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Niger visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked August 24, 202681 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free20Visa on arrival1Visa required177
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

20

Visa on arrival

1

Visa required

177
Policy history

Official evidence timeline

One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. Visa-free

    ECOWAS ordinary passports: visa-free entry to Niger under AES declaration

    The AES Heads of State declared that ECOWAS nationals need no visa to enter the AES space, which includes Niger. ECOWAS later reported that its members and the three AES States agreed continuing free movement pending a new agreement.

    • Applies only to nationals of the named ECOWAS State passport issuers holding ordinary passports for the normal visitor baseline.
    • AES States retain power, under national law, to refuse entry to ECOWAS nationals falling within inadmissible-immigrant categories.
    • The current MFA rule treats airport transit without leaving airport limits separately, and only permits a point-of-entry visa exceptionally on Interior Minister authorization for a person departing a country without a Niger mission; neither is a nationality-wide visitor route.
    • This policy does not decide residence administration, employment, commercial vehicle, diplomatic, official/service, refugee, laissez-passer, special-document, health, security or individual-admissibility treatment.
    14 passport nationalities covered

    Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

    Official sourcesAgence Nigérienne de Presse: AES space: no visa for ECOWAS nationalsECOWAS Commission: ECOWAS statement on continued West African free movement after AES withdrawalECOWAS Commission: ECOWAS creation history and current member statesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Nigeriens Abroad: Entry into Niger
  2. Current official routeVisa required

    Australian ordinary passports: expressly pre-departure visas

    Smartraveller expressly requires these visas before arrival or travel.

    • TM also requires a letter of invitation, even for transit. TD and NE require a visa before arrival/travel.
    • This does not normalize work, residence, special documents, entry-point, security or final-admission requirements.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Australia

    Official sourcesAustralian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Turkmenistan Travel Advice & SafetyAustralian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Chad Travel Advice & SafetyAustralian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Niger Travel Advice & Safety
  3. Current official routeVisa required

    French ordinary passports: named advance visa routes

    Current official material establishes advance mission processing or issuance for each listed French ordinary-passport visitor route.

    • AF: single-entry visas are issued by Afghanistan’s Embassy in France. KP: visa available through the DPRK General Delegation in France. LY: visa before arrival. SD: prior visa. SY: Syrian diplomatic or consular representation issues the visa. CG: obtain before departure; no arrival visa. SS: airlines may refuse boarding without a pre-departure visa and France-based applicants use the Paris embassy. CF: the CAR Paris Embassy processes the passport and short-stay application. GQ: no arrival visa and the Paris embassy states required documents. GW: French applications go to the Guinea-Bissau Embassy in Paris; its exceptional Bissau-airport route is not the standard France-resident route. LR: France residents apply through the Liberian Embassy. ML: Mali consulates in Paris or Lyon issue it; no arrival visa. NE: prior visa only; no arrival visa. NG: portal submission is followed by physical dossier submission to OIS Paris for processing. TD: diplomatic or consular mission issuance only; no border visa.
    • This records ordinary French-passport short-visitor routes only and does not normalize travel warnings, operational access, work, residence, special documents or final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    France

    Official sourcesMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Afghanistan entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: North Korea entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Libya entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Sudan entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Syria entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Republic of the Congo entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: South Sudan entry and stayAmbassade de la République centrafricaine en France: Embassy of the Central African Republic in France: short-stay visaMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Equatorial Guinea entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Guinea-Bissau entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Liberia entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Mali entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Niger entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Nigeria entry and stayMinistère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères: France Diplomatie: Chad entry and stay
  4. Current official routeVisa required

    Moldovan ordinary passports: named advance consular visitor visas

    Moldova MFA's current ordinary-passport table requires a visa and identifies diplomatic missions as the obtaining method for these destinations.

    • Apply through the relevant diplomatic mission and obtain the visitor visa before departure; this is an advance consular route, not an inference from generic visa wording.
    • Mission operation, invitation requirements, Syrian and Afghan governmental-transition issues, closures, routes through Transnistria, special documents and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Moldova

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova: Moldova MFA: visa regime for citizens of the Republic of Moldova
  5. Current official routeVisa-free

    Mauritanian ordinary passports: named reciprocal visa-free short visits

    Mauritania's current MFA records reciprocal visa-waiver agreements, without a diplomatic/service-only limitation, for Libya, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Chad.

