Click here to download/print our order form and instructions for business visas
Click here for a guide to the on-line application.
Click here to download/print our order form and instructions for tourist visas
Click here to download/print our order form and instructions for STR visas
Click here to download/print our order form and instructions for TWP visas
NIGERIA visas take 2-8 working days to issue in the embassy & is valid for 3-12 months from the date of issue . We recommend you send us your documents by Royal Mail Special Delivery. Please ensure you send us the following documentation as failure to do so will result in a delay in issuing your visa.
Tourist Visa
1 (which must be typed, each page printed & paid on http://immigration.gov.ng/) completed visa application forms
2 passport photograph(s)
Travel invoice confirming booked travel & accommodation paid in full or copy of tickets
Bank statement or $60 for each day of stay in traveller's cheques
Letter from employer confirming employment & return
Passport
If travelling overland you will be required to supply vehicle carnet.
Payment
Business Visa
1 (which must be typed, each page printed & paid on http://immigration.gov.ng/) completed visa application forms
2 passport photograph(s)
letter of invitation from organisation in both Nigeria & UK
copy of itinerary or booking confirmation
Passport.
(Temporary Work Permit)copy of CV, copy of employment contract & copy of quarter cable
Payment
| Visa type | Visa fee | Service charge | Total to pay |
| Nigeria TWP | £176.25 (1 week) | £65.00 | £241.25 |
| Nigeria TWP Express Service | £292.50 (2 days) | £65.00 | £357.50 |
| Nigeria STR | £176.25 (8 days) | £65.00 | £241.25 |
| Nigeria STR Express Service | £292.50 (5 days) | £65.00 | £357.50 |
| Business 3 month single entry Nigeria visa | £94.50 (1 week) | £65.00 | £159.50 |
| Business 3 month single entry Nigeria visa Express Service | £198.75 (2 days) | £65.00 | £263.75 |
| Business 6 month multiple entry Nigeria visa | £94.50 (1 week) | £65.00 | £159.50 |
| Business 6 month multiple entry Nigeria visa Express Service | £198.75 (2 days) | £65.00 | £263.75 |
| Tourist single entry Nigeria visa | £94.50 (1 week) | £65.00 | £159.50 |
| Tourist single entry Nigeria visa Express Service | £198.75 (2 days) | £65.00 | £263.75 |
| Business 1 year multiple entry Nigeria visa | £94.50 (1 week) | £65.00 | £159.50 |
| Business 1 year multiple entry Nigeria visa Express Service | £198.75 (2 days) | £65.00 | £263.75 |
| Business 12 month multiple entry Nigeria visa | £94.50 (1 week) | £65.00 | £159.50 |
| Business 12 month multiple entry Nigeria visa Express Service | £198.75 (2 days) | £65.00 | £263.75 |
Visas must be paid for on-line when submitting your visa application. Please note that the Nigerian embassy will also charge a visa processing fee upon lodging in addition to the fees paid on-line.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY ARE CURRENTLY TRYING A NEW SYSTEM. TIMING & COSTINGS MAY VARY FROM FIGURES SHOWN.
NIGERIA VISAS: The following nationals DO NOT require a visa: Nigeria
For stays of up to 90 days to nationals of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone & Togo
NIGERIA TRANSIT VISAS: Required by all except those as noted above and those continuing their journey within 24 hours to a third country by the same or first connecting flight, providing they hold confirmed onward tickets and do not leave the airport
NIGERIA HEALTH: Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas. Infants under 1 year are exempt.
Recommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Meningitis, Polio, TB, Tetanus, Typhoid & Yellow Fever.
Risks: Malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.
NIGERIA WEATHER: Nigeria has a wet and dry season. The dry season usually lasts from Nov-Mar and the rainy season from Apr-Oct. The wettest area is that near the coast whilst the driest regions are those farthest north and inland. The temperatures are high but seldom rise above 32°C on the coast where humidity can be as high as 95%. In the drier north the average temperature is 34-44 and extremities of temperature sometimes range between 12-36°C
NIGERIA MISC:
Location of Nigeria: West Africa
Local Time in Nigeria: GMT+1
Capital City of Nigeria: Abuja
Population of Nigeria: 15 million
Language(s) spoken in Nigeria: English, Yoruba, Igbo & Hausa & many other local languages
Dialling Codefor Nigeria: 234
Emergency numbers in Nigeria: Police: 199. Fire & Ambulance: 999
Driving in Nigeria: Driving is on the right. International Driving Permit required
Electricity in Nigeria: 220/250V AC
Currency of Nigeria: Naira (NGN 1 = 100 Kobo)
Notes: NGN: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500
Coins: NGN: 1. Kobo: 1, 10, 25, 50
Credit Cards/Travellers Cheques: Acceptance of credit cards and travellers cheques
Opening Hours in Nigeria
Bank: 0800-1500 Tue-Fri (some banks open on Sat)
Office: 0800-1600 Mon-Fri
Shops: 0800-1700 Mon-Fri, 0800-1630 Sat
Hints in Nigeria: Women should dress conventionally. Business is mostly conducted in English. Confirm business organisations status before entering into firm contracts. On social occasions be punctual and dress as for business meetings unless otherwise indicated. The minimum drinking age is 18 years
Tipping in Nigeria: A service charge is usually added to restaurant & hotel bills. Otherwise tips are around 10%. No tips for taxis, fares should be agreed in advance. The custom of giving `dash' or tips for other commercial services, although officially discouraged, is widespread
Import Allowances in Nigeria: For persons of 18 years of age or older:
200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 200gr of tobacco
1 lit of spirits and 1 lit of wine
A small quantity of perfume
Gifts up to the value to NGN 300
Prohibited/Restricted in Nigeria: All kinds of beer, mineral water and soft drinks, sparkling water, all fruits and vegetables, textile fabrics, mosquito nets, jewellery and precious metals.
Airports in Nigeria: Lagos Murtala Muhammed (LOS)
