Visa policy of Niger

Visitors to Niger must obtain a visa from one of the Nigerien diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map

Niger

Visa exempt

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 19 countries or regions can visit Niger without a visa:^[1]

Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Chad (3 months)
Côte d'Ivoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Hong Kong (14 days)

Liberia
Mali
Mauritania (3 months)
Morocco (3 months)
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Tunisia (3 months)

Date of visa changes

30 April 1980: ECOWAS^[2] (Economic Community of West African States): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Holders of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of China, Cuba, Italy, Turkey and United Arab Emirates do not require a visa for Niger.

Transit without a visa

Transit without a visa is available to holders of onward tickets for a maximum transit of 24 hours - except for nationals of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam who may transit without a visa only if proceeding by the same aircraft.^[3]

Pre-approved visa on arrival

Holders of a pre-approved confirmation from the National Police may obtain a visa on arrival (flyer visa) upon arrival at Niamey. The passport will be compounded for 1 working day and the traveler is required to appear at the Director General of Immigration the next working day to register and collect their passport.^[4]^[5]

A Sample Pre-Authorization Letter enabling a traveler from Singapore to obtain a visa on arrival.

References

^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment". Archived from the original on 14 June 2018 – via United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
^ Timatic
^ "Niger Judicial Assistance Information".
^ "Niger Visa Service".

[1] "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[2] "Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment". Archived from the original on 14 June 2018 – via United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

[3] Timatic

[4] "Niger Judicial Assistance Information".

[5] "Niger Visa Service".

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