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Where can a Nigerian passport take you?

Every country you can enter, and how. These are also the stops we use for your Layovered routes.

🇳🇬 Nigerian passport

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83 countries you can visit

83 countries

Sri Lanka

Asia · stay varies

Seychelles

Africa · stay varies

Kenya

Africa · up to 60 days

Antigua and Barbuda

Caribbean · up to 6 months

Bangladesh

Asia · up to 90 days

Barbados

Caribbean · up to 180 days

Benin

Africa · up to 90 days

Burkina Faso

Africa · stay varies

Cameroon

Africa · stay varies

Cape Verde

Africa · up to 30 days

Chad

Africa · up to 90 days

Cote d'Ivoire

Africa · up to 90 days

Dominica

Caribbean · up to 6 months

Fiji

Oceania · stay varies

Ghana

Africa · up to 90 days

Guinea

Africa · stay varies

Haiti

Caribbean · stay varies

Kiribati

Oceania · up to 90 days

Liberia

Africa · up to 90 days

Mali

Africa · up to 90 days

Micronesia

Oceania · up to 30 days

Montserrat

Caribbean · up to 180 days

Morocco

Africa · stay varies

Niger

Africa · stay varies

Senegal

Africa · stay varies

Sierra Leone

Africa · stay varies

St. Kitts and Nevis

Caribbean · stay varies

The Gambia

Africa · up to 90 days

Togo

Africa · up to 90 days

Maldives

Asia · up to 30 days

Mauritius

Africa · up to 14 days

Burundi

Africa · up to 30 days

Lebanon

Middle East · up to 1 month extendable to 3 months

Madagascar

Africa · up to 15 days

Palau Islands

Oceania · up to 30 days

Rwanda

Africa · up to 30 days

Samoa

Oceania · up to 90 days

Timor-Leste

Asia · up to 30 days

Tuvalu

Oceania · up to 30 days

Vanuatu

Oceania · up to 120 days

United Arab Emirates

Middle East · stay varies

Thailand

Asia · up to 180 days

Malaysia

Asia · up to 30 days

Vietnam

Asia · stay varies

Ethiopia

Africa · stay varies

Hong Kong (SAR China)

Asia · stay varies

Georgia

Europe · up to 30 calendar days

Bhutan

Asia · stay varies

Australia

Oceania · stay varies

Albania

Europe · stay varies

Algeria

Africa · stay varies

Angola

Africa · stay varies

Anguilla

Caribbean · stay varies

Armenia

Middle East · up to 120 days, extendable by 60 days

Bahamas

Caribbean · stay varies

Chile

Americas · stay varies

Cuba

Caribbean · stay varies

Djibouti

Africa · stay varies

El Salvador

Americas · stay varies

Equatorial Guinea

Africa · stay varies

India

Asia · up to 30 days

Jordan

Middle East · stay varies

Kazakhstan

Asia · stay varies

Kyrgyzstan

Asia · stay varies

Malawi

Africa · stay varies

Mauritania

Africa · stay varies

Moldova

Europe · stay varies

Mozambique

Africa · stay varies

Myanmar

Asia · up to 28 days

Pakistan

Asia · stay varies

Papua New Guinea

Oceania · stay varies

Philippines

Asia · stay varies

Sao Tome and Principe

Africa · stay varies

Serbia

Europe · stay varies

Somalia

Africa · stay varies

South Africa

Africa · stay varies

South Sudan

Africa · stay varies

Suriname

Americas · stay varies

Tanzania

Africa · stay varies

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean · stay varies

Tunisia

Africa · stay varies

Zambia

Africa · stay varies

Zimbabwe

Africa · up to 1 month

Where Nigerian passport holders can go with a visa

A valid visa from one of these countries opens more places to visit or transit.

With a US visa132 countries · +49 more With a Schengen visa168 countries · +85 more With a UK visa126 countries · +43 more With a Canada visa137 countries · +54 more With a UAE visa89 countries · +6 more

Other passports

🇮🇳 Indian passport 🇵🇭 Filipino passport 🇵🇰 Pakistani passport 🇧🇩 Bangladeshi passport 🇱🇰 Sri Lankan passport 🇳🇵 Nepali passport 🇪🇬 Egyptian passport 🇰🇪 Kenyan passport 🇬🇭 Ghanaian passport 🇮🇩 Indonesian passport 🇻🇳 Vietnamese passport 🇪🇹 Ethiopian passport

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Nigerian passport holders visit without a visa?

With the passport alone, 29 countries are visa-free and 11 give a visa on arrival. Another 43 offer an eVisa you apply for online before you fly.

Which countries are visa-free for Nigerian citizens?

They include Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados. The checker above lists all 29, with the stay allowed where we have it.

Does a US or Schengen visa give Nigerian passport holders extra access?

Yes. A valid US, Schengen, UK, Canada or UAE visa can open entry to more countries. Tick the visas you hold above to see which.

What is the difference between visa-free and visa on arrival?

Visa-free means no visa at all, though a few countries ask for a short online form (an ETA) before you fly. Visa on arrival means you get it at the airport, sometimes for a fee.

Is this list up to date?

Rules change at short notice, so always check with official sources before you travel. Each country page shows when we last checked it.