Immigration rules and guidelines
May 7, 2010Visa Application Guidelines
Guidelines:
- Please take your visa payment receipts, passport and other documents to the Nigerian Embassy in your Country of abode on your slated interview date for your Visa.
- Please note that you can reschedule your interview date to the next available date by sending your Application id, Reference no and the proposed date to our support mail address (nis-support@socketworksng.com)
Tourist / Visitor Visa:
- Passport valid for at least 6 months.
- Duly completed visa application form
- Two recent passport photographs
- A Letter of invitation from a company/host in Nigeria accepting immigration responsibility.
- Visitors/tourists are required to show evidence of sufficient funds
- Evidence of online payment for visa fee
Business Visa:
While a -f above apply, self sponsored business men may not require letter of invitation but will be required to show evidence of sufficient fundsTemporary Work Permit Visa (TWP):
- Passport with at least 6months validity
- Printed copy of completed application form for visitors pass
- 2 recent passport photographs
- A cabled copy of Comptroller General of Immigration Service's approval
Subject to Regularization (STR) /Employment Visa:
- Passport with at least 6 months validity
- Completed visa form in quadruplicate with four recent passport photographs
- Four copies of letter of Expatriate Quota Approval from Ministry of Interior
- Four copies of credentials, certificates and curriculum vitae, all vetted by a relevant official of Nigerian High Commission / Embassy (English Certified translated copy where applicable)
- Four copies of letter of offer of employment
- Four copies of letter of acceptance of offer by expatriate
- Receipt of on-line payment receipt of Visa fee
Embassy VISA Fees |
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| SINGLE ENTRY | MULTIPLE ENTRY | TWP FEES | STR VISA FEES | |
| Afghanistan | Gratis | Gratis | ||
| Albania | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Algeria | US$50 | US$50 | US$50 | US$50 |
| Andorra | $68.00 | US$68 X No | ||
| Angola | $2.00 | US$2.00 X No | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | $148.00 | $148.00 X No | ||
| Argentina | US$60 | US$100 | US$125 | US$125 |
| Armenia | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Australia | AS$160 ( US$ 141) | AS$200(US$176) | AS$200(US$176) | AS$200(US$176) |
| Austria | 60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Azerbaijan | $78.00 | $78.00 | ||
| Bahamas | $19.00 | $19.00 | ||
| Bahrain | $45.00 | $45.00 | ||
| Bangladesh | $253.00 | $253.00 | ||
| Barbados | Gratis | Gratis | ||
| Belarus | $68.00 | $68.00 | ||
| Belgium | €60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Belize | $200.00 | $200.00 | ||
| Benin | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Bhutan | $68.00 | $68.00 X No | ||
| Bolivia | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | US$50 | US$100 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Botswana | P500(US$114) | P500(US$114) | P500(US$114) | P500(US$114) |
| Brazil | $20.00 | $20.00 X No | ||
| Brunei | $45.00 | $45.00 X No | ||
| Bulgaria | $50.00 | $50.00 X No | ||
| Burkina Faso | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Burundi | US$100 | US$200 | US$250 | US$250 |
| Cambodia | $68.00 | $68.00 X No | ||
| Cameroon | -$3.00 | -$3.00 X No | CFA50,000(US$111) | CFA50,000(US$111) |
| Canada | US$75 | US$150 | US$150 | US$150 |
| Cape Verde | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Central African Republic | CFA30,000(US$67) | CFA150,000(US$335) | CFA150,000(US$335) | CFA150,000(US$335) |
| Chad | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Chile | $200.00 | $200 X No | ||
| China | US$64 | US$64 | US$64 | US$64 |
| Colombia | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Comoros | $20.00 | $20.00 X No | ||
| Congo (Brazzaville) | CFA 50,000(US$111) | CFA 100,000(US$224) | CFA 100,000(US$224) | CFA 100,000(US$224) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Costa Rica | $20.00 | $20.00 X No | ||
