Free Zone Entry Visa Application Guidelines

Guidelines:

  1. Visit the Home page of Nigeria Immigration Portal
  2. Locate & click on the appropriate application form to start the process:
    • Entry Visa/Freezone Application Form
  3. Fill the Application form; check the 'I ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS FORM' check box.
  4. Click on 'Submit Application' button to view ‘Applicant details page’
  5. Click on “Proceed to Online Payment”
  6. Click to select Payment Currency “Pay in Dollars” option then Click on ‘Continue’ button
  7. For SW Global LLC Payment

    1. After clicking the payment mode you'll be presented with an Application Cart where you can add a number of applications before making the final payment.
    2. You can add new applications by selecting 'Add New Application' button or add an existing application by clicking 'Add Existing Application' into the cart.
    3. If you are adding existing application to the current cart, it will be removed from the cart it was attached to and will be added to the current application cart.
    4. If you are adding existing application to the current cart, it will be removed from the cart it was attached to and will be added to the current application cart.
    5. Once you are done with adding all the application to the cart. Please proceed to payment by clicking 'Continue for payment' button and then select 'Start Payments'
    6. Portal will ask you to review your cart before proceeding to make payment.
    7. You can edit your cart by selecting Edit Cart at the bottom of the cart details table or you can continue with the payment by selecting SW Global LLC checkout button.
    8. Click on ‘SW Global LLC’ button to display Order details
    9. You will be prompted to select Log In to SW Global LLC using: “Google-OpenId”, “Yahoo-OpenId” and “SW Global LLC-OpenId” Account
    10. If you intend to login by “Google-OpenId” Account click “Google” button,
      1. Create a Google Account to Continue or Sign in with a Valid ‘Email Id & Password’
      2. Privacy page will be shown up, which will ask you to allow SW Global LLC to access your account information
      3. Click on Allow button
      4. You will be redirected to SW Global LLC
      5. Provide Contact Address and Mobile number and Click on ‘Submit’ button
      6. For making payment please provide Billing Information(Exact as mentioned to Card statement) and Card Information and Click on ‘Make Payment’ button
      7. Displays message “Thanks < Your Names >, you’re done! Your order has been sent.”
    11. If you intend to login by “Yahoo-OpenId” Account click “Yahoo” button,
      1. Create a Yahoo Account to Continue or Sign in with a Valid ‘Email Id & Password’
      2. Privacy page will be shown up, which will ask you to allow SW Global LLC to access your account information
      3. Click on Agree button
      4. You will be redirected to SW Global LLC
      5. Provide Contact Address and Mobile number and Click on ‘Submit’ button
      6. For making payment please provide Billing Information(Exact as mentioned to Card statement) and Card Information and Click on ‘Make Payment’ button
      7. Displays message “Thanks < Your Names >, you’re done! Your order has been sent.”
    12. If you intend to login by “SW Global LLC openID” Account click “SW Global LLC openID” button,
      1. Create a SW Global LLC-OpenId Account to Continue or Sign in with a Valid ‘Username & Password’
      2. Steps to create new SW Global LLC-OpenId account
         
        • Click on ‘Register Now’
        • Provide Details and Click on ‘Submit’ button
        • Confirmation mail has been sent to your Email id
        • To activate your Account Click on activation link provided in your Email id
        • You will be prompted back to SW Global LLC
        • Click on “I AGREE” Button
        • To continue with the payment, Please go to the window on which you have clicked on ‘Register Now’ link
        • Please Enter your Username & password and Click on ‘Login’ button
      3. Provide Contact Address and Mobile number and Click on ‘Submit’ button
      4. For making payment please provide Billing Information(Exact as mentioned to Card statement) and Card Information and Click on ‘Make Payment’ button
      5. Displays message “Thanks < Your Names >, you’re done! Your order has been sent.”

Important Notice:

  • Expatriate Quota is not a requirement for Free Zone Entry Visa.
  • Entry Visa Application Form can be accessed on the home page by clicking on “Entry Visa Application Form”
  • Requirements:

  • Expatriate must provide the following in support of the application:
    1. Letter of introduction from relevant Free Zone Authority
    2. Letter of Offer of Employment from licensed Free Zone company
    3. Relevant credentials
    4. Valid International Passport (must possess a minimum of 6 months validity)
    5. Duly completed and signed printout of online Entry Visa application
    6. Evidence of Online payment
    7. Two (2) passport photographs

