Do Nigerian passport holders need a visa for Mauritius?

By Ananya Sethi · Travel Writer, Tripmojo · Updated September 3, 2026 · Reviewed by Simran Raheja

Yes, but it is issued on arrival, and Nigeria is in an unusually short tier. Mauritius grants Nigerian passport holders a visa for two weeks on arrival, where most nationalities either need no visa at all or get sixty days. Nigeria is one of only six countries the Mauritian table limits to a fortnight.

Quick facts

Travel authorisation

Visa required: A visa on arrival, for two weeks
Arranged in advance: No, issued on arrival
Where Nigeria sits: The two-week tier, one of six countries
Most nationalities get: No visa, or sixty days on arrival
What the table settles: The visa question only, not fees or border checks
Passport: Carry a valid passport and onward ticket

Entry requirements

A valid Nigerian passport. The visa itself is issued at the Mauritian border rather than arranged before travel.
The means to satisfy an immigration officer at arrival, since the visa is granted there: a return or onward ticket and somewhere to stay are the usual expectations, which the requirement table itself does not spell out.
An understanding that the on-arrival visa runs two weeks, shorter than the sixty days most on-arrival nationalities receive, so plan the trip inside that window or check extension rules with the Mauritian authorities.

On arrival, and for a fortnight rather than two months

Mauritius does not ask Nigerian travellers to arrange a visa before flying. Its Passport and Immigration Office publishes a country-wise requirement table, and the Nigerian entry reads "Visa for two weeks on arrival". So the visa is obtained at the border, not from a mission or a website in advance.

What makes this worth reading is where Nigeria sits relative to everyone else. The table has four tiers. Of its 197 entries, 113 need no visa at all, 63 get a sixty-day visa on arrival, six get only a two-week visa on arrival, and 15 must obtain a visa before travelling. Nigeria is in the two-week group, alongside Algeria, Comoros, Iran, Madagascar and Myanmar. It is neither the visa-free majority nor the advance-application minority, but it gets the shortest on-arrival stay Mauritius offers.

The table settles the visa question and nothing more. It does not state the fee for the on-arrival visa, whether it can be extended, or the conditions an officer applies at the desk. Those are set elsewhere and the document does not describe them, so treat the two weeks as the planning figure and confirm anything beyond it, such as an extension, with the Mauritian authorities directly rather than from this list.

Good to know

Two weeks is half of what most on-arrival visitors get, and that is the thing to plan around. The larger on-arrival tier, 63 nationalities, receives sixty days. Nigeria receives fourteen. A fortnight is enough for a holiday but tight for anything with slippage in it, so book the return inside the window rather than assuming a sixty-day norm you may have read elsewhere applies to a Nigerian passport.
The visa is granted at the border, which means the officer decides, not a website. Because nothing is arranged in advance, the documents that matter are the ones you carry: a passport with room and validity, a return or onward ticket, and evidence of where you are staying and that you can fund the trip. The requirement table is silent on these, but an on-arrival visa is issued at the officer’s discretion, so arriving able to answer those questions is the practical safeguard.
Do not generalise from a travelling companion on another passport. The same Mauritian table that gives a Nigerian two weeks on arrival waves through 113 nationalities with no visa and gives 63 others sixty days. A friend from a visa-free country planning a month in Mauritius is reading a different row from yours. Check the Nigerian entry specifically rather than the group plan.
The fee and any extension are not on the public table, so confirm them at the source. Mauritius publishes which nationalities get what kind of entry, but not the price of the on-arrival visa or whether the two weeks can be extended once you are there. If your trip might run past a fortnight, that is a question for the Mauritian Passport and Immigration Office before you fly, not something to improvise at the end of the two weeks.

Frequently asked questions

Do Nigerian citizens need a visa for Mauritius?

Yes, but it is issued on arrival, not arranged in advance. The Mauritian requirement table lists Nigeria for a visa for two weeks on arrival.

How long can a Nigerian stay in Mauritius?

The on-arrival visa is for two weeks. That is shorter than the sixty days most other on-arrival nationalities receive.

Why does Nigeria get only two weeks when others get sixty days?

Mauritius sorts nationalities into tiers. Nigeria is one of six countries, with Algeria, Comoros, Iran, Madagascar and Myanmar, placed in the two-week on-arrival tier. Most on-arrival nationalities are in the separate sixty-day tier.

Do I apply for the Mauritius visa before travelling?

No. For Nigeria the visa is issued on arrival. The 15 nationalities Mauritius requires to apply in advance are a separate group that does not include Nigeria.

How much does the on-arrival visa cost and can it be extended?

The public requirement table does not state a fee or an extension rule. Confirm both with the Mauritian Passport and Immigration Office, especially if your trip might run past two weeks.

What should I carry on arrival?

A valid passport, a return or onward ticket, and evidence of accommodation and funds. The visa is granted at the officer’s discretion, so arrive able to show the purpose and shape of your trip.

Other passports for Mauritius

Other destinations for Nigeria passport holders

Sources

Every fact on this page was checked against the official sources below on 3 September 2026.

Republic of Mauritius, Passport and Immigration Office, "Visa Requirement Country" table, 197 entries. Nigeria (entry 127): "Visa for two weeks on arrival." Counted across the table: 113 entries read "No visa required", 63 read "Visa for sixty days on arrival", six read "Visa for two weeks on arrival" (Algeria, Comoros, Iran, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nigeria), and 15 read "Visa required prior to travel", which sum to 197. The table does not state fees, extension rules, or the conditions applied at the border. It is linked only from the raw markup of passport.govmu.org page_id=605. Read 2026-09-03. https://passport.govmu.org/passport/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Visa-Requirement-Country-2025.pdf

Entry rules change without notice and the official source is always the authority. Confirm with the embassy or immigration portal before you book.

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