How many countries can Nigeria passport holders visit without a visa?

A Nigeria passport gives visa-free, visa-on-arrival or ETA access to 43 destinations (the Passport Index mobility score). Many more are reachable with an online e-visa. Always confirm with the embassy or official portal before booking.

Which countries are visa-free for Nigeria passport holders?

Visa-free for Nigeria passports: Barbados, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Kiribati, Liberia, Mali, Micronesia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St Kitts & Nevis, Togo, Vanuatu, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Iran, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Palau, Samoa, and more.

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Where can you travel on a Nigeria passport?

Nigeria passport holders can enter 43 destinations with no visa needed in advance, visa-free, visa on arrival, or an ETA. Below is the full breakdown by visa type, updated June 2026.

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

ETA

e-Visa

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Visa-free countries No visa

A Nigeria passport holder can enter these 26 destinations with no visa at all for short stays:

Visa on arrival On arrival

Get your visa at the border on arrival in these 16 destinations:

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

Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) ETA

A quick online travel authorisation is all you need for these 1 destinations:

Kenya

e-Visa e-Visa

These 44 destinations issue an e-visa online before you travel, no embassy visit, but you do need to apply in advance:

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Visa rules change. This page uses the open Passport Index dataset (mobility score = visa-free + visa on arrival + ETA) and is a research starting point, not visa advice. Always confirm with the embassy or the official portal before booking.

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