    • Use a valid Mauritanian ordinary passport. The MFA page expressly limits several other agreements to diplomatic and service passports but does not apply that limitation to these seven named destinations.
    • The MFA list establishes the visa-waiver route only; it does not establish duration, work, residence, transit, entry point, carrier requirements, document-recognition, mission availability or final admission conditions.
    • This conclusion rests on Mauritania's named reciprocal agreements, not on ECOWAS membership or a regional free-movement presumption.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Mauritania

    Official sourcesGovernment of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Mauritania Government procedures: first ordinary-passport applicationMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad: Mauritania Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Visa information and reciprocal visa-waiver list
  6. Current official routeVisa-free

    Rwandan ordinary passports: named visa-free short visits

    Rwanda DGIE's current ordinary-passport schedule expressly records visa-free access for Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali and Niger. The Republic of the Congo row is classified separately from the controlling bilateral agreement.

    • This is limited to the named ordinary-passport rows in Rwanda DGIE's current outbound schedule; it is not inferred from EAC, AU, COMESA, bilateral or regional membership.
    • For CI, the destination MFA/SNEDAI pages describe a general applicant visa workflow but do not publish a Rwanda-specific override. Rwanda DGIE's passport-specific ordinary row says Visa not required, so the generic applicant route is not normalized as applying to this named visa-free passport.
    • Purpose, stay period, accepted document, special passports, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Rwanda

    Official sourcesDirectorate General of Immigration and Emigration, Rwanda: Rwanda DGIE: visa-free countries for Rwandan passport holdersSNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedureMinistry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and the Diaspora, Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Foreign Affairs: advice for travellers
  7. Current official routeVisa required

    United States ordinary passport: expressly pre-travel visitor visas

    Current State Department guidance expressly requires an ordinary U.S.-passport visitor to obtain a visa before travel to Liberia or Niger.

    • LR: all tourist visits require an advance visa; a traveler without one may be deported immediately.
    • NE: an advance visa is required; destination-specific passport, yellow-fever, security, carrier, entry-point, and final-admission conditions remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United States

    Official sourcesU.S. Department of State: Liberia Travel AdvisoryU.S. Department of State: Niger Travel Advisory
  8. Current official routeVisa required

    British citizen passports: specified advance visitor visas

    Current FCDO guidance establishes an ordinary British-citizen visitor visa application through the stated embassy or advance process for the listed destinations.

    • KP: tourist travel is normally organised and the visa application is sent directly to the North Korean Embassy; current general-entry restrictions remain material.
    • TD, CG, GW, LR and NE: FCDO directs the British-citizen visitor to the named embassy/consular application route before travel.
    • IR: apply well in advance; a British-passport applicant must use an organised tour or an Iranian sponsor. Kish Island is a distinct travel-agency/approval-before-arrival exception, not a general waiver.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Kingdom

    Official sourcesForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: North Korea entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Chad entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Republic of Congo entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Guinea-Bissau entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Liberia entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Niger entry requirementsForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office: Iran entry requirements
  9. Current official routeVisa required

    Canadian ordinary passports: Mali and Niger advance visitor visas

    Canada's current guidance expressly requires the ordinary Canadian visitor visa before arrival in Mali and before travel to Niger.

    • Obtain the visa before travelling: Mali requires it before arrival, and Niger before travel. This is neither a visa on arrival nor an eVisa merely because an application may be initiated online.
    • Work, residence, NGO registration, transit, special documents, carrier checks and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Canada

    Official sourcesGlobal Affairs Canada: Mali travel adviceGlobal Affairs Canada: Niger travel advice
  10. Current official routeVisa required

    Spanish ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    MAEC says Spanish travellers obtain Niger’s entry visa at the Embassy in Brussels and cannot obtain it at airport or land border.

    • The exceptional invitation-based flying-visa procedure is conditional and does not displace the normal advance embassy baseline.
    • Security, purpose, documents and final admission remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Spain

    Official sourceMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación: Niger travel recommendations
  11. Current official routeVisa required

    Italian ordinary passports: specified advance visitor visas

    Current Italian MFA guidance establishes the stated advance-consular visa route.

    • CG, ML, NE and GW use named consular application routes; GW explicitly has no direct arrival visa.
    • KP tourist access remains restricted; SD, sponsorship, invitation, conflict, carrier, health and final-admission conditions remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Italy

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Republic of the CongoMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: MaliMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: NigerMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: North KoreaMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: SudanMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy: Viaggiare Sicuri: Guinea-Bissau
  12. Current official routeVisa required

    Belgian ordinary passports: Chad, Liberia and Niger advance visitor visas

    Current Belgian Foreign Affairs guidance requires mission-issued visitor visas before travel for Chad, Liberia and Niger.

