Consular & Immigration
Visa Services
Business, tourist, STR and temporary work permit visa requirements.
Submission
Mon & Wed only, 10:00am–12:30pm. No appointment required.
Collection
3–5 working days after submission, 3:30pm–4:30pm.
Payment
Visa/Mastercard only, online — no M-Pesa, no cash.
Children's applications must include a Consent Letter signed by both parents, addressed to the Nigeria High Commission.
Requirements by Visa Type
Business Visa
Single entry: 3 months · Multiple entry: 6–12 months- Completed entry visa application form and payment (visa.immigration.gov.ng)
- Company letter introducing applicant from Kenya
- Invitation letter from the company in Nigeria (on letterhead)
- Copy of yellow fever certificate
- Copy of passport datapage of applicant
- Two passport-size photographs
- Media Accreditation Letter (Media/Journalist, if applicable)
- Copy of Certificate of Incorporation (Nigeria) / Cooperation Agreement
- Copy of passport datapage of signatories (host) in Nigeria
- Copy of return air ticket
- Valid passport with 6 months validity and blank pages
- Non-Kenyan nationals: valid Kenyan work/residence permit approval, endorsed on the passport
- All letters addressed to the High Commissioner, Nigeria High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya
Note: Multiple Entry is not guaranteed — the applicant should have visited Nigeria before.
Visa on Arrival
How it works
Issuance of Visa on Arrival is entirely at the prerogative of the Nigeria Immigration Service, not the High Commission. The approval letter expires after 14 days and is not itself a visa — the one-month visa is issued upon arrival.
- 1Go to portal.immigration.gov.ng
- 2Upload your documents and personal details, and make payment
- 3Wait for the approval document from the Nigeria Immigration Service via email (1–3 days)
- 4Travel with the printed approval letter from your email