Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport, plus one photocopy of the vital information page. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least one blank visa page. If you do not have any blank visa pages in your passport, TDS can assist you in applying for additional pages. If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

Please send 1 recent professional passport-type photograph.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.

Please send a copy of your round trip airline tickets, or itinerary or e-ticket, or letter of confirmation from a travel agent. The itinerary must show the applicant's name, date of arrival and departure from the country, and flight information. The Embassy does not recommend purchasing your ticket prior to a visa being issued.

A copy of your hotel confirmation(s) is required.

Children of US Parents:
Copy of birth certificate of child showing both parents names.

Children of Nigerian Parents:
Signed, notarized letter of consent by both parents.
Copies of both parents passports (bio date page)

If the applicant is staying in a private home a Invitation Letter is required from the Host Friend or Relative.

If inviting Friend or Relative is a Nigerian citizen they must also send a copy of his/her Nigerian passport (first four pages).

If inviting Friend or Relative is a Non-Nigerian Citizen, inviting Friend or Relative must submit copies of their resident permits and the information page(s) of their passports.

Applicants for a Transit visa must be able to show a valid visa to their destination.

The Nigerian Consulate in New York requires that TWO versions of the application form be completed and signed. 

Fully completed ONLINE.

Note: Follow the step by step online instructions. Your application must be submitted online and the appropriate Consular fee paid for by credit card online ($160USD). When confirmed, print a copy of your Visa Acknowledgment Slip, Visa Payment Slip and Payment Receipt from Google Checkout then mail all three to TDS for processing, along with all other requirements detailed above. Failure to fully complete the visa application form will delay processing the visa.

AND

Hand written application above

The embassy will charge $35 processing fee per application or $100 if the application is needed on a rush basis. These fees are to be paid separately through TDS.

You must complete the Online Order Form.

The order form gives TDS your name, address, shipping information and payment method. Multiple applicants can be entered using one order form. You only need to complete one TDS order form per request. Please print two copies of the confirmation page. Include one copy with the documents you ship to TDS and keep one copy for your records.

While completing the online order form in this step, you will be asked how you want to pay TDS fees. You may pay our fees online with a credit card or enclose a personal or business check or money order.

The Nigerian Embassy and Consulate General introduced (October 01, 2007) a web-based online visa application, which must be fully completed online and then printed. Please print an additional copy and send to TDS along with your passport and required documents, your credit card payment receipt for the base Consular fee ($160 single entry or multiple entries), and all other requirements to obtain the visa. TDS will pay the $35 processing fee required on your behalf -- do not pay this processing fee online by credit card. TDS will pay the $100 rush fee when required on your behalf -- do not pay the rush fee online by credit card.

Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:

TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
27 West 24th Street, Suite 9D
New York, NY 10010

Urgent applications should be shipped to TDS using only the FedEx Company.
Please use FedEx Priority Overnight. Do NOT ship "First Overnight." This will delay the delivery of your package.

The Nigeria tourist visa is usually issued for entry within three months of the issue date provided the passport remains valid, for stay of 7 to 90 days, as granted by the Consulate. The visit must be completed prior to the expiry date of the visa. The multiple entries visa is valid six months for stay of 7-90 days on each visit.

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)

By connecting on the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, State Department will be able to assist you better in the case of an emergency, such as if you lose your passport or it is stolen while you are abroad.