# South Africa passport to Nigeria: eVisa

Current access classification: **eVisa** — A visa applied for and issued electronically before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Kenyan and South African ordinary passports: Nigeria F5A tourism eVisa** (eVisa)
  Nigeria's current reciprocity table confines the Kenya and South Africa waivers to diplomatic or official documents. Ordinary passports therefore use the current F5A tourism eVisa route, issued electronically before travel.
  - The Kenya and South Africa visa-waiver entries are expressly document-limited; they do not cover an ordinary passport.
  - Apply online under F5A tourism, upload the current required documents and obtain the visa certificate by email before travel. The route is single entry, tourism only, and allows up to 30 days' stay within 90 days of issuance.
  - Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service, special-document and final-admission treatment are outside this ordinary visitor baseline.
  Official sources:
  - [Consulate General of Nigeria, Atlanta: Visa Services: reciprocity-waiver document table](https://www.nigeriaconsulateatlanta.org/visa-services/)
  - [Nigeria Immigration Service: Tourism Visa – F5A](https://immigration.gov.ng/info-center/tourism-visa-f5a/)
  - [Nigeria Immigration Service: Nigeria Immigration Service Service Level Agreement, revised April 2026](https://immigration.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SERVICE-LEVEL-AGREEMENT-2026_.pdf)

## How to apply

Follow the current instructions on the official portal.

1. Apply online under F5A tourism with the ordinary Kenyan or South African passport.
2. Upload the required passport, return-ticket, accommodation and funds evidence.
3. Receive the visa certificate by email before travel and present it for carrier and admission checks.

[Nigeria Immigration Service F5A tourism eVisa](https://evisa.immigration.gov.ng/)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-nigeria-evisa)
- [South Africa passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/south-africa)
- [All passport requirements for Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/destination/nigeria)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)