Where can Nigeria passport holders live?

As of 2026, a Nigeria passport lets you enter 42 countries without applying for a visa — 26 visa-free and 16 with a visa issued on arrival. Another 45 only ask for a quick eVisa or eTA online. For longer stays, 4 countries let Nigeria citizens stay more than 90 days without any visa.

Updated July 2026 · Source: Passport Index open dataset · See it on the interactive map →

Visa-free (just show up)	26
Visa on arrival (at the airport)	16
eVisa / eTA (quick online form)	45
Stay beyond 90 days, no visa	4
Embassy visa needed	111

Stay beyond 90 days, no visa (4)

Barbados (180 days), Dominica (180 days), Fiji (120 days), Vanuatu (120 days)

Visa-free (26)

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, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti (90 days), Ivory Coast (90 days), Kiribati (90 days), Liberia, Mali, Micronesia (30 days), Niger, Rwanda (30 days), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days), Senegal (90 days), Seychelles (90 days), Sierra Leone, Togo, Vanuatu (120 days)

Visa on arrival (16)

Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Iran, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Palau, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu

Quick online form first (eVisa / eTA) (45)

Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, Colombia, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Sao Tome and Principe, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Embassy visa needed (111)

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Nigeria citizens visit without a visa?

Nigeria passport holders can visit 42 countries without applying for a visa in advance: 26 are fully visa-free and 16 issue a visa on arrival. 45 more require only an online eVisa or eTA.

Where can Nigeria citizens stay for more than 90 days without a visa?

4 countries allow Nigeria citizens to stay more than 90 days visa-free, including Barbados, Dominica, Fiji, Vanuatu.

Can Nigeria citizens move to Europe permanently?

Staying past the tourist window requires a residence visa. Popular routes include digital-nomad, passive-income, student and work visas in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland, France and the UK. Residently builds your exact document checklist and checks every document against the official rules before you file.

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