<P> Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria . As of 1 January 2017, Nigerian citizens had visa - free or visa on arrival access to 44 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerian passport 91st in terms of travel freedom (tied with Burundian passport) according to the Henley visa restrictions index . </P> <P> Where visa - free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission is at the discretion of border enforcement officers . Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, may require a visa or work permit . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Visa requirement </Th> <Th> Notes (excluding departure fees) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andorra </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> Electronic Entry Visa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia and territories </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 6 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 90 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 90 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 3 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> May apply online . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 6 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 4 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> eVisa </Td> <Td> Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> eVisa available for holders of a valid Schengen visa or a valid visa from any of the OECD member countries; or a valid residence permit of a Schengen or OECD country . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 3 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> eVisa / Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 3 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kiribati </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> eVisa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> eVisa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 90 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marshall Islands </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> Available at Nouakchott--Oumtounsy International Airport . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 2 weeks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Micronesia </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nauru </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palau </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 3 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival! Entry Permit on arrival </Td> <Td> 60 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Marino </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> São Tomé and Príncipe </Td> <Td> eVisa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 90 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> Visitor's Permit on arrival </Td> <Td> 3 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival for 30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Timor - Leste </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tuvalu </Td> <Td> Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> 1 month </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> eVisa / Visa on arrival </Td> <Td> May apply online . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom and Crown dependencies </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> Visa not required </Td> <Td> 30 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vatican City </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> Visa required </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> eVisa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> eVisa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Visa requirement </Th> <Th> Notes (excluding departure fees) </Th> </Tr>

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