    • TD: apply to the Chadian Embassy in Brussels. LR: obtain the visa from the Liberian Embassy in Brussels before travel. NE: enter with a visa issued by the Nigerien embassy.
    • Work, residence, diplomatic or service passports, carrier checks and final admission remain separate from this ordinary short-visitor baseline.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Belgium

    Official sourcesSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Chad: practical informationSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Liberia: practical informationSPF Affaires étrangères, Commerce extérieur et Coopération au Développement: Niger: practical information
  13. Current official routeVisa required

    Norwegian ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    Current Norwegian Foreign Ministry guidance requires Norwegian visitors to obtain a Niger visa through its embassy before travel and does not support border issuance.

    • Apply at Niger's embassy in Copenhagen in good time before travel; border issuance cannot be expected.
    • Work, residence, special passports, carrier requirements and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Norway

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Norway: Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Niger travel information
  14. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    UAE ordinary passports: current visitor visas on arrival

    UAE MOFA's live country pages expressly classify Normal UAE passports as Visa On Arrival for these destinations.

    • Each source is a current UAE-MOFA destination page for Emirati travellers and specifically identifies the Normal passport row.
    • The sources expressly place issuance at arrival; entry point, fees, passport validity, security, work, residence, special passports, carrier and final-admission conditions remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Arab Emirates

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Cabo VerdeMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Central African RepublicMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — ComorosMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Republic of the CongoMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — DjiboutiMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Equatorial GuineaMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Guinea-BissauMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — NigerMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Sierra LeoneMinistry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates: UAE MOFA: Emirates travel requirements — Syria
  15. Current official routeVisa required

    Kuwaiti ordinary passports: advance embassy visa destinations

    Kuwait's current government table directs ordinary Kuwaiti passport holders to obtain an embassy-issued visa before visiting these destinations.

    • Ordinary Kuwaiti passport and short visitor travel; apply through the relevant embassy before departure, with final issuance and admission remaining discretionary.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Kuwait

    Official sourceKuwait Government Online: List of countries that grant Kuwaiti citizens entry visas upon arrival or require a pre-issued visa from the embassy
  16. Current official routeVisa required

    Palestinian ordinary passports: 2026 advance-visa visitor cohort

    The State of Palestine's current ordinary-passport schedule labels this exact destination cohort "Visa is required" and separately labels electronic and arrival-issued routes elsewhere in the same schedule. It is normalized as advance visa required.

    • This is the Ministry's ordinary-passport short-visitor baseline. The source separately labels eVisa and visa-on-arrival rows, so a bare "Visa is required" row is not recast as either route.
    • Georgia and Panama have separately stated waivers for holders of specified third-country visas. Those conditional document routes are excluded from this passport-only baseline.
    • Mission availability, passport recognition, individual admission, route, transit, work, residence, diplomatic, official, service and other special-document treatment are outside this policy.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Palestinian Territory

    Official sourceState of Palestine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Protocol: Visa Regulations for Palestinian Passports as of 2026
  17. Current official routeVisa required

    German ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    Niger's current official guidance requires ordinary German-passport holders to file an entry-visa application with a Niger mission before short visitor travel.

    • The live Niger Embassy notice expressly names ordinary German-passport holders and directs them to lodge visa applications at Niger missions in Geneva, Ankara or Moscow.
    • Niger's Foreign Ministry states that normal filing is at a mission from the applicant's residence and gives a 15-day issuance time.
    • A border visa is exceptional, requires Interior Ministry authorisation, and is limited to departure from a country without a Niger diplomatic or consular mission; it is not the normal visitor baseline.
    • Diplomatic, service, transit, bilateral or community-exempt, residence, work and final-admission treatment are outside this classification.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Germany

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Nigeriens Abroad: Entry into NigerEmbassy of the Republic of Niger in Brussels: New arrangements for issuing Niger entry visas
  18. Current official routeVisa required

    Japanese ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    Japan's current destination-specific guidance says a required Niger visa is acquired from its embassies in China, France or another competent mission.

    • The guidance identifies advance embassy-issued single-entry and multiple-entry visas; it does not describe border issuance.
    • Travel-warning, purpose, passport, health, document, carrier and final-admission requirements remain applicable.
    • The live source was last updated 4 August 2025; recheck this pair earlier than the standard refresh interval.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Japan

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Niger basic safety data
  19. Current official routeVisa required

    Hungarian ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    Hungarian tourist visitors must submit Niger's visa application in person at Niger's Embassy in Berlin before travel.

