Nigeria

Visa Type Processing time Documents Costs

Tourist

  • Single entry 3 months
  • VS Order form
  • Application form https://visa.immigration.gov.ng/ 
  • Visa Acknowledgment Slip
  • Visa Payment Slip
  • Passport
  • Copy Data page Passport
  • 2 Biometrical Passphotos 
  • Confirmation of hotel booking and flight
  • Vaccination against yellow fewer
  • Proof of sufficient financial resources 
  • Letter of private invitation 
  • Passport copy of Signatory of Invitation Letter
  • Consulate fee: from 80€
  • Service fee: from 67€
  • Processing time: from 7 days
Transit
  • Single entry 3 months
  • VS Order form
  • Application form - https://visa.immigration.gov.ng/ 
  • Visa Acknowledgment Slip
  • Visa Payment Slip
  • Passport 
  • 2 Biometrical Passphotos
  • Confirmation of flight and hotel booking
  • Proof of sufficient financial resources
  • Consulate fee: from 80€
  • Service fee: from 67€
  • Processing time: from 7 days
Private
  • Single entry 3 months
  • VS Order form
  • Application form - https://visa.immigration.gov.ng/ 
  • Visa Acknowledgment Slip
  • Visa Payment Slip
  • Passport
  • 2 Biometrical Passphotos
  • Signed invitation from a private person from Nigeria
  • Copy of the inviting person's passport
  • Confirmation of flight and hotel booking
  • Proof of sufficient financial resources
  • Consulate fee: from 80€
  • Service fee: from 67€
  • Processing time: from 7 days
Business
  • Single entry 3 months
  • Multientry 6 months
  • Multientry 12 months
  • VS Order form
  • Application Form https://visa.immigration.gov.ng/
  • Visa Acknowledgment Slip
  • Visa Payment Slip
  • Passport
  • Copy data page passport 
  • 2 Biometrical Passphotos
  • Vaccination against yellow fever 
  • Confirmation of flight/hotel
  • Proof of sufficient financial resources
  • Certificate of Incorporation from the company in Nigeria
  • Official letter by the German company
  • A business partner's invitation 
  • Copy of the inviting person's passport
  • Consulate fee: from 80€
  • Service fee: from 67€
  • Processing time: from 7 days
Temporary Work Permit
  • Single entry 3 months
  • VS Order form
  • Application Form - https://visa.immigration.gov.ng/ 
  • Visa Acknowledgment Slip
  • Visa Payment Slip
  • Passport
  • 2 Biometrical Passphotos
  • Vaccination against yellow fever
  • Confirmation of flight/hotel
  • Proof of sufficient financial resources
  • Certificate of Incorporation from the company in Nigeria
  • A business partner's invitation
  • Copy of the inviting person's passport
  • Official letter by the German company
  • Consulate fee: from 90€
  • Service fee: from 67€
  • Processing time: from 7 days

Important Information:

Letter of Private Invitation:

  • must include travel dates and residence address
  • addressed at embassy

A personal appearance at the consulate is necessary.

Visa Acknowledgment Slip and Visa Payment Slip: 

  • available via the applicant's individual Application ID and Reference No

A business partner's invitation:

  • addressed personally to the passenger/s
  • journey's purpose and both passport data and intended travel period must be stated explicitly
  • invitations need to be printed on letterhead and must carry the inviting company's seal

Official letter by the German company:

  • name of passenger
  • purpose of journey
  • place of residence in the country of destination (address of enterprise or organization)
  • declaration of cost assumption by the German enterprise/organization