Nigeria eVisa Fee Explained: Updated Costs by Nationality

September 18, 2025

If you are planning to travel to Nigeria, one of the most important details to understand before applying for your visa is the Nigeria eVisa fee. The cost is not the same for every traveler, as it varies depending on your nationality. In addition, there are service and biometrics fees to consider.

This guide breaks down everything you need to know about Nigeria eVisa fees, including:

By the end, you will know exactly how much to budget for your application and why Nigeria-Evisa.com is the most reliable and convenient way to apply.

What is the Nigeria eVisa?

The Nigeria eVisa is an online visa approval that allows eligible travelers to enter Nigeria for business, tourism, or family visits. Instead of applying in person at an embassy, you submit your documents online, receive an approval letter by email, and present it at the port of entry.

Processing time with Nigeria-Evisa.com: 2–3 business days.

Nigeria eVisa Fees: A Complete Breakdown

When applying for a Nigeria eVisa, you should budget for three types of fees:

  1. Official Immigration Fee – This is set by the Nigerian Immigration Service and varies by nationality.
  2. Service Fee – Nigeria-Evisa.com charges $100 for handling your application, verifying documents, and providing missing supporting documents.
  3. Biometrics Fee – $50 for African nationals, $170 for non-African nationals (biometrics are done on arrival at the port of entry).

1. Official Nigeria eVisa Immigration Fee

The immigration fee depends on your passport country. For example:

(The full table by nationality is provided below.)

