54 countries offering eVisa to Nigerians

Nigerian passport holders can apply for electronic visas to travel to 54 countries and territories, according to a 2026 global passport evaluation.

The destinations include the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Singapore, Qatar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Rwanda and Thailand.

An eVisa allows travellers to apply for and obtain a visa electronically instead of going through the traditional paper-based process.

The evaluation, by travel platform eVisas.io, also found that Nigerians can travel to 26 destinations without a visa, while five countries offer visas on arrival.

“For the remaining 125 countries, a traditional visa application is required before departure,” the platform said.

The 54 destinations listed as offering eVisas to Nigerians are:

1. United Arab Emirates
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Anguilla
4. Albania
5. Angola
6. Bahrain
7. Burundi
8. Bahamas
9. Bhutan
10. Botswana
11. DR Congo
12. Colombia
13. Cuba
14. Djibouti
15. Ecuador
16. Ethiopia
17. Gabon
18. Equatorial Guinea
19. Guyana
20. Hong Kong
21. Iraq
22. Iran
23. Kyrgyzstan
24. Cambodia
25. Kazakhstan
26. Lebanon
27. Libya
28. Moldova
29. Madagascar
30. Mauritius
31. Maldives
32. Malawi
33. Malaysia
34. Namibia
35. Nicaragua
36. Papua New Guinea
37. Pakistan
38. Palau
39. Qatar
40. Singapore
41. Sierra Leone
42. Suriname
43. South Sudan
44. São Tomé and Príncipe
45. Thailand
46. Tajikistan
47. Timor-Leste
48. Trinidad and Tobago
49. Tuvalu
50. Uganda
51. Vietnam
52. Samoa
53. South Africa
54. Zambia

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