How to get a Nigeria visa from Zimbabwe

• This visa is issued to those who want to go into Nigeria for tourism or to visit family.
• You are required to get your visa online and pay for it online as well as cash payments for visas are prohibited.
• A letter of invitation from your host accepting full immigration responsibility should be affixed with other documents.
• Proof of confirmed hotel reservation should be submitted if the applicant is not staying with a host.
• For persons younger than 18, photocopies of parents' passports (bio-data page) or valid ID must accompany the application as well as proof of payment of visa fees.
• There should be a copy of the child's birth certificate.
• A written letter of consent jointly signed by both parents would be needed as well.
• You are to submit via post to the Embassy of Nigeria where you are resident or in person at the embassy.
• Applicants may be invited for an interview at the embassy.
• Foreigners with this visa type can visit all the tourist sites in the country without restriction.
• It is mandatory for all travelers going to Nigeria to have a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate.

• This visa is issued to applicants who want to go into Nigeria for commercial purposes.
• You can also attend conferences, trade fairs, and business lectures while in the country.
• The Nigeria business visa is valid for 90 days but can be extended if necessary.
• There should be a letter of invitation from the host company in Nigeria accepting full immigration and financial responsibility as well as stating the purpose of visit (and duration of stay).
• A letter of introduction from the applicant's company or organization would be needed.
• Receipt of the paid visa application fee is required.
• A certificate of Yellow Fever vaccination is mandatory.
• Note that you cannot take up paid employment using this visa.
• Holders of this visa are to leave at the expiration of their visa.

• Transit Visa is available to citizens of all countries except ECOWAS Nationals who do not require visa to visit Nigeria and other countries which Nigeria has entered into visa abolition agreements.
• Foreign Travelers wishing to enter Nigeria and travel to their onward destination outside the country.
• You should have a confirmed ticket for connecting flight to the destination country.
• This visa has a validity of 48 hours.
• Note that this visa is not valid for employment.

Nigerian law requires all travelers to get immunized against Yellow Fever before entering the country and travelers can be denied entry if this requirement is not met.

In Nigeria, the Hausa ethnic group in the North are mostly Muslim, the West which is the Yoruba tribe is divided among mainly Christianity, Islam, and traditional religions, while the Igbos of the East and the Ijaw in the South are predominantly Christians (Catholics).