| Côte d’Ivoire | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Croatia | US$50 | US$100 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Cuba | PESO 50(US$54) | PESO 50(US$54) | PESO 50(US$54) | PESO 50(US$54) |
| Cyprus | US$30 | US$30 X No | ||
| Czech Republic | 60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Denmark | 60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Djibouti | US$3 | US$3 | ||
| Dominica | US$20 | US$20 | ||
| Dominican Republic | US$20 | US$20 X No | ||
| East Timor (Timor Timur) | US$68 | US$68 X No | ||
| Ecuador | US$3 | US$3 X No | ||
| Egypt | US$45 | US$45 X No | ||
| El Salvador | US$3 | US$3 X No | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | US$3.00 | US$3.00 X No | ||
| Eritrea | US$2 | US$2 X No | ||
| Estonia | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Ethiopia | US$2 | US$2 X No | ||
| Fiji | US$2 | US$2 X No | ||
| Finland | 60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| France | 60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Gabon | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Gambia, | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Georgia | US$60 | US$200 | US$200 | US$200 |
| Germany | 60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Ghana | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Greece | 60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Grenada | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Guatemala | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Guinea | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Guyana | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Haiti | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Honduras | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Hungary | US$50 | US$100 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Iceland | $68.00 | $12.00 | ||
| India | INR 10,000(US$253) | INRS 10,000(US$253) | INR 10,000(253) | INR 10,000(253) |
| Indonesia | INDR 2,200,000(US$245) | INDR 2,200,000(US$245) | INDR 2,200,000(US$245) | INDR 2,200,000(US$245) |
| Iran | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Iraq | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Ireland | $68.00 | $12.00 | ||
| Israel | ILS 375(US$397) | ILS 650(US$169) | ILS 650(US$169) | ILS 650(US$169) |
| Italy | 60(US$388) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Jamaica | $3,188.00 | $3188.00 X No | ||
| Japan | JP¥4,000(US$36) | |||
| Jordan | US$50 | US$100 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Kazakhstan | US$60 | US$200 | US$200 | US$200 |
| Kenya | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Kiribati | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Korea, North | $46.00 | $46.00 X No | ||
| Korea, South | $30.00 | $46.00 X No | ||
| Kuwait | $3.00 | $3.00 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Laos | $4.00 | $4.00 | ||
| Latvia | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Lebanon | US$100 | US$200 | US$250 | US$250 |
| Lesotho | $64.00 | $64.00 | ||
| Liberia | Gratis | Gratis | ||
| Libya | LIBYAN DINAR 20(US$26) | LIBYAN DINAR 40(US$40) | LIBYAN DINAR 100(US$100) | LIBYAN DINAR 100(US$100) |
| Liechtenstein | $68.00 | $68.00 | ||
| Lithuania | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Luxembourg | 60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of | ||||
| Madagascar | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Malawi | $39.00 | $29.00 X No | ||
| Malaysia | US$6 | US$6 | US$66 | US$66 |
| Maldives | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Mali | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Malta | US$26 | US$40 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Marshall Islands | $65.00 | $65.00 X No | ||
| Mauritania | $58.00 | $58.00 X No | ||
| Mauritius | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Mexico | $32.00 | $32.00 | ||
| Micronesia, Federated States of | ||||
| Moldova | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Monaco | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Mongolia | $26.00 | $72.00 | ||