    • Submit the tourist visa application in person at Niger's Embassy in Berlin; a valid yellow-fever vaccination certificate is a stated condition.
    • Work, residence, special documents, carrier controls and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Hungary

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary: Niger travel advice
  20. Current official routeVisa required

    Slovenian ordinary passports: Niger advance visa

    Slovenian MFA guidance says Slovenian citizens need a visa and may apply at Niger's embassy in Brussels.

    • Apply at the named embassy before travel. Work, residence, special documents, carrier controls and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Slovenia

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia: Niger: entry conditions
  21. Current official routeVisa required

    Russian ordinary passports: named advance visitor-visa routes

    Current Russian MFA country guidance identifies ordinary Russian visitor visas issued by the named diplomatic missions for these destinations.

    • Central African Republic: obtain the visa at its Embassy in Moscow; Chad: obtain it at a Chadian diplomatic mission or consulate.
    • Republic of the Congo: apply at its Moscow Embassy; Liberia: use Liberia's embassies in Germany, France or Italy; Mali: use Mali's Embassy.
    • Niger: apply where Niger has a diplomatic mission; North Macedonia: use its diplomatic missions abroad, unless separately qualifying through a residence permit or multi-entry Schengen C visa.
    • Sudan: ordinary passports normally receive a one- or two-month visa from Sudan's Embassy in Russia.
    • The listed routes are for ordinary short visits only; work, residence, diplomatic/service passports, route-specific exceptions and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Russian Federation

    Official sourcesConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Central African Republic country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Chad country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Republic of the Congo country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Liberia country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Mali country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Niger country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: North Macedonia country informationConsular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Sudan country information
  22. Current official routeVisa required

    Sammarinese ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    San Marino's current Foreign Affairs guidance directs Sammarinese visitors to obtain a Niger visa from the Embassy in Rome before travel.

    • The current guidance specifies the Embassy of Niger in Rome; return or onward travel, funds, passport and final admission remain required.
    • Work, residence, diplomatic, official and special-document treatment are outside this ordinary short-visitor baseline.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    San Marino

    Official sourceDepartment of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of San Marino: Travel information: Niger
  23. Current official routeVisa required

    Seychellois passports: named advance visitor-visa cohort

    Seychelles' July 2025 passport-holder schedule expressly requires these destinations to issue a visa before entry, rather than treating an online form or airport process as the visitor baseline.

    • Applies to the ordinary Seychellois passport short-visitor baseline in the Ministry's current named list.
    • The schedule's wording requires a visa before entry but does not establish an electronic or border-issued route, so this is normalized only as advance visa required.
    • Mission availability, individual grant, document, route, transit, work, residence, diplomatic, official and special-passport treatment remain outside scope.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Seychelles

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora: List of countries Seychelles passport holders need visas
  24. Current official routeVisa required

    Polish ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    Polish ordinary-passport visitors obtain Niger's required visa through diplomatic or consular posts, nearest Berlin.

    • A valid yellow-fever vaccination certificate and adequate funds are required.
    • Security authorization and escort requirements outside Niamey, carrier and final-admission conditions remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Poland

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Niger country profile
  25. Current official routeVisa required

    Mexican ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    Mexico's live traveler guidance directs Mexican travelers to the Embassy of Niger in the United States for visa processing.

    • Limited to ordinary Mexican-passport short visitor travel; work, residence and special passport routes are outside this policy.
    • The cited guidance identifies the Embassy of Niger in the United States as the processing mission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Mexico

    Official sourceSecretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico: Niger
  26. Current official routeVisa required

    Colombian ordinary passports: Niger advance visitor visa

    Colombia's current country-specific visitor table and Niger's Foreign Ministry both establish the ordinary visitor baseline as an advance consular Nigerien visa.

    • This covers short tourism or business travel on an ordinary Colombian passport only.
    • Colombia's current table says there is no conditional Colombian exemption and that neither eVisa nor visa on arrival is available for this route.
    • Niger's Foreign Ministry says visas are normally requested from its diplomatic or consular representation. Its exceptional border route requires Interior Minister authorisation and is not treated as the ordinary Colombian-passport baseline.
    • Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service and special-document treatment, carrier requirements and final admission remain outside scope.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Colombia

    Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia: Lista de países que exigen visa de turismo a colombianosMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Niger: Entrée au Niger