Visa requirements for Nigerien citizens

Not to be confused with Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens.

Visa requirements for Nigerien citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Niger. As of April 2025, Nigerien citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerien passport 82nd in terms of travel freedom (tied with a passport from Equatorial Guinea) according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

A Nigerien passport

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Nigerien citizens

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	eVisa[3][4]		Visa is not required for Holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen, UK or US visa has been previously used once or residence permit of Schengen, UK, US or UAE 10 years.[5]
Algeria	Visa required[6]		Visa Issuance for passengers with a boarding authorization traveling as tourists to cities in the south of Algeria (Timimoun, Ghardaia, Ilizi, Djanet or Tamanraset) can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum of 30 days. They must have: a return/onward ticket, a hotel reservation confirmation.
Andorra	Visa required[7]		Although no visa requirements exist, apply the relevant regulations of France or Spain, whichever must be transited to reach Andorra.
Angola	eVisa[8][9]
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa[10][11]
Argentina	Visa required[12]		The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Nigerien citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.[13]
Armenia	Visa required[14]
Australia and territories	Online Visitor e600 visa[15]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[16]
Austria	Visa required[17]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[18]
Bahamas	eVisa [19][20]
Bahrain	eVisa [21][22]
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[23]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[24]	90 days
Belarus	Visa required[25]
Belgium	Visa required[26]
Belize	Visa required[27]		Visa is not required for holders of a valid multiple-entry visa or permanent residence of Canada, Schengen or US.[28]
Benin	Visa not required[29]	90 days
Bhutan	eVisa[30][31][32]	90 days	Visa fee is USD 40 per person and visa application may be processed within 5 business days with duration of stay of 90 days. e-Visa applicant is also subject to pay Sustainable Development Fee
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[33]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[34]
Botswana	eVisa[35][36]
Brazil	Visa required[37]
Brunei	Visa required[38]
Bulgaria	Visa required[39]
Burkina Faso	Visa not required[40]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[41]
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[42]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[43][44]
Canada	Visa required[45]		US permanent resident card (Green card) holders can enter visa free[46]
Cape Verde	Visa not required[47]		Visa on arrival at Sal, Boa Vista, São Vicente or Santiago international airports. Requirement to register online 5 days before arrival[48] Also pay the airport security fee of CVE 3400 either online or on arrival.
Central African Republic	Visa not required[49]	3 months
Chad	Visa not required[50]	3 months
Chile	Visa required[51]
China	Visa required[52]
Colombia	eVisa[53]		May apply online.[54]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[55]
Republic of the Congo	Visa on arrival[56]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[57][58]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required[59]		Holders of a valid multiple-entry visa of any member state of the SchengenArea, Canada, or the United States may enter Cost Rica without a visa for maximum stay of 30 days.
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa not required[60]	90 days
Croatia	Visa required[61]
Cuba	eVisa[62][63]	90 days
Cyprus	Visa required[64]		Holders of valid double or multiple entry Schengen visa or Bulgarian, Croatian and Romanian national visa, as well as residence permits issued by Schengen Member States or by Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania, are not required to hold a short-stay visa to enter the Republic of Cyprus for a time period that does not exceed 90 days in any 180 day period.[65]
Czech Republic	Visa required[66]
Denmark	Visa required[67]
Djibouti	eVisa[68]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required[69]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[70]		Holders of a valid visa or a residence permit of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa. travelers who wants to enter must submit an E-Ticket when enter/exit and present the QR code at immigration.[71]
Ecuador	Visa not required[72]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[73]
El Salvador	Visa required[74]
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[75][76]
Eritrea	Visa required[77]
Estonia	Visa required[78]
Eswatini	Visa required[79]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[80] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[81]
Fiji	Visa required[82]
Finland	Visa required[83]
France	Visa required[84]
Gabon	eVisa[85]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[86]
Georgia	eVisa[87]
Germany	Visa required[88]
Ghana	Visa not required[89]	90 days
Greece	Visa required[90]
Grenada	Visa required[91]
Guatemala	Visa required[92]		Visa is not required up to 90 days if holding a valid residence permit issued by Australia, Canada, GCC member state the United States the United Kingdom or a Schengen Area Member State.
Guinea	Visa not required[93]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa not required[94]
Guyana	eVisa[95][96]
Haiti	Visa not required[97]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[98]		Visa is not required if holding a valid visa for at least 6 months at the time of arrival, issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen Area Member State.
Hungary	Visa required[99]
Iceland	Visa required[100]
India	eVisa[101]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][102] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[103] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[104]
Indonesia	eVisa[105][106][107]	30 days
Iran	eVisa / Visa on arrival[108][109]	30 days[110]	Arriving at Kish (KIH) or Qeshm (GSM) do not need a visa for a maximum of 14 days. Can obtain a visa on arrival at Mashhad International Airport (MHD), Tehran International Airport (IKA), Tabriz International Airport (TBZ), Esfahan International Airport (IFN) and Bandar Abbas International Airport (BND) for a maximum of 30 days. Passengers who have already made an application, at least two days before arrival, at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affair's e-Visa website and present the submission notification at the airport's visa desk may obtain a visa on arrival.[111]
Iraq	eVisa[112][113]		May apply online Kurdistan region.[114]
Ireland	Visa required[115]
Israel	Visa required[116]
Italy	Visa required[117]
Jamaica	Visa required[118]
Japan	Visa required[119]		Eligible for an e-Visa if residing in one these countries Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States.[120] May apply online[121]
Jordan	Visa required[122]
