Passport/ Visa

PASSPORTS: Passport valid for six months required by all, except holders of National ID Cards issued to Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo.

VISAS: Required by all except the following:
(a) 1. nationals of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Finland, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Norway, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Tunisia;
(b) alien residents holding a vaild ‘Permis de Séjour’ or ‘Visa de Séjour’;
(c) transit passengers continuing their journey within 24 hours and who do not leave the airport. Some nationals do require a visa for transit. Contact Consular section at Embassy for further information.

Types of visa and cost: Ordinary: US$35.58 (one-month stay); US$88.94 (up to three-month stay).

Validity: Up to three months, depending on purpose of stay.

Application to: Nearest Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see Contact Addresses section.

Application requirements: (a) Three completed application forms. (b) Three passport-size photos. (c) A return or onward ticket. (d) Proof of sufficient funds (eg bank letter). (e) Yellow fever vaccination certificate (cholera also required if travelling from a neighbouring country which has reported an outbreak). (f) Postal applications should be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed, registered envelope. (g) Fee, payable by cash or postal order.

Working days required: Two. A visa can be processed within 24 hours for an extra fee of US$20.

Exit permit: Must be obtained from the Immigration Department in Niamey before departure (except for nationals who do not require an entry visa).

Note: Passports must be presented to the police in each town where an overnight stay is intended. Passports are stamped at each town, so blank pages will be required. It is prohibited to travel by any route other than that stamped in the passport by the police.