Nigeria entry requirements for UK citizens
Short answerUK citizens need a visa to visit Nigeria. Up to 30 days per visit.
- How long you can stay
- Up to 30 days per visit.
- What you need
- Approved Nigeria e-Visa (Tourism Visa – F5A) obtained online before travel, or an embassy-issued Short Visit Visa
- Passport valid for at least 6 months from date of travel, with blank pages
- Passport-size photo
- Evidence of return/onward ticket
- Evidence of hotel reservation or host address in Nigeria
- Evidence of sufficient funds (180-day bank statement)
- Good to know
- Nigeria discontinued Visa on Arrival for eligible travellers effective 1 May 2025, replacing it with a mandatory online e-Visa system administered by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); only ECOWAS member-state nationals and a small number of countries with a separate visa-abolition/waiver agreement (e.g. Cameroon, Chad) are visa-exempt — no primary source found placing any of the 15-nationality roster in that exempt group. The Tourism Visa (F5A) is single-entry, valid for 90 days from issuance (you must enter Nigeria within that window), and grants a 30-day stay that cannot be extended — plan any longer trip around this hard limit; no employment is permitted. Applicants must also complete a digital Landing Card online before boarding (lecard.immigration.gov.ng). Visa fees vary by nationality and visa category and were not independently verified in this pass — confirm the current fee on the official e-Visa portal (evisa.immigration.gov.ng) before applying.
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The rule: Passport valid for at least 6 months from date of travel, with blank pages
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Source Nigeria Immigration Service — Tourism Visa (F5A)Checked against the source on 2026-10-19
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Nigeria for other passports
- Argentinavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadavisa required
- Chilevisa required
- Francevisa required
- Germanyvisa required
- Indiavisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Italyvisa required
- Japanvisa required
- Malaysiavisa required
- Mexicovisa required
- Netherlandsvisa required
- New Zealandvisa required
- Singaporevisa required
- South Koreavisa required
- Spainvisa required
- Ukrainevisa required
- United Statesvisa required
Other destinations for UK citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Cambodiavisa on arrival
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa-free short stay
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Cyprusvisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa on arrival
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa-free short stay
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa-free short stay
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa-free short stay
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamvisa-free short stay
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history