What the Nigeria visa rules mean for Zambia travellers
Zambia 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. Zambia citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi and Central African Republic. Overall the Zambia passport ranks #125 in the world with 39 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Zambia passport you can also visit 15 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Benin, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi and Mozambique.
In the other direction, Nigeria citizens need evisa to visit Zambia.