Kazakhstan	eVisa[123][124]
Kenya	Visa not required[125]	60 days
Kiribati	Visa required[126]
North Korea	Visa required[127]
South Korea	Visa required[128]		Multiple-Entry Visa may be granted to whom entered South Korea 4 or more times within the last 2 years, or 10 or more visits in total (one of those 10 visits should be within the last 2 years). May apply online[129]
Kuwait	Visa required[130]		e-Visa can be obtained for holders of a Residence Permit issued by a GCC member state under the following conditions:[131] To be 18 years old and over. The residence permit for a GCC state must be valid for at least another 3 months. To be accompanied by the sponsor of the residence permit if the sponsor is an individual. Does not apply to holders of a GCC Student Visa and Non-Skilled Worker Visa
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[132][133]
Laos	Visa required[134]
Latvia	Visa required[135]
Lebanon	Visa required[136]
Lesotho	eVisa[137][138]
Liberia	Visa not required[139]
Libya	eVisa[140][141]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[142]
Lithuania	Visa required[143]
Luxembourg	Visa required[144]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[145][146]	90 days
Malawi	eVisa[147][148]
Malaysia	eVisa[149][150]	14 days
Maldives	Free Visa on arrival[151]	30 days
Mali	Visa not required[152]
Malta	Visa required[153]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[154]
Mauritania	Visa not required[155]
Mauritius	Visa on arrival[156]	60 days
Mexico	Visa required[157]		Visa is not required for Holders of a valid visa of Canada, US, UK or a Schengen State and Permanent residence of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Schengen State, Japan, UK, US[158] Entry may be refused by immigration officials for individuals who were previously denied a US visa, even if holding a valid Mexican visa.
Micronesia	Visa not required[159]	30 days
Moldova	eVisa[160][161]		visa not required if holding a valid visa /residence permit that is issued by a European Union member state or Schengen Area, Canada, Ireland, UK, US [162]
Monaco	Visa required[163]
Mongolia	Visa required[164]
Montenegro	Visa required[165]
Morocco	Visa not required[166]	3 months
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[167][168]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[169]
Namibia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[170][171]
Nauru	Visa required[172]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[173][174]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required[175]
New Zealand	Visa required[176]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[177]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[178]	30 days
Nigeria	Visa not required[179]
North Macedonia	Visa required[180]		Visa is not required for stays upto 15 days if holding a valid multiple entry visa of Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Schengen Area member state, or residence permit of Schengen Area member state.
Norway	Visa required[181]
Oman	eVisa[182][183]		Holders of a GCC state resident permit can get a 28 days visa on arrival that costs 5 Omani Riyals.[184]
Pakistan	Online Visa[185]
Palau	Free Visa on arrival[186]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[187]		Visa is not required for holders of a multiple-entry visa valid for at least 6 months at the time of entry or permanent residency issued by Australia, Canada, European Union, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, US, UK.[188]
Papua New Guinea	eVisa[189]		May apply for an e-visa under the type of "Tourist - Own Itinerary".[190]
Paraguay	Visa required[191]
Peru	Visa required[192]
Philippines	Visa not required[193]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[194]
Portugal	Visa required[195]
Qatar	eVisa[196][197][198]
Romania	Visa required[199]		* Visa is not required for holders of a valid Schengen Member State Visa. May Apply Online.[200]
Russia	Visa required[201]		May enter with a valid visa issued by Belarus which must be valid for the period of intended stay in Russia. Visa not required if visiting Saint Petersburg for up to 72 hours via the cruise St. Peter Line ferries, from Helsinki or Tallinn. May apply online and then submit all the documents at the embassy to get the visa[202]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[203]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa[204][205]
Saint Lucia	Visa required[206]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[207]	1 month
Samoa	Visa not required[208]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[209]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[210][211]	15 days	Holders of a visa or resident permit issued by the United States or a Schengen area member state do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days.
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[212]		Tourist visa on arrival and eVisa for holders of a valid multiple entry visa from US, UK or Schengen area, under the condition that the multiple entry visa has been used at least once, proving that by showing the entry and exit stamps of the country of issuance.[213][214][215] Eligible for an e-Visa or transit visa if holding a valid residence permit of no less than 3 months in a GCC country.[213][216][217]
Senegal	Visa not required[218]	90 days
Serbia	Visa required[219]
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[220]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa not required[221]
Singapore	Visa not required[222]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[223]
Slovenia	Visa required[224]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[225]
Somalia	eVisa[226][227]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	eVisa[228][229]
South Sudan	eVisa[230]		Obtainable online[231] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[231]
Spain	Visa required[232]
Sri Lanka	ETA / Visa on arrival [233][234]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[235]
Suriname	eVisa[236]
Sweden	Visa required[237]
Switzerland	Visa required[238]
Syria	eVisa[239][240]
Tajikistan	eVisa[241][242]	45 days
Tanzania	eVisa[243][244]	90 days
Thailand	eVisa[245][246]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[247]	30 days
Togo	Visa not required[248]
Tonga	Visa required[249]
Trinidad and Tobago	eVisa[250][251]
Tunisia	Visa not required[252]
Turkey	Visa required[253][254]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[255]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[256]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa[257]		May apply online.[258]
Ukraine	Visa required[259]
United Arab Emirates	eVisa[260]		May apply online.[261] May apply also using 'Smart service'.[262]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa required[263]
United States	Visa required[264]
Uruguay	Visa required[265]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[266]
Vanuatu	eVisa[267][268][269]
Vatican City	Visa required[270]		Open borders but de facto follows Italian visa policy.
Venezuela	Visa required[271]
Vietnam	eVisa[272][273]		Visa free for 30 days when visiting Phú Quốc[274]
Yemen	Visa required[196]
Zambia	eVisa[275][276]	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa[277][278]	90 days

