Do Nigerians need a visa for Serbia?

You need a visa.

Visa required

You must apply and be approved before you travel. 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: Short-stay (C) visa: up to 90 days in any 180-day period, for one, two or more entries.
Government fee: Not published
Typical decision: Not published

Apply on the official Serbia 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 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on mfa.gov.rs

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 4 Oct 2026 eur-lex.europa.eu · read 4 Oct 2026

What Serbia asks for

Completed visa application form
Passport valid at least 90 days after you leave Serbia, issued in the last 10 years, with two blank pages in a row
Photo, 3.5 x 4.5 cm
Visa fee
Proof of the purpose of the trip
Invitation letter: certified by the Serbian authorities for a private visit, from a Serbian company for business, or a travel agency voucher for tourism
Travel medical insurance

Worth knowing

Apply in person at a Serbian embassy or consulate, or online at welcometoserbia.gov.rs. Applying online needs an account on Serbia's eID portal, eid.gov.rs.
Serbia issues some visas as a Digital Travel Authorization instead of a sticker. Its validity can be checked on evisa.welcometoserbia.gov.rs.