VISA FREE AND VISA ON ARRIVAL COUNTRIES FOR NIGERIAN PASSPORT HOLDER

For Nigerian passport holders, as we know many countries are very difficult to grant visas to them, including Indonesia, but there are some countries that can grant free visa, here is a list of countries that can grant visas to Nigerian passport holders

VISA FREE COUNTRIES FOR NIGERIAN PASSPORT HOLDER

1. Niger Republic (Visa free)
2. Barbados (Visa free for 6 months)
3. Benin Republic (Visa free)
4. Burkina Faso (Visa free)
5. Cameroon (Visa free)
6. Chad (Visa free)
7. Cote d’Ivoire (Visa free)
8. Ghana (Visa free)
9. Guinea (Visa free)
10. Guinea Bissau (Visa free for 90 days)
11. Haiti (Visa free for 90 days)
12. Mauritius (Visa free for 90 days)
13. Micronesia (Visa free for 30 days)
14. Dominican (Visa free for 21 days)
15. Fiji Island (Visa free for 4 months)
16. Gambia (Visa free for 90 days)
17. Liberia (Visa free)
18. Mali (Visa free)
19. Senegal ( Visa free )
20. Sierra Leone (Visa free)
21. Togo (Visa free)
22. Vanuatu (Visa free for 30 days)

  

VISA ON ARRIVAL COUNTRIES FOR NIGERIAN PASSPORT HOLDER

1. Cape Verde (Visa on arrival)
2. Bangladesh (Visa on arrival)
3. Burundi (Visa on arrival for 30 days)
4. Comoros Island (Visa on arrival)
5. Djibouti (Visa on arrival)
6. Georgia (Visa on arrival)
7. Iran (Visa on arrival)
8. Kenya (Visa on arrival for 90 days)
9. Madagascar (Visa on arrival for 90 days)
10. Maldives (Visa on arrival for 30 days)
11. Mauritania (Visa on arrival)
12. Mozambique (Visa on arrival for 30 days)
13. Nauru (Visa on arrival)
14. Palau (Visa on arrival for 30 days )
15. Samoa (Visa on arrival for 60 days )
16. Seychelles (Visa on arrival for 30 days)
17. Somalia (Visa on arrival)
18. Sri Lanka (Electronic travel authorization)
19. Tanzania (Visa on arrival)
20. Timor-Leste (Visa on arrival for 30 days)
21. Tuvalu (Visa on arrival for 30 days)
22. Uganda (Visa on arrival)

HOW TO INVITE CITIZENS FROM CALLING VISA COUNTRY TO INDONESIA

Indonesia have rule for some country to enter , there are  country call Calling Visa Country , Calling Visa Country  is a country whose condition or state of a certain degree of vulnerability is viewed from aspects of ideology, political aspects, economic aspects, social aspects, cultural aspects, aspects of defense and state security, and aspects of immigration.

Here the list of certain countries that need calling visa before enter to Indonesia:

1. Afghanistan;
2. Guinea;
3. Israel;
4. North Korea;
5. Cameroon;
6. Liberia;
7. Niger;
8. Nigeria;
9. Pakistan; and
10. Somalia

Citizen from the State Calling visa can apply visa to Indonesia by invitation of guarantor. The Guarantor must  be:

1. Indonesian citizens;
2. Domiciled in Indonesia;
3. Corporations.

For my case is me as wife is the guarantor for my husband who is Nigerian. 

Here the  steps of applying for a visa for the calling visa country is as follows :

1. Guarantor sends invitation letters to the intended foreigners to the Embassy
2. Describe the relationship between the guarantor and the person invited as well as the intention of arrival to Indonesia.
3. Attach KTP and Kartu Keluarga from the guarantor.
4. After the letter of invite request received by the Embassy, then wait about 1 week till 2 weeks Embassy  will contact by phone about the truth of the invitation letter.
5. The Embassy will continue the letter to Ministry of Law and Human Right of Indonesia  in Jakarta
6.  Next Ministry of Law and Human Right of Indonesia  in Jakarta will contact by phone to confirm the letter and arrange a meeting for its continuation and approval of the letter.

The law that the guarantor needs to pay attention :

Pasal 63 UU No 6 Tahun 2011:

ayat (2):

Penjamin bertanggung jawab atas keberadaan dan kegiatan Orang Asing yang dijamin selama tinggal di Wilayah Indonesia serta berkewajiban melaporkan setiap perubahan status sipil, status Keimigrasian, dan perubahan alamat.

ayat (3):

Penjamin wajib membayar biaya yang timbul untuk memulangkan atau mengeluarkan Orang Asing yang dijaminnya dari Wilayah Indonesia apabila Orang Asing yang bersangkutan: telah habis masa berlaku Izin Tinggalnya dan/atau dikenai Tindakan Administratif Keimigrasian berupa Deportasi;

Pasal 118 UU No 6 Tahun 2011:

Setiap Penjamin yang dengan sengaja memberikan keterangan tidak benar atau tidak memenuhi jaminan yang diberikannya sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 63 ayat (2) dan ayat (3) dipidana dengan pidana penjara  paling lama 5 (lima) tahun dan pidana denda paling banyak Rp500.000.000,00 (lima ratus juta rupiah);