Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Nigerien passport holders 9
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
AngolaVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
GeorgiaVisa required→eVisa
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
MoroccoeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Nigerien passport holders 8
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
RwandaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
United StatesVisa required→No admission
Changes for visitors to Niger 3
United Arab EmiratesVisa required→Visa on arrival
JamaicaVisa required→Visa-free- United StatesVisa required→No admission
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes