Barbados visa for Nigerian citizensExtension of stay
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Barbados visa for Nigerian citizens
What Nigerian citizens need to enter Barbados, with the official source for every fact.
Visa-freeMaximum stay: 180 days
Verified Oct 7, 2026 · Source: foreign.gov.bb (opens in a new tab)How to apply
What entry costs
- Departure tax55 BBD
- Total55 BBD
Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.
Yellow fever certificate
Arriving from Nigeria, a yellow fever certificate is required: WHO lists Nigeria as a transmission risk.
Driving on a Nigeria license
Barbados and Nigeria are both party to the 1949 Geneva Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in Nigeria is one Barbados is bound to recognize.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road TrafficOther entry requirements
- Passport validity — The Immigration Department says your passport must be valid for the duration of your trip.
- Onward or return ticket — Required
- Proof of funds — Required
- Staying past your permitted stay — Penalties in Barbados, compared with every country
- Barbados online immigration and customs form — The Immigration Department says travellers must complete the online Immigration and Customs Form, which becomes available 72 hours before arrival, and present the receipts, saved to a mobile device or printed, to Immigration and Customs on arrival.
No official source states a rule on: travel insurance.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Barbados entry requirements
The other way round
Barbadian citizens travelling to Nigeria: eVisa. Up to 30 days.
Nationalities treated exactly the same
Barbados applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Nigerian citizens and to holders of these passports:
Ghana
UgandaCompare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Barbados has a row in each.
- What staying past your permitted stay costs, country by country
- Compulsory government charges beyond the visa, country by country
- Digital arrival cards and entry declarations
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Vaccination certificates required at the border
- Which International Driving Permit each country recognizes
- What a tourist visa costs, country by country
- How much money you must be able to show at the border
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Barbados entry requirements · Everywhere Nigerian citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Nigerian citizens need a visa for Barbados?
No. Nigerian citizens can enter Barbados without a visa for up to 180 days.
How long can Nigerian citizens stay in Barbados?
Up to 180 days per entry.
How much does entering Barbados cost Nigerian citizens?
Compulsory government charges come to 55 BBD.
Sources & verification
- Barbados Immigration Department — Extensions of Stay (opens in a new tab)
- Barbados Immigration Department — Visitors to Barbados (opens in a new tab)
- Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade — Visa requirements for foreign nationals entering Barbados (revised 9 May 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Geneva, 1949), status of parties (opens in a new tab)
Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3)
- WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever (opens in a new tab)
International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)
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