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How to get a Palestinian Territory visa from Nigeria
Visa types, fees, processing times and application requirements for Nigerian passport holders travelling to Palestinian Territory.
Visa types & fees
1 visa option for travelling to Palestinian Territory.
Tourist visa
Application requirements
Documents Nigerian applicants need to provide.
- Travel passport must have at least 3 consecutive blank pages and a validity period of at least ten (10) months at the date of visa application.
- Non-refundable visa application fee.
- Two clear colored passport-sized photographs. (5cm x 5cm on white background)
- Evidence of employment or business activity e.g., employment letter, certificate of business incorporation/ registration
- Statement of account for six months (corporate accounts) plus six months for personal accounts.
- Hotel reservation and flight tickets.
- Copy of travel itinerary.
Visa type details
Tourist visa
- The Palestinian Territories consist of two physically separate entities, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. All are currently universally considered parts of Palestine although recognition as a sovereign nation varies by country.
- There are no visa conditions imposed on foreign nationals other than those imposed by visa policy of Israel.
- Visitors entering via Ben Gurion airport are given an entry card instead of an entry stamp in their passport.
- You should keep your entry card with your passport until you leave. This is evidence of your legal entry into Israel and may be required, particularly at any crossing points into the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- Visitors who enter via Allenby Bridge-King Hussein border crossing and make their connections to the West Bank or plans to travel to the West Bank known may be given an entry stamp that permits travel only in Palestinian Authority-controlled areas of the West Bank.
- The official language used within the Palestinian Territories is Arabic. Hebrew and English are also widely spoken.
- 16.1% of the population speak Hebrew as their native language and Hebrew is also a second or third language to many other Palestinians.
- Crime is generally not a problem in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- Most visits to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories are trouble-free, but theft of passports, credit cards, and valuables from public beaches is common. Travelers are advised to take precautions to protect themselves and their belongings.
- You should dress modestly in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.
- Local residents in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods can react strongly to anyone (particularly women) dressed inappropriately. Women should not wear trousers.
Where to apply
Palestinian Territory embassy & visa application centers in Nigeria.
Abuja
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Palestinian Territories an independent state?
Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, 135 UN Member Nations have recognized the State of Palestine, comprising the Palestinian territories as a distinct state.
What is the capital of the Palestinian Territories?
Both Palestine and Israel have proclaimed this ancient holy city as their true capital. The Palestinian National Authority maintains the stance that Jerusalem should be an open city with no partitions – but under Palestinian control. However, the Israeli government passed the “Jerusalem Law” in 1980, declaring the ancient city as their “eternal and indivisible” capital.
Are the Palestinian Territories at war with Israel?
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s longest-running and most controversial conflicts. At its heart, it is a conflict between two self-determination movements — the Jewish Zionist project and the Palestinian nationalist project — that lay claim to the same territory.
What is the currency used in the Palestinian Territories?
Both the Israeli new shekel and the Jordanian dinar are freely used in the Palestinian territories.