Restricted entry

19 Mar 2020 / Nigeria

The Government of Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from:

  • China
  • Italy
  • Iran
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Japan
  • France
  • Germany
  • United States of America
  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland.

These are all countries with over 1,000 domestic cases of COVID-19.

The Government is temporarily suspending all visas issued to nationals from these countries. Nigerians arriving from these countries will be subjected to supervised isolation for 14 days. Nigerians are being advised to avoid travel to these countries.

These restrictions will come into effect from Friday 20 March 2020, for 4 weeks, subject to review.

For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in Nigeria, contact GAC Nigeria at [email protected]

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