CountrySingle EntryMultiple EntryTWP FeesSTR Visa Fees
AfghanistanGratisGratisGratisGratis
AlbaniaUS$60US$200US$100US$100
AlgeriaUS$50US$50US$50US$50
AndorraUS$68US$68* NoUS$68US$68
AngolaUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
Antigua and BarbudaUS$148US$148* NoUS$148US$148
ArgentinaUS$60US$100US$125US$150
ArmeniaUS$60US$200US$100US$100
AustraliaUS$141US$176US$176US$176
AustriaUS$88US$110US$110US$110
AzerbaijanUS$78US$78US$78US$78
BahamasUS$19US$19US$19US$19
BahrainUS$45US$45US$45US$45
BangladeshUS$253US$253US$253US$253
BarbadosGratisGratisGratisGratis
BelarusUS$68US$68US$68US$68
BelgiumUS$88US$110US$110US$110
BelizeUS$200US$200US$200US$200
BeninUS$0US$0US$0US$0
BhutanUS$68US$68* NoUS$68US$68
BoliviaUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
Bosnia and HerzegovinaUS$50US$100US$100US$100
BotswanaUS$114US$114US$114US$114
BrazilUS$20US$20* NoUS$20US$20
BruneiUS$45US$45* NoUS$45US$45
BulgariaUS$50US$50* NoUS$50US$50
Burkina FasoUS$0US$0US$0US$0
BurundiUS$100US$200US$250US$250
CambodiaUS$68US$68* NoUS$68US$68
CameroonUS$3US$3* NoUS$111US$111
CanadaUS$75US$150US$150US$150
Cape VerdeUS$0US$0US$0US$0
Central African RepublicUS$67US$335US$335US$335
ChadUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
ChileUS$200US$200* NoUS$200US$200
ChinaUS$64US$64US$64US$64
ColombiaUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
ComorosUS$20US$20* NoUS$20US$20
CongoUS$111US$224US$224US$224
Costa RicaUS$20US$20* NoUS$20US$20
CroatiaUS$50US$100US$100US$100
CubaUS$54US$54US$54US$54
CyprusUS$30US$30* NoUS$30US$30
Czech RepublicUS$88US$110US$110US$110
Democratic Republic of the CongoUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
DenmarkUS$88US$110US$110US$110
DjiboutiUS$3US$3US$3US$3
DominicaUS$20US$20US$20US$20
Dominican RepublicUS$20US$20US$20US$20
EcuadorUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
EgyptUS$45US$45* NoUS$45US$45
El SalvadorUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
Equatorial GuineaUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
EritreaUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
EstoniaUS$60US$200US$100US$100
EthiopiaUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
FijiUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
FinlandUS$88US$110US$110US$110
FranceUS$88US$110US$110US$110
GabonUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
GambiaUS$0US$0US$0US$0
GeorgiaGratisUS$200US$200US$200
GermanyUS$88US$110US$110US$110
GhanaUS$0US$0US$0US$0
GreeceUS$88US$110US$110US$110
GrenadaUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
GuatemalaUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
GuineaUS$0US$0US$0US$0
Guinea-BissauUS$0US$0US$0US$0
GuyanaUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
HaitiUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
HondurasUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
Hong Kong S.A.R., ChinaUS$64US$64US$64US$64
HungaryUS$50US$100US$100US$100
IcelandUS$68US$68US$68US$68
IndiaUS$253US$253US$253US$253
IndonesiaUS$245US$245US$245US$245
IranUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
IraqUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
IrelandUS$170US$235US$170US$170
IsraelUS$169US$169US$169US$397
ItalyUS$88US$110US$110US$110
JamaicaUS$20US$20* NoUS$20US$20
JapanUS$36US$36US$36US$36
JordanUS$50US$100US$100US$100
KazakhstanUS$60US$200US$200US$200
KiribatiUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
KosovoUS$50US$100US$100US$100
KuwaitUS$3US$3US$3US$3
KyrgyzstanUS$60US$200US$100US$100
LaosUS$4US$4US$4US$4
LatviaUS$60US$200US$100US$100
LebanonUS$100US$200US$250US$250
LesothoUS$64US$64US$64US$64
LiberiaGratisGratisGratisGratis
LibyaUS$26US$40US$100US$100
LiechtensteinUS$68US$68US$68US$68
LithuaniaUS$60US$200US$100US$100
LuxembourgUS$88US$110US$110US$110
MacedoniaGratisGratisGratisGratis
MadagascarUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
MalawiUS$39US$39* NoUS$39US$39
MalaysiaUS$6US$6US$6US$6
MaldivesUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
MaliUS$0US$0US$0US$0
MaltaUS$26US$40US$100US$100
Marshall IslandsUS$65US$65* NoUS$65US$65
MauritaniaUS$58US$58* NoUS$58US$58
MauritiusUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
MexicoUS$32US$32US$32US$32
MoldovaUS$60US$200US$100US$100
MonacoUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
MongoliaUS$26US$72US$26US$26
MoroccoUS$89US$266US$266US$266
MozambiqueUS$50US$50US$50US$50
MyanmarUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
NamibiaUS$66US$66US$66US$66
NauruUS$4US$4US$4US$4
NepalUS$39US$39US$39US$39
NetherlandsUS$88US$352US$139US$168
New ZealandUS$2US$2US$2US$2
NicaraguaUS$2US$2US$2US$2
NigerUS$0US$0US$0US$0
NigeriaUS$0US$0US$0US$0
North KoreaUS$46US$46* NoUS$46US$46
NorwayUS$4US$62US$4US$4
OmanUS$46US$46US$46US$46
PakistanUS$68US$68* NoUS$68US$68
PalauUS$3US$3US$3US$3
PanamaUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
Papua New GuineaUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
ParaguayUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
PeruUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
PhilippinesUS$39US$78US$39US$39
PolandUS$51US$102US$120US$120
PortugalUS$73US$146US$146US$293
QatarUS$4US$4* NoUS$4US$4
RomaniaUS$100US$100* NoUS$250US$250
RussiaUS$84US$200US$100US$100
RwandaUS$4US$4US$4US$4
Saint Kitts and NevisUS$19US$19* NoUS$19US$19
Saint LuciaUS$19US$19* NoUS$19US$19
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUS$19US$19* NoUS$19US$19
SamoaUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
San MarinoUS$3US$3US$3US$3
Sao Tome and PrincipeUS$50US$100US$50US$50
Saudi ArabiaUS$46US$46* NoUS$46US$46
SenegalUS$0US$0US$0US$0
SerbiaUS$50US$100US$100US$100
SeychellesUS$4US$4US$4US$4
Sierra LeoneGratisGratisGratisGratis
SingaporeGratisGratisGratisGratis
SlovakiaUS$50US$100US$100US$100
SloveniaUS$50US$100US$100US$100
Solomon IslandsUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
SomaliaUS$3US$3US$3US$3
South AfricaUS$58US$103US$205US$205
South KoreaUS$30US$30* NoUS$30US$30
SpainUS$95US$514US$514US$587
Sri LankaUS$40US$40US$40US$40
SudanUS$2US$2US$2US$2
SurinameUS$40US$40US$40US$40
SwazilandUS$58US$58* NoUS$58US$58
SwedenUS$78US$78US$78US$78
SwitzerlandUS$68US$203US$76US$135
SyriaUS$46US$46US$46US$46
TaiwanUS$50US$100US$150US$150
TajikistanUS$68US$68US$68US$68
TanzaniaUS$29US$29US$29US$29
ThailandUS$14US$39US$14US$14
Timor-LesteUS$68US$68* NoUS$68US$68
TogoUS$0US$0US$0US$0
TongaUS$64US$64US$64US$64
Trinidad and TobagoGratisGratisGratisGratis
TunisiaUS$32US$32* NoUS$32US$32
TurkeyUS$32US$32* NoUS$32US$32
TurkmenistanUS$60US$200US$100US$100
TuvaluUS$3US$3* NoUS$3US$3
UgandaUS$2US$2* NoUS$2US$2
UkraineUS$52US$52* NoUS$52US$52
United Arab EmiratesUS$150US$300US$150US$150
UruguayUS$60US$100US$60US$60
UzbekistanUS$60US$200US$100US$100
VanuatuUS$3US$3US$3US$3
VaticanUS$88US$110US$110US$110
VenezuelaUS$50US$50US$50US$50
VietnamUS$68US$68US$68US$68
Western SaharaUS$2US$2US$2US$2
YemenUS$46US$46US$46US$46
ZambiaUS$6US$6US$6US$6
ZimbabweUS$50US$140US$140US$140

