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Malaysia visa requirements for Nigeria citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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e-Visa required
Nigeria citizens need an e-visa, applied for online for Malaysia.
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Holders of a Nigeria passport need an e-visa, applied for online when visiting Malaysia. The Nigeria passport currently ranks #184 of 199 worldwide, with 43 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Malaysia is notably open to foreign passports, admitting 165 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #36 with 159 open destinations. The arrangement is reciprocal — Malaysia citizens face the same e-visa required requirement in the other direction.
In the opposite direction, Malaysia citizens travelling to Nigeria face: e-visa required.
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