Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Visa to attend business meetings in Nigeria, applied for online and lodged by post.
Where to apply in Australia
Nigeria High Commission, 26 Guilfoyle Street, Yarralumla, Canberra (ACT); all visa applications are posted to Canberra. The site says applicants must be citizens or residents of Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Fiji or Papua New Guinea.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Nigeria.
How to apply
Complete the online application and payment on the Nigerian immigration portal and print the visa payment slip | assemble the documents | post everything with the AUD 100 money order and a prepaid one-way return envelope to the High Commission in Canberra.
Applications are handled through Nigeria Immigration Service online portal (portal.immigration.gov.ng).
Documents you need
- Signed original passport valid 6+ months
- Three completed forms
- Online payment slip
- Three passport photos
- Six months of bank statements
- Round-trip ticket or itinerary
- Invitation letter from Nigerian company or state body
- Certificate of incorporation of the host company
- Financial guarantee letter from employer in Australia
- Yellow fever certificate
- Prepaid return envelope
Fees and processing time
- Other charges: AUD 100 non-refundable administration fee (money order to Nigeria High Commission)
- Official fee: visa fee paid online, amount not published on the page
Processing time: 10 working days (general visa services page; not stated on the visa page).
Good to know
Visa fee itself not published on the page (payment slip issued after online payment). Processing time of 10 working days comes from the general visa services page (undated); the consular section hours differ between pages (Mon-Wed vs Tue-Thu).
Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Nigeria's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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