What you need to enter Nigeria with a Belgian passport
Up-to-date entry requirements for Nigeria for Belgium passport holders: Yes, but it's processed online before you travel (e-visa), no consulate visit required.
- Processing time
- 3-5 business days (online application).
- e-Visa fee
- USD 79.00
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 2026-08-22
Verified practical details
You'll need to apply for e-Visa (Nigeria Immigration Service) before your trip. Here are the verified details:
Authorization system
e-Visa (Nigeria Immigration Service)
A fully digital e-Visa system covering 13 categories (including the Tourism Visa F5A), typically resolved within 24-48 hours. The Nigeria Immigration Service explicitly warns that no third parties are authorized to collect the fee — it must only be processed at evisa.immigration.gov.ng. Since 4 August 2025, manual visa-on-arrival issuance at airports has been discontinued, and since 1 May 2025 the electronic landing/exit card (lecard.immigration.gov.ng) is also mandatory for every traveller. The F5A tourism visa is valid for 90 days from issuance, authorizing a single-entry stay of 30 days.
Apply on the official site →Visa, e-Visa, or electronic authorization? What's the difference →
Fee
USD 79.00
USD 79 is the base immigration fee consistently cited by several sources for the single-use Tourism Visa (F5A); it hasn't been confirmed against a live view of the evisa.immigration.gov.ng portal itself (it doesn't display pricing before an application is started). It varies by nationality and may carry additional biometrics surcharges depending on country of origin — it excludes any third-party processing-agency commission, which inflates the figure and isn't the source used here.
Processing time
24-48 hours under normal conditions; up to 5 business days during high-demand periods (e.g. the December travel season).
Required documents
- Approved e-Visa before travel, processed exclusively at evisa.immigration.gov.ng.
- Electronic landing/exit card (e-Landing/Exit Card) at lecard.immigration.gov.ng.
- International Certificate of Vaccination against yellow fever (Yellow Card) for every traveller over 9 months of age.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever, mandatory for every traveller over 9 months of age.
Transit rules
Authorized stay of 30 days per single entry under the Tourism Visa (F5A), within a 90-day visa validity from issuance.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Declare to the Nigeria Customs Service if carrying more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent) in cash or negotiable instruments, under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022; failing to declare it is a criminal offence and can lead to seizure and prosecution.
- Alcohol
- 1 litre of spirits + 1 litre of wine duty-free, for travellers 18 and over; if exceeded, duty applies to the whole quantity imported, not just the excess.
- Tobacco
- 200 cigarettes, or 50 medium-sized cigars, or 200 grams of foreign-manufactured tobacco, duty-free; if exceeded, duty applies to the whole quantity.
Overstay penalties
Since 1 September 2025, a fine of USD 15 per day of overstay beyond the visa's authorized period, per an official announcement from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); anyone accumulating 3 months or more of overstay also faces a 5-year re-entry ban (10 years if the overstay reaches 1 year or more).
Common reasons for denial
- Failing to meet pre-processing requirements — Landing and Exit Cards among them: the source itself warns that this leads to refusal of entry or departure at immigration checkpoints.
- Filing the e-Visa application with missing documents or without showing sufficient funds: these are the two grounds the service cites when explaining what to do if you are refused.
Official portal: https://immigration.gov.ng. Data verified on 2026-08-22. Sources: immigration.gov.ng (Nigeria Immigration Service — official Tourism Visa F5A page: 90-day validity, 30-day single-entry stay; notice of the mandatory e-Landing/Exit Card system since 1 May 2025 and the end of visa-on-arrival since 4 August 2025); evisa.immigration.gov.ng (official e-Visa portal, explicit warning about unauthorized third parties collecting the fee; doesn't display pricing without starting an application, so the USD 79 base fee was cross-checked via secondary sources — nigerianembassyinfo.com, go-naija.com — explicitly discarding the nigeria-evisa.com figure since it bundles a processing-agency commission); customs.gov.ng (Nigeria Customs Service — "Passenger's Concessions" page, blocked for automated fetch with HTTP 403, alcohol/tobacco/cash allowances cross-checked via visahq.com and nigeria-consulate.org.hk, which attribute them to the official site); Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 (USD 10,000 declaration threshold); premiumtimesng.com, nairametrics.com, and guardian.ng (official USD 15/day overstay fine since 1 September 2025, announced by the NIS and cited by Nigerian press with the spokesperson's name and title) (checked 22 August 2026).
Things to see and do in Nigeria
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Frequently asked questions
Do Belgian citizens need a visa for Nigeria?
Yes, but it's processed online before you travel (e-visa), no consulate visit required.
How long does it take to get the entry permit?
3-5 business days (online application).
What minimum passport validity is required?
At least 6 months of validity from the date you enter Nigeria.
What currency is used in Nigeria?
The destination uses NGN. It's recommended to carry some local cash in addition to a card.
Related pages
See Nigeria requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.