| Morocco | DHS 710(US$88.75) | DHS 2130(US$266.25) | DHS 2130(US$266.25) | DHS 2130(US$266.25) |
| Mozambique | US$50 | US$50 | US$50 | US$50 |
| Myanmar | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Namibia | NAD450(US$66) | NAD450(US$66) | NAD450(US$66) | NAD450(US$66) |
| Nauru | $4.00 | |||
| Nepal | $39.00 | $39.00 | ||
| Netherlands | €60(US$88) | €240(US$352) | €95(US$139) | €115(US$168) |
| New Zealand | $2.00 | $2.00 | ||
| Nicaragua | $2.00 | $2.00 | ||
| Niger | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Nigeria | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Norway | $4.00 | $62.00 | ||
| Oman | $46.00 | $46.00 | ||
| Pakistan | $34.00 | $68.00 X No | ||
| Palau | $3.00 | |||
| Panama | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Papua New Guinea | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Paraguay | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Peru | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Philippines | $39.00 | $78.00 | ||
| Poland | US$51 | US$102 | US$120 | US$120 |
| Portugal | €50(US$73) | €100(US$146) | €100(US$146) | €200(US$293) |
| Qatar | $4.00 | $4.00 X No | ||
| Romania | $42.00 | $42.00 X No | ||
| Russia | US$84 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Rwanda | $4.00 | $4.00 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | $19.00 | $19.00 X No | ||
| Saint Lucia | $19.00 | $19.00 X No | ||
| Saint Vincent and The Grenadines | $19.00 | $19.00 X No | ||
| Samoa | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| San Marino | $3.00 | $3.00 | ||
| Sao Tome and Principe | US$50 | US$100 | US$50 | US$50 |
| Saudi Arabia | $46.00 | $46.00 X No | ||
| Senegal | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro | US$50 | US$100 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Seychelles | $4.00 | $4.00 | ||
| Sierra Leone | ECOWAS | ECOWAS | ||
| Singapore | Gratis | Gratis | - | |
| Slovakia | US$50 | US$100 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Slovenia | US$50 | US$100 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Solomon Islands | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Somalia | $3.00 | $3.00 | ||
| South Africa | R400(US$58) | R700(US$103) | R1,400(US$205) | R1,400(US$205) |
| Spain | €125(US$183) | €350(US$514) | €350(US$514) | €400(US$587) |
| Sri Lanka | $40.00 | $4.00 | ||
| Sudan | $2.00 | $2.00 | ||
| Suriname | $40.00 | $40.00 | ||
| Swaziland | $58.00 | $58.00 X No | ||
| Sweden | SEK500(US$78) | SEK500(US$78) | SEK500(US$78) | SEK500(US$78) |
| Switzerland | SF 76.35(US$67.68) | SF 229.05(US$203) | SWISSFRANCE 35(US$76) | SF 152.70(US$135.36) |
| Syria | US$46 | US$46 | US$46 | |
| Taiwan | $50.00 | $100.00 | $120.00 | |
| Tajikistan | $68.00 | $68.00 | ||
| Tanzania | TZS 30,000(US$29) | TZS 30,000(US$29) | TZS 30,000(US$29) | TZS 30,000(US$29) |
| Thailand | HK$450(US$14) | HK$1,200(US$39) | HK$450(US$14) | HK$450(US$14) |
| Togo | ECOWAS | |||
| Tonga | $64.00 | $64.00 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Gratis | Gratis | ||
| Tunisia | $32.00 | $32.00 X No | ||
| Turkey | $32.00 | $32.00 X No | ||
| Turkmenistan | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Tuvalu | $3.00 | $3.00 X No | ||
| Uganda | $2.00 | $2.00 X No | ||
| Ukraine | $52.00 | $52.00 X No | ||
| United Arab Emirates | $4.00 | $4.00 X No | ||
| United Kingdom | €70(US$144) | €230(US$472) | €230(US$472) | €230(US$472) |
| United States | US$112 | US$112 | US$112 | US$112 |
| Uruguay | $60.00 | $100.00 | ||
| Uzbekistan | US$60 | US$200 | US$100 | US$100 |
| Vanuatu | $3.00 | $3.00 | ||
| Vatican City | €60(US$88) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) | €75(US$110) |
| Venezuela | US$50 | US$50 | US$50 | US$50 |
| Vietnam | $68.00 | $68.00 | ||
| Western Sahara | $2.00 | $2.00 | ||
| Yemen | $46.00 | $46.00 | ||
| Zambia | ZMK30000(US$6) | ZMK30000(US$6) | ZMK30000(US$6) | ZMK30000(US$6) |
| Zimbabwe | ZWD2,000,000(US$ | ZWD3,000,000(US$ | ZWD3,000,000(US$ | ZWD3,000,000(US$ |
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