Nigeria Business Visas

Passport

1. Submit your original United States Passport. You must submit your actual passport, (not a copy) as your visa will be issued within the pages of your passportbook.
2. Your passport must be signed. Do not worry about the safety of your passport; our company has never lost a passport in 34 years and we take great care to make sure it is handled with the utmost of care.
3. Your passport must have at least 6 months of remaining validity from your date of entry into this country.
4. You must have at least 2 adjacent blank visa pages (you cannot count the four in the very back of your passport as these pages are reserved for governmental use. RJR can assist you with renewing your current passport.

Photographs

1. Submit 2 recently taken passport photos
2. Passport Photo MUST have a completley blank white background, without any other shades or tints (i.e. dark gray, tan, off-white)
3. If submitting more than one picture, be sure the others are a replication of the first one and not different types of pictures. DO NOT submit pictures with eyeglasses or sunglasses, jewelry, and headware as they will not be accepted. For a complete list of photo requirements and restrictions, click here.

Follow this URL ( Nigeria Online Application Form ) to the visa application form. Complete 1 fully completed form.

Include with your application proof of round trip tickets for your trip with your name on the confirmation

OR

If your trip has been booked by a travel agent, include a signed letter on the agent's company letterhead with information regarding your trip and confirmations

Include a clear color copy of your dirvers liscense

OR

Provide one most recent utility bill with your name and home address

Include and original letter from your company that is signed by an office other than yourself regarding the purpose of your trip, as well as your passport number, issue date, expiration, and name as it appears on the passport.

Provide an official letter of invitation from the sponsor company that include the reason for your visit, and the relationship to you and your company. This letter should include your passport number, issue date, expiration, and name as it appears on the passport.

None unless coming from an infected area,

Please visit Center for Disease Control - www.CDC.gov for up to date information about disease and vaccination information when traveling to Nigeria.

Notes about the Embassy/Consulate for Nigeria
Important Note: The Nigerian Embassy and Consulate General (NYC) introduced (October 01, 2007) a web-based online visa application which must be fully completed online and then printed. This application process can be difficult as it requires setting up a payment account prior to completing the form. The purpose of this is to allow the Nigerian government to collect an “application fee”. This fee is $180 and must be paid before continuing to complete the online form. Once completed, there will be a receipt and the actual visa application form provided to you online. Print both and submit with your visa application. The fees indicated on our site are an additional “Consular Fee” and if you need your visa issued quickly the fees increase. Do not pay the Rush Fee ONLINE; this is a fee to be paid at the Embassy. Just pay the $180 only online.