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Samoa visa for citizens of Nigeria

Citizens of Nigeria get a Samoa visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Nigeria: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Abuja — Apia: ≈ 19,480 km, about 25 hours of flying.

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

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Samoa visa rules at a glance

With a Nigeria passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 14 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 111 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Nigeria passport ranks 157th of 199.
Nigeria passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Nigeria and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Fiji.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Nigeria. Nigeria visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Abuja — Apia: about 19,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 25 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +12 hours.
Local time: Abuja 12:00 — Apia 00:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 197th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Nigeria.