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Nigeria visa rules for Cameroon passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Cameroon passport holders can visit Nigeria visa-free.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

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Official source

nigerianconsulatesa.orgConsulate General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, JohannesburgChecked 31 Oct 2026

All foreign Nationals except citizens of ECOWAS Member State Cameroonians and Chadians and other countries with which Nigeria has entered into visa abolition/waiver agreements

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Valid Passport (not less than 6 months validity).

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Nigeria passport holders need to visit Cameroon.

Nigeria passport Cameroon

Visa-free

Nationals of Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Chad are exempt from the visa requirement to enter Cameroon.

Nigeria passport to Cameroon, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Cameroon passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Abuja, nearest first.

  1. BeninPorto-Novo, about 610 km from AbujaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. TogoLomé, about 760 km from AbujaVisa-free · 30 days
  3. ChadN'Djamena, about 890 km from AbujaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. Equatorial GuineaCiudad de la Paz, about 910 km from AbujaVisa-free
  5. GabonLibreville, about 990 km from AbujaVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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