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22 Jun 2021
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Visa from India to Nigeria
- Nigeria grants pre-visa to nationals of India to live in Nigeria for a stay up to 90 days.
- This visa can be extended at the Immigration Department of Nigeria, and it incurs extension fees.
- Citizens of India are required to obtain an approval letter on arrival before proceeding to Nigeria.
- The application should not exceed the validity of On Arrival Approval of 14 days before traveling to the country.
- Visitors are expected to leave at least a blank page on their passports to obtain visa stamps.
- Amendment pages at the back of the passport are not suitable for Nigeria visas.
- Evidence of sufficient funds to support stay in Nigeria with a recent bank statement must be provided.
- The estimated flight time from Delhi, India to Nigeria is 9 hours, 47 minutes.
- Nigeria uses the West Africa Standard Time zone (GMT+1) hence, India is 4 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Nigeria.
- A child (under 16) who is not traveling with both parents or a legal guardian must provide a notarized letter of consent signed by the non-accompanying parent(s) or guardian.
- Visitors must provide proof of travel arrangements including a computer-generated flight itinerary from the airline or travel agency or copy of airline tickets showing round trip travel to Nigeria and onward flight.
- There are no currency restrictions on entry and exit.
- Visitors are required to present a proof of Polio and Yellow Fever vaccination.
- Visitors cannot depart the country without presenting entry stamps to the immigration authorities.
- Transportation within Nigeria can be made through buses, minivans, taxis, rickshaws, trains and ferries.
- Nigeria has a varied landscape; the far south has a tropical rain-forest climate, the southwest and the southeast have Coastal plains, the Eastern part and a little portion of the North is made up of freshwater swamp and rain-forest while the rest of the North is made up of desert lands.
- Nigeria has a tropical climate with two seasons. A wet season from April through October and a dry season from November through March with June being the month with the highest amount of rainfall and degree of humidity.
- Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world.
- The country is viewed as a multinational state, as it is inhabited by 350 ethnic groups, of which the four largest are the Fulani, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
- The official language of Nigeria is Nigerian English.
- Nigeria also has a wide array of unexploited mineral resources which include natural gas, coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold, tin, iron ore, limestone, niobium, lead and zinc.
- Nigeria is a religiously diverse society, with Christianity and Islam being the most widely professed religions.
- Tourism in Nigeria centers largely on events, due to the country's ample amount of ethnic groups, but also includes rain forests, savannah, waterfalls and other natural attractions.
- Places of interest may include the Tafawa Balewa Square(Lagos), Yankari Games Reserve (Bauchi), Obudu Cattle Ranch(Crossriver), The Nike Art Gallery, Freedom Park Lagos and the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos.
