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Immigration Law Library

Nigeria’s immigration rules run across a scattered set of sources — the Immigration Act 2015, the Immigration Regulations 2017, and the Nigeria Immigration Service’s own published guidance. We’ve pulled the parts that actually answer real questions into one place: visa classes, CERPAC, passports, and what an employer must do to hire a foreign national legally.

Most visitors to this library are foreign nationals — people planning a move to Nigeria, an employer sponsoring a foreign hire, or someone already here trying to work out what their status actually permits. Every guide below is written with that reader in mind, not a Nigerian audience already familiar with the system.

28 questions

Guide 1

Nigeria Visa Types & Application FAQ

Short-visit e-Visas, embassy visas, temporary and permanent residence visas — which one applies to your specific trip, and what each one actually requires.

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16 questions

Guide 2

CERPAC & Residence Permits FAQ

The document that confirms your legal right to live in Nigeria for a year or more — eligibility, cost, the application process, every CERPAC subclass, and how to regularise an expired visa or overstay.

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14 questions

Guide 3

Expatriate Quota & Work Authorisation FAQ

For employers: Business Permits, Expatriate Quota, capital thresholds, and the compliance obligations that come after a foreign hire is approved.

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19 questions

Guide 4

Passports & Travel Documents FAQ

Fresh applications, naturalisation and registration, the three passport tiers, and how to renew, correct or replace a lost booklet — at home or from the diaspora.

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Primary Source

Every guide above is built directly on the Immigration Act 2015 — the actual law, not a summary of it. Read or download the full Act below.

Download the Immigration Act 2015 (PDF) → Official Act, sourced from the Nigeria Immigration Service and hosted on legalifyattorneys.com

At a Glance

40+

Nigerian visa classes covered, from short-visit to permanent residence

7 yrs

Maximum lifespan of an Expatriate Quota position (3 + 2 + 2 year renewals)

USD 2,000

Official CERPAC fee for employed foreign nationals

3 tiers

Standard, Official and Diplomatic Nigerian passports, each with its own eligibility rules

₦100m

Minimum share capital for a foreign-owned company seeking a Business Permit

Sponsoring a foreign hire, applying for CERPAC, or unsure which visa actually fits your situation? Talk to us before you file — a wrong category costs more time to fix than to get right the first time.

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