Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Nigerian passport holders 10
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
AngolaVisa required→eVisa
EthiopiaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
NamibiaeVisa→Visa on arrival
PhilippinesVisa required→eVisa
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
UgandaeVisa→Visa on arrival
Harder for Nigerian passport holders 17
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
BoliviaeVisa→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
EcuadoreVisa→Visa required
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
MoldovaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Papua New GuineaeVisa→Visa required
RwandaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa required
SingaporeeVisa→Visa required
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
TanzaniaeVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Nigeria 12
- AngolaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
BahamaseVisa90 days→Visa required
Equatorial GuineaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
GuatemalaeVisa90 days→Visa required
HonduraseVisa90 days→Visa required
KenyaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival- LesothoeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
MauritiuseVisa90 days→Visa on arrival- RwandaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
South SudaneVisa90 days→Visa required- UgandaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
ZambiaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes