Nigeria Passport Visa-Free Countries 
Rank 87 in the world, 41 destinations without a visa in advance. Schengen countries require a visa in advance
26Visa-freeentry with passport
15On arrivalissued at the border
48E-visaonline, no consulate
109Visa requiredvia a consulate
Key destinations
Visa-free destinations first, those that need a visa in advance last
South Koreae-visa, applied for online
UAEe-visa, applied for online
Thailande-visa, applied for online
Schengenvisa required in advance
United Kingdomvisa required in advance
USAvisa required in advance
Canadavisa required in advance
Chinavisa required in advance
Japanvisa required in advance
Turkeyvisa required in advance
Brazilvisa required in advance
Serbiavisa required in advanceFull list of destinations
198 destinations in total, data as of 17 February 2026
Visa-free 26
entry with passport
Barbados180 days
Benin90 days
Burkina Faso
Cameroon90 days
Cape Verde
Chad90 days
Dominica180 days
Fiji120 days
Gambia90 days
Ghana90 days
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti90 days
Ivory Coast90 days
Kenya60 days
Kiribati90 days
Liberia
Mali
Micronesia30 days
Niger
Rwanda30 days
Senegal90 days
Seychelles90 days
Sierra Leone
Togo
Vanuatu120 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
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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