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Nigeria Passport Visa-Free Countries 

Rank 87 in the world, 41 destinations without a visa in advance. Schengen countries require a visa in advance

26 Visa-free entry with passport
15 On arrival issued at the border
48 E-visa online, no consulate
109 Visa required via a consulate
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Visa-free On arrival E-visa Visa required Passport country

Key destinations

Visa-free destinations first, those that need a visa in advance last

South Korea e-visa, applied for online
UAE e-visa, applied for online
Thailand e-visa, applied for online
Schengen visa required in advance
United Kingdom visa required in advance
USA visa required in advance
Canada visa required in advance
China visa required in advance
Japan visa required in advance
Turkey visa required in advance
Brazil visa required in advance
Serbia visa required in advance

Full list of destinations

198 destinations in total, data as of 17 February 2026

Visa-free 26

entry with passport

  • Barbados 180 days
  • Benin 90 days
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon 90 days
  • Cape Verde
  • Chad 90 days
  • Dominica 180 days
  • Fiji 120 days
  • Gambia 90 days
  • Ghana 90 days
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti 90 days
  • Ivory Coast 90 days
  • Kenya 60 days
  • Kiribati 90 days
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Micronesia 30 days
  • Niger
  • Rwanda 30 days
  • Senegal 90 days
  • Seychelles 90 days
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
  • Vanuatu 120 days

Visa on arrival 15

issued at the border

  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Comoros
  • Djibouti
  • East Timor
  • Iran
  • Lebanon
  • Madagascar
  • Maldives
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Palau
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Samoa
  • Tuvalu

E-visa 48

applied for online, no consulate. Checks can be as strict as for a regular visa

  • Albania
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Colombia
  • DR Congo
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Guyana
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Libya
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova
  • Namibia
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Qatar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Singapore
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • UAE
  • Uganda
  • Vietnam
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Visa required 109

obtained in advance via a consulate

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Chile
  • China
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lesotho
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Palestine
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay
  • USA
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vatican
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen

Nearby in the ranking

87 DR Congo 41 87 Myanmar 41 87 Nigeria 41 87 South Sudan 41 88 Libya 40

FAQ

How many countries can Nigeria passport holders visit without a visa?
41 destinations are open without a visa in advance: 26 visa-free and 15 with a visa or permit issued at the border. Another 48 countries issue an e-visa online, and 109 require applying at a consulate.
Do Nigeria passport holders need a Schengen visa?
As of 17 February 2026, the condition for entering Schengen countries is: visa required in advance. Rules depend on the purpose of travel and can change, so check them on the consulate website before you fly.
What is the world rank of the Nigeria passport?
87 out of 199 by the number of destinations you can fly to without getting a visa in advance.

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Data source: open Passport Index dataset, MIT license. Entry rules depend on the purpose of travel and can change, check them on the destination consulate website before you fly