required
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required