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Nigeria · digital nomad visa · 2026

Nigeria's digital nomad visa: no dedicated visa

Nigeria has no dedicated digital nomad visa. Here is what that means in practice, what route remote workers actually use, and how the days are counted.

Next step

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How we know

We could not reach an official government page for this one when we checked. What follows is the best published source we could read — treat it as a lead, not as the rule, and confirm with the consulate.

Status
No dedicated visa
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

The reported 2025 Nigeria digital nomad visa does NOT exist as an issued visa class. Nigeria did overhaul its visa system in 2025 — the Nigeria Immigration Service launched a fully online e-Visa (evisa.immigration.gov.ng, live from March 2025, decisions within 48 hours, stays of 30 to 90 days) plus digital Landing and Exit Cards and e-CERPAC, announced by the Federal Ministry of Interior on 30 June 2025 in the Guide to Nigeria Immigration Processes 2025. But neither the NIS services catalogue (Nigeria Visas, Regular Visa, e-Visa, Temporary Work Permit, CERPAC, e-CERPAC, Landing and Exit Card) nor the NIS visa pages contain any digital nomad, remote work or freelance category — a keyword scan of the NIS visa pages returns zero matches for 'nomad' or 'remote work'. The tourism e-visa does not authorise work of any kind. Closest long-stay routes: the Temporary Work Permit (TWP), for short assignments at the invitation of a Nigerian entity, and CERPAC (Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card) for expatriates employed by a Nigerian-registered company under an expatriate quota. Neither is available to a self-supporting remote worker.

What it means for your tax days

A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days you actually spend. Check Nigeria's tax authority for the day test that applies to you — and count the days either way.

Sources

We could not reach an official government page for this one when we checked. What follows is the best published source we could read — treat it as a lead, not as the rule, and confirm with the consulate.

Questions people ask about Nigeria

Does Nigeria have a digital nomad visa?

No. Nigeria has no dedicated digital nomad visa. The reported 2025 Nigeria digital nomad visa does NOT exist as an issued visa class. Nigeria did overhaul its visa system in 2025 — the Nigeria Immigration Service launched a fully online e-Visa (evisa.immigration.gov.ng, live from March 2025, decisions within 48 hours, stays of 30 to 90 days) plus digital Landing and Exit Cards and e-CERPAC, announced by the Federal Ministry of Interior on 30 June 2025 in the Guide to Nigeria Immigration Processes 2025. But neither the NIS services catalogue (Nigeria Visas, Regular Visa, e-Visa, Temporary Work Permit, CERPAC, e-CERPAC, Landing and Exit Card) nor the NIS visa pages contain any digital nomad, remote work or freelance category — a keyword scan of the NIS visa pages returns zero matches for 'nomad' or 'remote work'. The tourism e-visa does not authorise work of any kind. Closest long-stay routes: the Temporary Work Permit (TWP), for short assignments at the invitation of a Nigerian entity, and CERPAC (Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card) for expatriates employed by a Nigerian-registered company under an expatriate quota. Neither is available to a self-supporting remote worker.

Does a digital nomad visa in Nigeria make you tax resident?

A visa and tax residency are different things: the visa lets you stay, the tax rules follow the days you actually spend. Check Nigeria's tax authority for the day test that applies to you.

How does Stretch help with the Nigeria stay?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Nigeria, the rest of it

Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.