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United Arab Emirates visa requirements for Nigerian passport holders

Yes. Nigerian passport holders need a visa to visit United Arab Emirates for tourism. The visa must be arranged before travel through a sponsor: a UAE-based airline, a hotel or tourism company, a UAE company, or a UAE national or resident. The visa fee is EUR 90.

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The visa must be arranged before travel through a sponsor: a UAE-based airline, a hotel or tourism company, a UAE company, or a UAE national or resident.

Nigerian passport holders need a visa to visit United Arab Emirates for tourism.

Get your documents complete and consistent before you apply, then check whether you are ready.

Fees and timing

Visa feeEUR 90
Fee in nairaabout NGN 144,000

Naira figures are approximate, as of July 2026. The official fee is set in EUR.

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Why we say this

How applying works

Gather your documents

13 documents. Upload what you already have, we read them and fill the rest.

Recent coloured personal photo with a white backgroundValid passportNational ID (for UAE citizens)Bank statement showing balance of 4000 USDJob contract of the sponsorTravel/medical insuranceFlight bookingVisa application formEmirates ID Application receiptDivorce or death certificate (for divorced women and widows)Housing lease contract (certified) or proof of owning a residenceMedical fitness certificate (for dependents above 18 years)Mother’s residence photo (for the newborn)
We draft the missing documents for you: a consular cover letter and your itinerary

Review your application

We review your documents against the consulate's rules and tell you if you're ready, or not yet

Complete the official application form

We draft the application for you

Pay the EUR 90 visa fee

Paid at ICP or GDRFA.

Then the consulate decides

Requirements last updated October 2026.

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