Visa Free Nations for Nigerians
To show bilateral progress between countries, in time pass, nations who share borders and are peaceful with each other come together and agree that citizens of their country enjoy visa free entry when in each other’s country, we see this trend with Canada and the United States America, the Schengen nations of Europe, Philippines and Taiwan and a host of others.
Nigeria happens to have over 40 nations that its citizens can show up to visa free. For that reason, Nigerian landed the 91st nation with travel freedom according to Henley passport index.
Seychelles
Application Requirement
- A passport valid on your arrival date in Seychelles and on the departure date.
- Your passport must have at least two blank pages.
- A copy of a valid return or onward ticket. If you do not have a valid ticket, you will need to purchase one when you arrive in Seychelles.
- Proof of confirmed accommodation and contact details of where you can be reached during your stay in Seychelles.
- Enough money for the duration of your stay in Seychelles. You will need a minimum amount of ₦54,150 ($150) per day.
- No criminal record. Start visa application or plan a trip here
Maldives
Please note Maldives tourist visa is not required for citizens of Nigeria for a stay up to 30 days.
Application Requirement
- First, check the current validity of your passport.
- Second, make sure your passport has blank Visa pages.
- Finally, confirm if transit visa is required for any connections.
- Check with your airline in case you have connecting flights overseas as part of your journey to Maldives. As that countries you pass through en route to your destination may require a separate transit visa. Please refer to the visa requirements of the specific country. (start visa application or plan a trip here)
Fiji Island
Application Requirement
- First, check the current validity of your passport.
- Second, make sure your passport has blank Visa pages.
- Finally, confirm if transit visa is required for any connections.
- Check with your airline in case you have connecting flights overseas as part of your journey to Fiji. It may be the case that countries you pass through en route to your destination may require a separate transit visa. Please refer to visa requirements of the specific country. (start visa application or plan a trip here)
Barbados
Application Requirement
- International passport ( Valid up to 6 months beyond date of travel)
- Passport photograph
- Yellow card
- Hotel reservation
- Return ticket
- Invitation letter(where applicable)
- Proof of funding ( where applicable). (start visa application here or plan a trip here)
Cameroon
Application Requirement
- International passport ( Valid up to 6 months beyond date of travel)
- Passport photograph
- Yellow card
- Hotel reservation
- Return ticket
- Invitation letter(where applicable)
- Proof of funding ( where applicable)start visa application here.
Benin Republic
Application Requirement
- International passport ( Valid up to 6 months beyond date of travel)
- Passport photograph
- Yellow card
- Hotel reservation
- Return ticket
- Invitation letter(where applicable)
- Proof of funding ( where applicable). Start visa application.
- Benin Republic, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’ivoire, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Togo and a host of others are the visa free countries for Nigerians. (start visa application here)
Tricks and truths you need before your visa interview
Every wonder why people answer truthfully during a visa interview and yet get denied that golden stamp? some believe of persons called “village people “ may be responsible for this but we hate to break it to them that a lot goes into the visa interview process and we decided to highlight certain points and tricks that could influence the outcome of a visa interview positively.
- Go over frequently asked questions not to memorize the answers but to get acquainted with them.
- Punctuality says a lot about a person
- Dress exceptionally smart. The popular proverb dress how you want to be addressed plays out here. Do not go overboard but make attempt to look good.
- Check with a trusted travel agency or with the official website of the embassy for list of documents to carry for your interview.
- Maintain a positive attitude through the entire interview as interviewer are trained to detect body languages, verbal selection, tonality as you respond to questions they throw at you.
- Be honest and polite at the same time do not be nervous.
- Gather your documents neatly (a plastic file/document holder can suffice) clumsiness can be such a turn off during a visa interview.
- Never apply for a visa without making sure that your papers and documents are in order. It gives a bad reputation of a person when next you have them completely and want to apply.
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