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

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Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 19 countries or regions can visit Niger without a visa:{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=NE|access-date=1 April 2017}}

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

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{{flag|Liberia}}
{{flag|Mali}}
{{flag|Mauritania}} (3 months)
{{flag|Morocco}} (3 months)
{{flag|Nigeria}}
{{flag|Senegal}}
{{flag|Sierra Leone}}
{{flag|Togo}}
{{flag|Tunisia}} (3 months)

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{{Incomplete list\|date=November 2018}} 30 April 1980: ECOWAS{{cite web \|url=http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA/treaty/3084 \|title=Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment \|via=United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614185441/http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA/treaty/3084 \|archive-date=14 June 2018}} (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

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30 April 1980: ECOWAS{{cite web |url=http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA/treaty/3084 |title=Treaty Establishing the Economic Community of West African States - Protocol A/P1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and Establishment |via=United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614185441/http://investmentpolicyhub.unctad.org/IIA/treaty/3084 |archive-date=14 June 2018}} (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.

Holders of diplomatic and service passports of Russia 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.Timatic

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.{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/Judicial-Assistance-Country-Information/Niger.html|title=Niger Judicial Assistance Information}}{{Cite web|url=http://nigertravelandtours.com/niger-visa-services/|title=Niger Visa Service}}

File:NigerLetter.jpg to obtain a visa on arrival.]]

References

Niger

Category:Foreign relations of Niger