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🇳🇪 Who needs a visa for Niger?

⚠ U.S. State Department travel advisory for Niger: Level 4: Do Not Travel (updated 31 October 2025). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Niger visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Niger

CapitalNiamey
CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF, Fr)
Official languagesFrench
Calling code+227
Plugs and voltagetype A, B, C, E, F · 220 V
Internet domain.ne

Neighbouring countries: 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Niger by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Niger before you travel.

Visa-free (20)

Visa on arrival (1)

Visa required (176)

No admission (1)