2. Nigeria-Evisa.com Service Fee

Applying through Nigeria-Evisa.com comes with a flat service fee of $100. This covers:

With these extras, travelers who may not have all documents ready can still apply without delays.

3. Biometrics Fee

Every eVisa holder must complete biometrics (fingerprints, photo capture), which attracts a fee of either $50 (for African passport holders) or $170 (for non-African passport holders).

Example: Total Nigeria eVisa Costs

Step-by-Step: How to Apply for a Nigeria eVisa

  1. Prepare Your Documents
    • Passport data page (6 months validity minimum)
    • Recent passport photo
    • Flight itinerary and roof of accommodation (or proposed travel dates - we will provide the flight itinerary and proof of accommodation if you don't have already)
  2. Apply Online
    Submit your application through Nigeria-Evisa.com.
  3. Pay Service and Immigration Fees
    • Service fee: $100
    • Immigration fee: depends on nationality
  4. Receive Approval
    Processing usually takes 2–3 business days.
  5. Travel to Nigeria
    Carry your approval letter and arrive in Nigeria.

Why Choose Nigeria-Evisa.com?

Quick Reference Table

Fee TypeCostNotes
Service Fee$100Flat, paid to Nigeria-Evisa.com
Immigration FeeVaries by nationalityPaid online at application
Biometrics Fee$50 (African) / $170 (non-African)Paid together with the visa fee

FAQs on Nigeria eVisa Fees

Is the Nigeria eVisa fee the same for all countries?

No, the immigration fee varies by nationality.

Do I have to pay the biometrics fee in advance?

Yes, biometrics fee is automatically paid together with the visa fee.

What if I don’t have a hotel booking or invitation letter?

Nigeria-Evisa.com provides these and other required supporting documents for you.

Are service fees refundable if my application is rejected?

No, service fees cover the processing and support provided.

Can I get a Nigeria eVisa in less than 2 days?

Yes, it is possible. But standard processing is usually 2–3 business days.

Final Thoughts

Understanding the Nigeria eVisa fee structure is essential before you begin your application. The total cost depends on your nationality and whether you're apply directly or using a professional Nigeria eVisa service.

To save time, avoid mistakes, and receive missing documents, the best option is to apply through Nigeria-Evisa.com. With quick processing in just 2–3 days and full document support, it’s the most reliable way to secure your Nigeria eVisa.

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