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Visiting (Multiple Entry) Visa – F6B

NigeriaShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a visa, electronic authorisation or visa on arrival is normally required.

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Limits of the record
  • Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (NAO_RESPONDE: Eligibility 'Nationals of countries offering similar multiple-entry visit visas to Nigerians' restates the reciprocity already in r2's purpose and does not say whether a visa, e-authorisation or no advance visa is required.)

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This multiple-entry visa is granted to persons who frequently visit Nigeria for social purposes and whose countries offer reciprocal privileges to Nigerians.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Required documents are an invitation letter from a family member or friend in Nigeria accepting immigration responsibility (IR); the Nigerian passport of the host or a residency permit for a non-Nigerian host; a valid passport with not less than 6 months' validity; a passport-size photo; evidence of a return ticket; evidence of hotel reservations or the host's address in Nigeria; and evidence of sufficient funds (180 days bank statement).

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  • https://immigration.gov.ng/info-center/visiting-multiple-entry-visa-f6b/
    Invitation letter from family/friend in Nigeria accepting immigration responsibility (IR) Nigerian passport of the Host or Residency Permit for a Non-Nigerian host. Valid Passport (not less than 6 months validity) Passport size photo. Evidence of return ticket. Evidence of Hotel Reservations or host address in Nigeria. Evidence of sufficient funds (180 days Bank Statement).

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Applicants collect documentation confirming the reciprocity clause; the invitation letter must request multiple entries; the application is made online (embassy), with the visa requirements uploaded and the visa fees paid. The official page states that the visa is not extendable. The official source does not state whether the stay can be changed to another status.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state whether the stay can be changed to another status.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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