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Apply for a Nigerian Tourist visa

You must obtain a visa prior to travel. VisaSmart can assist you with this. Please find the requirements for this service below.

Nigeria Tourist Visas are applicable for recreational travellers not intending to undertake any business or work activities.

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Available Services For

Nigeria Tourist Visa

Please Note: All processing times listed are at the discretion of the issuing authority and can not be guaranteed. Please allow sufficient time to process your application when sending your documents. All processing times are listed in business days. 

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VisaSmart Ltd Charge

Total (inc VAT, exc Return Delivery)

Embassy

Fee

Available

Services

Authority Processing Time (in Days)

Online Form Filling and Appointment Booking


2


N/A


£40.00


£40.00


Documentation Required To

Apply for a Nigerian Tourist visa

You must enclose all required documentation in full when sending your application to us. Failure to do so may result in a delay with your application while this information is sought.

  • VisaSmart Ltd Application Questionnaire completed, printed & signed (download Visa Pack above)

  • Photocopy of passport identity page (You will need to bring your original passport with you to your appointment)

  • UK Passport regulation photograph (2 photographs will be required at the appointment)

  •  A copy of the applicant’s most recent bank statement including the current balance, showing their name and address.  The statement must also include transactions during the week of the applicant's appointment at the Centre. The bank statement must be a minimum of £500 in credit, overdrafts are not included. Online statements are only accepted if they are stamped or certified by the applicant's bank. The original copy will need to be supplied at your appointment

  • A copy of a paid flight Ticket showing both entering and leaving Nigeria

  • Evidence of accommodation in Nigeria, copies of confirmed hotel, guest house or motel booking with the name of the applicants showing

  • Letter of Invitation from Nigeria - For those staying with family or friends only. Must be signed and dated, addressed to the Nigerian High Commission London, with the full address. It must include the address where the applicant will be staying in Nigeria. The inviter must state they take full immigration responsibility for the Applicant when in Nigeria. A copy of the inviter passport must be supplied & if a non Nigerian national, a copy of their Nigerian residence permit. If invited by a Nigerian spouse, you must also supply a copy of your marriage certificate. The original must be taken to your appointment.


Non British nationals are also required to provide the following:

  • UK residency card valid for at least 6 months

OR


  • (EU nationals) UK Residency card or EU Settlement Scheme

Important Information
If this service has any special requirements, processes or rules they will be listed here. If applicable to this service, please read this section carefully to ensure you fully understand the entirety of the process.

Nigerian visas have a two step process. Firstly, the application must be completed online. At the time of completing the

application, an appointment must be made for the applicant to attend the application centre in London to submit the

application documents and supply fingerprints. We complete the online application, book your appointment & prepare your

documents in order for them to be accepted at your appointment. The application pack will be emailed to you to print &

sign ready to take to your appointment.

Please note that the application centre currently does not allow the collection of passports once the visa is ready. For this

reason, all applicants must provide a pre-paid special delivery envelope to return the passport at the appointment. This can

be purchased from the Post office before you attend or the application centre.

Fees: The visa fees must be paid by card at the centre – this would be done in two payments, £20.00 application centre

handling fee & the requested visa fee. Please ensure you carry £10.00 in cash as they will also ask for this to make the

payment at the centre. All cards must be in the applicants name which matches the details on the application form.

Processing time in the embassy is usually 1 week for standard service or 2 days for express service but can take longer.

Please note that should the express service be used, you will need to take a postal order for £70.00 made payable to the

Nigerian High Commission. Once the embassy has begun the process, the passport will be unavailable until the process is

complete.

All non UK passport holders must prove UK residency to apply.

For EU nationals, you will need to supply your UK Residency or EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). You must take the original

and a copy to your appointment.

Fon non EU nationals, you must supply your UK Residence card which must have a minimum period validity of 6 months at

the time of submission. You must take the original and a copy to your appointment.

Visas are valid from the date they are issued.

For further foreign travel advice and the latest information regarding landing/entry requirements, please visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

Scheduled Consular Closures

This Embassy have announced that their consular section is scheduled to be closed on the following dates:

01-02 January 2024, 29 March 2024 01 April 2024, 10-11 April 2024, 01 May 2024, 12 June 2024, 17-18 June 2024, 16 September 2024, 01 October 2024, 25-31 December 2024

To begin your application, click on the 'Apply for' button in the banner at the top of this page. This will open your visa pack containing the forms necessary for your application and a checklist of requirements for your information. You must complete all the forms provided and print them once you have done so. Finally, sign where necessary and send the complete list of required documentation to us to begin processing your application.  

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