Nigeria passport India
Do Nigerians need a visa for India?
You need a visa.
India
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You must apply and be approved before you travel. The government charges $25. Airlines will refuse to board you without it, and applying takes time — start well before you book anything you cannot change.
- Status
- Visa required
- Stay permitted
- 30 days, one year or five years, depending on which e-Tourist visa you are granted
- Government fee
- $25
- Typical decision
- Not published
Apply on the official India government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on indianvisaonline.gov.in
Before you fly
- Changing planes: a passport from Nigeria needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom and Schengen area airports, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read eur-lex.europa.eu · read
What India asks for
- Passport valid for at least six months from arrival, with two blank pages
- A recent photograph with a plain light background
- Scan of the passport biographical page
- Return or onward ticket
- The address where you will stay in India
Every published fee
| Type | Government fee |
|---|---|
| e tourist 30 day apr jun | $10 |
| e tourist 30 day jul mar | $25 |
| e tourist 1 year | $40 |
| e tourist 5 year | $200 |
Checked 19 September 2026 — read this fee table on indianvisaonline.gov.in
Worth knowing
- The Indian e-Visa fee depends on your nationality. A site quoting one flat price for everyone is not reading the official schedule.
- The Government of India charges nothing extra for an urgent or express e-Visa. Its own site states that no provision exists for emergency fees.
- Bank charges of 3% are added to the official e-Visa fee at payment.
- You check an e-Visa application from the portal you applied on, at indianvisaonline.gov.in. There is no separate tracking site.
How long it takes
Apply at least 4 days before you arrive. The e-Visa is granted as an electronic travel authorisation, which you carry as a printout.