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Nigeria: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Nigeria. 43 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 92 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 26Visa-free
  • 3ETA
  • 14On arrival
  • 42eVisa
  • 141Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Nigeria
Rank92
No prior visa43
CodeNGA

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 92

Rank 92 of 199. 43 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 0.

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 183

A prior visa is needed for 183 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility12/10043 destinations without a prior visa
Stability and rule of law22/100score -1.17 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
Quality of life29/100HDI 0.560
Health and longevity0/10054.5 years life expectancy
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Nigeria passport gives

32of 100
rank 166 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility1243 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law22score -1.17 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life29HDI 0.560
  • Health and longevity054.5 years life expectancy
  • Education41education index 0.54
  • Taxes55up to 25%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 26

Entry on your passport

Popular:Kenya
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBeninAfrica · 90 daysBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfrica · 90 daysCape VerdeAfricaChadAfrica · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCôte d'IvoireAfricaDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysGambiaAfricaGuineaAfricaGuinea-BissauAfricaHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 60 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysLiberiaAfricaMaliAfricaMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMontserratCaribbeanNigerAfricaNiueOceania · 30 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfricaTogoAfricaVanuatuOceania · 30 days

ETA 3

Electronic authorisation online

GhanaAfricaSeychellesAfricaSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 14

Visa issued at the border

Popular:Maldives
BurundiAfricaCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfricaIranMiddle East · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMauritiusAfrica · 14 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 42

Applied for online before travel

Popular:United Arab EmiratesThailandVietnamMalaysiaHong KongQatar
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBhutanAsiaBotswanaAfricaColombiaAmericasDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaHong KongAsiaIraqMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKyrgyzstanAsiaLesothoAfricaLibyaAfricaMalawiAfricaMalaysiaAsiaMauritaniaAfricaNamibiaAfricaPakistanAsiaPhilippinesAsiaQatarMiddle EastSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSurinameAmericasSyriaMiddle EastTajikistanAsiaThailandAsiaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastVietnamAsiaZambiaAfricaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 141

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanArgentinaAmericasArmeniaMiddle EastArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaAustriaEuropeAzerbaijanEuropeBangladeshAsiaBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCubaCaribbeanCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEcuadorAmericasEgyptAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGeorgiaEuropeGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasGuyanaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaJordanMiddle EastKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLaosAsiaLatviaEuropeLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsiaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsiaMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNauruOceaniaNepalAsiaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasPapua New GuineaOceaniaParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeRussiaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSerbiaEuropeSingaporeAsiaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSri LankaAsiaSt. LuciaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbeanSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTanzaniaAfricaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanUzbekistanAsiaVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericasYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 90Republic of the Congo46
  2. 91Djibouti44
  3. 91Turkmenistan44
  4. 92Laos43
  5. 92Nigeria43
  6. 93Ethiopia42
  7. 93Lebanon42
  8. 93Myanmar42
  9. 94DR Congo41

Frequently asked questions

Nigeria: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 43 of 226 countries and territories, 26 visa-free, 3 with an ETA and 14 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 92 of 199.

Nigeria: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Nigeria → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Nigeria → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Nigeria → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

eVisa. Applied for online before travel.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 154 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 123. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.