I just came back from West Africa.
In November 2017 the Nigerian embassy (it is now on a new location) refused to give me a visa.
In Ghana I met People from Australia. They got their visa in Ouagadougou.
The receptionist Thomas at "Big Millys Backyard in Kokrobite/Ghana told me, it is not to difficult to get the Nigeria Visa in Accra.
As I know personaly, it's very difficult, to get it in Cotonou.
Good luck, Michael

Just got our Nigerian visa in Ouaga, on the 5th of december 2017.
We are Dutch citizens traveling with a car.

But a Portugese backpacker we met tried a few days later and got refused. No idea why, but maybe the rules changed (again :()

Good luck!

Info
 

Has anyone got any new information on this?Happy new year by the way.:D

I have just arrived in Ouagadougou from Dogon country and headed to Nigeria embassy in the morning so I will update on how I get on

So today my visa application was approved at the Nigerian embassy in Ouagadougou after interview with the Consul. Unfortunately they won't issue it until Monday so I am stuck here for 3-4 days!

Some background:
Irish passport holder

Embassy opens at 10 but only does visas on Tuesday and Thursday.

Embassy is at a location (correct on Google) South of city and airport, on avenue Pascal zagre and near the Hotel Ouaga 2000 which was on my GPS (T4A)

There is lots of free and secure parking in front of it so use your vehicle not a taxi.

Be patient... Everything moves slowly there!





Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ta
 

Cheers for that info chief. What sort of paperwork did you need?beer

Paperwork:
Complete simple 4 page form they give you (you will need a Nigerian address so I used a hotel I got on booking.com)
2 passport photos
1 copy photo page of passport

You pay when you collect the visa.

Hope this helps(and that I actually receive mine on Monday!)

Simon



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Many thanks
 

Ok chief cheers for that.

They no longer issue them on route in ANY EMBASSY. See the new thread. Show stopper. This is not Bull....this is FACT.

I'm supporting this, totally true & personally spent 2 days trying to reverse it through Nigerian govt friend of mine who has been exceedingly helpful

Hmmm,

this is worrying.

I am currently in Ghana and have angles on Ghanaian residency, at a cost of $US 1000, which is a bit steep. One would imagine that I would then be able to apply for the Nigerian visa I need here in Accra. I will look into this next week and report back.

Have I not read somewhere that it's easy to get residency in Togo ?

If one was a resident in Togo, surely one could then apply in Togo.

Ghanaian immigration told me that if I am resident in Ghana, then I can travel visa free throughout Ecowas. Can't believe that's true though...

Wow,

maybe it's true.

"He added that the biometric identity card replaces residential permit and removed the need for the use of visas to encourage free movement of people in the region. Ouedraogo said that “these cards will also serve as travel documents and they will replace the resident permit and citizens can live and reside in any ECOWAS country without giving any other document”.

https://www.biometricupdate.com/2015...n-january-2016

Any update on the possibility of getting Nigerian visas en route? That thread that showed it as impossible seems to have been deleted.

Just curious about the situation. Planning to try again in Dakar in a few weeks.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Constructive comments are welcome in this thread, particularly if based on direct personal experience or secondhand reports. Attacks or belittling of other members is not.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Mark

Hi all,

we are planning a trans-Africa trip, leaving the UK in December 2018. This is very worrying about the Nigerian visa - is there any more recent information about this? If the way through Nigeria is impossible is there any other way round? For example is there a ferry that bypasses Nigeria?

Thanks for any info you have!
Lottie