What the Nigeria visa rules mean for Saint Kitts and Nevis travellers
Saint Kitts and Nevis passport holders need an eVisa to enter Nigeria. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email; it allows stays of up to 30 days. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Tourism Visa – F5A (e-Visa). Nigeria also offers Business (Single Entry) Visa – F4A (e-Visa) — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Nigeria applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK Foreign Office says that to enter Nigeria your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK Foreign Office says people travelling on a full British citizen passport must have a certificate proving yellow fever vaccination to enter Nigeria; infants aged 8 months or younger and adults aged 61 or older are…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Nigeria. Canada's travel advice says public and private medical facilities usually require a cash deposit, a payment guarantee or confirmation o…
- Return or onward ticket: The Nigeria Immigration Service lists evidence of a return ticket among the requirements for the tourism visa and the single-entry business visa.
Nigeria entry rules compared
Nigeria lets 16 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 182. Saint Kitts and Nevis citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Saint Kitts and Nevis passport ranks #53 in the world with 101 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport you can also visit 10 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Tunisia and Tanzania.
In the other direction, Nigeria citizens need eta to visit Saint Kitts and Nevis.