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Visa-free countries for a Nigerian passport
Discover where Nigerian passport holders can travel without a visa. This complete guide shows visa requirements for Nigerian citizens in every country, including popular destinations like Ghana, South Africa, and Kenya. Find entry requirements and visa-free stays for Nigeria passport holders worldwide.
- 43
- destinations without an advance visa
- 28
- visa-free destinations
- 159
- destinations needing a visa or e-visa
Visa data updated February 2026 ·Check this passport in the visa checker
Where a Nigerian passport takes you
Every destination in our dataset, colored by what the Nigerian passport needs to enter: green is visa-free, blue is freedom of movement, grey means a visa or e-visa in advance.
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Every destination, by what the Nigerian passport needs
All 202 destinations in our dataset, grouped by entry requirement and colored like the map above — the Nigeria's home country counts toward freedom of movement.
Freedom of Movement
2 Destinations
NigeriaHome
SvalbardFree Movement
Visa Free
26 Destinations
Barbados180 days
Benin90 days
Burkina FasoVisa free
Cameroon90 days
Cape VerdeVisa free
Chad90 days
Cote d’Ivoire90 days
Dominica180 days
Fiji120 days
Gambia90 days
Ghana90 days
GuineaVisa free
Guinea-BissauVisa free
Haiti90 days
Kenya60 days
Kiribati90 days
LiberiaVisa free
MaliVisa free
Micronesia30 days
NigerVisa free
Rwanda30 days
Senegal90 days
Seychelles90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa free
TogoVisa free
Vanuatu120 days
eTA (Online Registration)
1 Destinations
Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
Visa on Arrival
14 Destinations
BurundiOn Arrival
CambodiaOn Arrival
ComorosOn Arrival
DjiboutiOn Arrival
IranOn Arrival
LebanonOn Arrival
MadagascarOn Arrival
MaldivesOn Arrival
MauritiusOn Arrival
MozambiqueOn Arrival
PalauOn Arrival
SamoaOn Arrival
Timor-LesteOn Arrival
TuvaluOn Arrival
e-Visa
46 Destinations
Albaniae-Visa
Antigua and Barbudae-Visa
Australiae-Visa
Bahamase-Visa
Bahraine-Visa
Bhutane-Visa
Boliviae-Visa
Botswanae-Visa
Colombiae-Visa
DR Congoe-Visa
Ecuadore-Visa
El Salvadore-Visa
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
Ethiopiae-Visa
Gabone-Visa
Hong Konge-Visa
Indonesiae-Visa
Iraqe-Visa
Kazakhstane-Visa
Kyrgyzstane-Visa
Libyae-Visa
Malawie-Visa
Malaysiae-Visa
Mauritaniae-Visa
Moldovae-Visa
Namibiae-Visa
Omane-Visa
Pakistane-Visa
Papua New Guineae-Visa
Qatare-Visa
Sao Tome and Principee-Visa
Singaporee-Visa
Somaliae-Visa
South Africae-Visa
South Koreae-Visa
South Sudane-Visa
Surinamee-Visa
Syriae-Visa
Tajikistane-Visa
Tanzaniae-Visa
Thailande-Visa
Ugandae-Visa
United Arab Emiratese-Visa
Viet Name-Visa
Zambiae-Visa
Zimbabwee-Visa
Regular Visa
112 Destinations
AfghanistanRequired
AlgeriaRequired
AndorraRequired
AngolaRequired
ArgentinaRequired
ArmeniaRequired
AustriaRequired
AzerbaijanRequired
BangladeshRequired
BelarusRequired
BelgiumRequired
BelizeRequired
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRequired
BrazilRequired
BruneiRequired
BulgariaRequired
CanadaRequired
Central African RepublicRequired
ChileRequired
ChinaRequired
CongoRequired
Costa RicaRequired
CroatiaRequired
CubaRequired
CyprusRequired
Czech RepublicRequired
DenmarkRequired
Dominican RepublicRequired
EgyptRequired
EritreaRequired
EstoniaRequired
FinlandRequired
FranceRequired
GermanyRequired
GreeceRequired
GreenlandRequired
GrenadaRequired
GuatemalaRequired
GuyanaRequired
HondurasRequired
HungaryRequired
IcelandRequired
IndiaRequired
IrelandRequired
IsraelRequired
ItalyRequired
JamaicaRequired
JapanRequired
JordanRequired
KosovoRequired
KuwaitRequired
LaosRequired
LatviaRequired
LesothoRequired
LiechtensteinRequired
LithuaniaRequired
LuxembourgRequired
MacaoRequired
MaltaRequired
Marshall IslandsRequired
MexicoRequired
MonacoRequired
MongoliaRequired
MontenegroRequired
MoroccoRequired
MyanmarRequired
NauruRequired
NepalRequired
NetherlandsRequired
New ZealandRequired
NicaraguaRequired
North KoreaRequired
North MacedoniaRequired
NorwayRequired
PalestineRequired
PanamaRequired
ParaguayRequired
PeruRequired
PhilippinesRequired
PolandRequired
PortugalRequired
Republic of GeorgiaRequired
RomaniaRequired
RussiaRequired
Saint LuciaRequired
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesRequired
San MarinoRequired
Saudi ArabiaRequired
SerbiaRequired
SlovakiaRequired
SloveniaRequired
Solomon IslandsRequired
SpainRequired
Sri LankaRequired
SudanRequired
SwazilandRequired
SwedenRequired
SwitzerlandRequired
TaiwanRequired
TongaRequired
Trinidad and TobagoRequired
TunisiaRequired
TurkeyRequired
TurkmenistanRequired
UkraineRequired
United KingdomRequired
United StatesRequired
UruguayRequired
UzbekistanRequired
Vatican City (Holy See)Required
VenezuelaRequired
YemenRequired
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can a nigerian passport enter visa-free?
28 of the 202 destinations in the Day31 dataset are open to nigerian passport holders without a visa, including 2 where they can live and work under freedom-of-movement rules. A further 14 issue a visa on arrival and 1 require only an electronic travel authorization (eTA).
Which destinations require a visa for nigerian passport holders?
112 destinations require a visa applied for before travel — including Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina. Another 46 require an e-visa, which is applied for online.
What is the mobility score of the nigerian passport?
Day31's mobility score counts destinations reachable without advance paperwork: the nigerian passport scores 43 of 202, with 2 destinations offering freedom of movement and 159 requiring a visa or e-visa in advance.
Never lose count of your visa-free days
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