    Applicable Visa Fees are indicated below

    Embassy VISA Fees

      SINGLE ENTRY MULTIPLE ENTRY TWP FEES STR VISA FEES
    Afghanistan Gratis Gratis    
    Albania US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Algeria US$50 US$50 US$50 US$50
    Andorra $68.00 US$68 X No    
    Angola $2.00 US$2.00 X No    
    Antigua and Barbuda $148.00 $148.00 X No    
    Argentina US$60 US$100 US$125 US$125
    Armenia US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Australia AS$160 ( US$ 141) AS$200(US$176) AS$200(US$176) AS$200(US$176)
    Austria 60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Azerbaijan $78.00 $78.00    
    Bahamas $19.00 $19.00    
    Bahrain $45.00 $45.00    
    Bangladesh $253.00 $253.00    
    Barbados Gratis Gratis    
    Belarus $68.00 $68.00    
    Belgium €60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Belize $200.00 $200.00    
    Benin ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Bhutan $68.00 $68.00 X No    
    Bolivia $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Bosnia and Herzegovina US$50 US$100 US$100 US$100
    Botswana P500(US$114) P500(US$114) P500(US$114) P500(US$114)
    Brazil $20.00 $20.00 X No    
    Brunei $45.00 $45.00 X No    
    Bulgaria $50.00 $50.00 X No    
    Burkina Faso ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Burundi US$100 US$200 US$250 US$250
    Cambodia $68.00 $68.00 X No    
    Cameroon -$3.00 -$3.00 X No CFA50,000(US$111) CFA50,000(US$111)
    Canada US$75 US$150 US$150 US$150
    Cape Verde ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Central African Republic CFA30,000(US$67) CFA150,000(US$335) CFA150,000(US$335) CFA150,000(US$335)
    Chad $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Chile $200.00 $200 X No    
    China US$64 US$64 US$64 US$64
    Colombia $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Comoros $20.00 $20.00 X No    
    Congo (Brazzaville) CFA 50,000(US$111) CFA 100,000(US$224) CFA 100,000(US$224) CFA 100,000(US$224)
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Costa Rica $20.00 $20.00 X No    
    Côte d’Ivoire ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Croatia US$50 US$100 US$100 US$100
    Cuba PESO 50(US$54) PESO 50(US$54) PESO 50(US$54) PESO 50(US$54)
    Cyprus US$30 US$30 X No    
    Czech Republic 60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Denmark 60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Djibouti US$3 US$3    
    Dominica US$20 US$20    
    Dominican Republic US$20 US$20 X No    
    East Timor (Timor Timur) US$68 US$68 X No    
    Ecuador US$3 US$3 X No    
    Egypt US$45 US$45 X No    
    El Salvador US$3 US$3 X No    
    Equatorial Guinea US$3.00 US$3.00 X No    
    Eritrea US$2 US$2 X No    
    Estonia US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Ethiopia US$2 US$2 X No    
    Fiji US$2 US$2 X No    
    Finland 60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    France 60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Gabon $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Gambia, ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Georgia US$60 US$200 US$200 US$200
    Germany 60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Ghana ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Greece 60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Grenada $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Guatemala $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Guinea ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Guinea-Bissau ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Guyana $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Haiti $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Honduras $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Hungary US$50 US$100 US$100 US$100
    Iceland $68.00 $12.00    
    India INR 10,000(US$253) INRS 10,000(US$253) INR 10,000(253) INR 10,000(253)
    Indonesia INDR 2,200,000(US$245) INDR 2,200,000(US$245) INDR 2,200,000(US$245) INDR 2,200,000(US$245)
    Iran $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Iraq $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Ireland $68.00 $12.00    
    Israel ILS 375(US$397) ILS 650(US$169) ILS 650(US$169) ILS 650(US$169)
    Italy 60(US$388) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Jamaica $3,188.00 $3188.00 X No    
    Japan JP¥4,000(US$36)      
    Jordan US$50 US$100 US$100 US$100
    Kazakhstan US$60 US$200 US$200 US$200
    Kenya $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Kiribati $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Korea, North $46.00 $46.00 X No    
    Korea, South $30.00 $46.00 X No    
    Kuwait $3.00 $3.00    
