No visa needed

Do citizens of the Seychelles need a visa for Nigeria?

Citizens of the Seychelles don’t need a visa for Nigeria and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Seychelles: the passport opens 99 countries visa-free; Victoria — Abuja: ≈ 5,530 km, about 7.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Nigeria without a visa on a Seychelles passport?

Yes, citizens of the Seychelles don’t need a visa for Nigeria for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Nigeria visa rules at a glance

With a Seychelles passport you can visit 99 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 32 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Seychelles passport ranks 55th of 199.
Seychelles passport: visa-free access to 99 countries; Nigeria passport: 26.
Citizens of the Seychelles and Nigeria can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Barbados, Dominica, Kiribati, Fiji, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Nigeria, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Seychelles. Seychelles visa for citizens of Nigeria

Travelling to Nigeria: good to know

Victoria — Abuja: about 5,530 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Victoria 12:00 — Abuja 09:00.
Local currency: Nigerian Naira.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NGN 1,329.
Nigeria is the 68th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Seychelles.