Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
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15 Years
Dual citizenship
Yes
Birthright
No
Ancestry
1 Generation
PIT top rate
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Corporate tax
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Territorial tax
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Wealth tax
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Crypto tax
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Unemployment
3.07%
Social security (EE)
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Pathways published
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Business Permit (foreign-owned company)
Entrepreneur
The Ministry of Interior authorisation a wholly or partly foreign-owned company needs to operate legally in Nigeria, and the precondition for obtaining an expatriate quota and CERPAC permits.
Investor Visa (multiple-entry)
Investor / investment
A multiple-entry visa category of the Nigeria Immigration Service for foreign nationals investing in a Nigerian enterprise, with stay duration scaling by the size of the investment and sitting within the permanent-residence family of visas.
Permanent Residence (Nigeria)
General residence
Nigeria's permanent-residence visa group for highly skilled immigrants, investors, retirees and spouses of citizens or permanent residents, granting long-term residence beyond the renewable CERPAC.
Visa on Arrival / e-Visa (business and urgent travel)
Short Term Business
A short-term entry facility for business and urgent travel that, under the 2025 Nigeria Visa Policy, is now delivered mainly through an electronic visa applied for before travel rather than issued at the airport.
CERPAC (Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card)
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The core residence-and-work permit for expatriates living in Nigeria for a year or more, issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service and renewable while the underlying employment and expatriate quota remain valid.
Expatriate Quota (company-level authorisation)
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A Ministry of Interior authorisation that grants a Nigerian company a fixed number of slots to employ expatriates in named positions, underpinning each worker's STR visa and CERPAC.
Subject to Regularisation (STR) Employment Visa
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The entry visa a foreign worker uses to come to Nigeria for employment and then regularise their stay into a CERPAC residence-and-work permit.
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Mobility (FoM)
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Travel risk
Africa/Lagos
Timezone
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Population
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