    Kyrgyzstan US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Laos $4.00 $4.00    
    Latvia US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Lebanon US$100 US$200 US$250 US$250
    Lesotho $64.00 $64.00    
    Liberia Gratis Gratis    
    Libya LIBYAN DINAR 20(US$26) LIBYAN DINAR 40(US$40) LIBYAN DINAR 100(US$100) LIBYAN DINAR 100(US$100)
    Liechtenstein $68.00 $68.00    
    Lithuania US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Luxembourg 60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of        
    Madagascar $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Malawi $39.00 $29.00 X No    
    Malaysia US$6 US$6 US$66 US$66
    Maldives $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Mali ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Malta US$26 US$40 US$100 US$100
    Marshall Islands $65.00 $65.00 X No    
    Mauritania $58.00 $58.00 X No    
    Mauritius $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Mexico $32.00 $32.00    
    Micronesia, Federated States of        
    Moldova US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Monaco $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Mongolia $26.00 $72.00    
    Morocco DHS 710(US$88.75) DHS 2130(US$266.25) DHS 2130(US$266.25) DHS 2130(US$266.25)
    Mozambique US$50 US$50 US$50 US$50
    Myanmar $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Namibia NAD450(US$66) NAD450(US$66) NAD450(US$66) NAD450(US$66)
    Nauru $4.00      
    Nepal $39.00 $39.00    
    Netherlands €60(US$88) €240(US$352) €95(US$139) €115(US$168)
    New Zealand $2.00 $2.00    
    Nicaragua $2.00 $2.00    
    Niger ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Nigeria ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Norway $4.00 $62.00    
    Oman $46.00 $46.00    
    Pakistan $34.00 $68.00 X No    
    Palau $3.00      
    Panama $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Papua New Guinea $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Paraguay $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Peru $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Philippines $39.00 $78.00    
    Poland US$51 US$102 US$120 US$120
    Portugal €50(US$73) €100(US$146) €100(US$146) €200(US$293)
    Qatar $4.00 $4.00 X No    
    Romania $42.00 $42.00 X No    
    Russia US$84 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Rwanda $4.00 $4.00    
    Saint Kitts and Nevis $19.00 $19.00 X No    
    Saint Lucia $19.00 $19.00 X No    
    Saint Vincent and The Grenadines $19.00 $19.00 X No    
    Samoa $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    San Marino $3.00 $3.00    
    Sao Tome and Principe US$50 US$100 US$50 US$50
    Saudi Arabia $46.00 $46.00 X No    
    Senegal ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Serbia and Montenegro US$50 US$100 US$100 US$100
    Seychelles $4.00 $4.00    
    Sierra Leone ECOWAS ECOWAS    
    Singapore Gratis Gratis -  
    Slovakia US$50 US$100 US$100 US$100
    Slovenia US$50 US$100 US$100 US$100
    Solomon Islands $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Somalia $3.00 $3.00    
    South Africa R400(US$58) R700(US$103) R1,400(US$205) R1,400(US$205)
    Spain €125(US$183) €350(US$514) €350(US$514) €400(US$587)
    Sri Lanka $40.00 $4.00    
    Sudan $2.00 $2.00    
    Suriname $40.00 $40.00    
    Swaziland $58.00 $58.00 X No    
    Sweden SEK500(US$78) SEK500(US$78) SEK500(US$78) SEK500(US$78)
    Switzerland SF 76.35(US$67.68) SF 229.05(US$203) SWISSFRANCE 35(US$76) SF 152.70(US$135.36)
    Syria US$46 US$46 US$46  
    Taiwan $50.00 $100.00   $120.00
    Tajikistan $68.00 $68.00    
    Tanzania TZS 30,000(US$29) TZS 30,000(US$29) TZS 30,000(US$29) TZS 30,000(US$29)
    Thailand HK$450(US$14) HK$1,200(US$39) HK$450(US$14) HK$450(US$14)
    Togo ECOWAS      
    Tonga $64.00 $64.00    
    Trinidad and Tobago Gratis Gratis    
    Tunisia $32.00 $32.00 X No    
    Turkey $32.00 $32.00 X No    
    Turkmenistan US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Tuvalu $3.00 $3.00 X No    
    Uganda $2.00 $2.00 X No    
    Ukraine $52.00 $52.00 X No    
    United Arab Emirates $4.00 $4.00 X No    
    United Kingdom €70(US$144) €230(US$472) €230(US$472) €230(US$472)
    United States US$112 US$112 US$112 US$112
    Uruguay $60.00 $100.00    
    Uzbekistan US$60 US$200 US$100 US$100
    Vanuatu $3.00 $3.00    
    Vatican City €60(US$88) €75(US$110) €75(US$110) €75(US$110)
    Venezuela US$50 US$50 US$50 US$50
    Vietnam $68.00 $68.00    
    Western Sahara $2.00 $2.00    
    Yemen $46.00 $46.00    
    Zambia ZMK30000(US$6) ZMK30000(US$6) ZMK30000(US$6) ZMK30000(US$6)
    Zimbabwe ZWD2,000,000(US$ ZWD3,000,000(US$ ZWD3,000,000(US$ ZWD3,000,000(US$
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