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[279]
Kosovo	Visa required[280]	Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)[281]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[282]
Palestine	Visa not required[283]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[284]
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[285][286]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[287]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[288][289]
Taiwan	Visa required[290][291]
Transnistria	Visa not required[292]	Registration required after 24h.[293][294]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[295]	14 days
Macau	Visa on arrival[296]
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa required[297]
Greenland	Visa required[298]
France
French Guiana	Visa required[299]
French Polynesia	Visa required[300]
French West Indies	Visa required	French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Mayotte	Visa required[301]
New Caledonia	Visa required[302]
Réunion	Visa required[303]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required[304]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required[305]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required[306]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa required[307]	Caribbean Netherlands refers to Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa required[308]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[309]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[310]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[311]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[312]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa required[313]
Anguilla	Visa required[314]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[315]
Bermuda	Visa not required[316]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[317]
British Virgin Islands	Visa required[318]
Cayman Islands	Visa required[319]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[320]
Gibraltar	Visa required[321]
Montserrat	eVisa[322]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[323][324][325]
Ascension Island	eVisa[326][327]	3 months within any year period
Saint Helena	eVisa[328][329]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[330]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[331][332]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[333]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[334]
Guam	Visa required[335]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[336]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[337]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[338]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[339][340][341][342][343][344][345][346][347][348][349][350]

See also

• Visa policy of Niger
• Nigerien passport