- country
- Nigeria
- eligibility
- Nigeria does not operate a dedicated startup, founder, entrepreneur, or digital nomad visa at the national level. The Nigeria Startup Act 2022 contains no visa or immigration provisions for startup founders or talent; foreign founders/employees use standard Nigerian work permit routes (e.g., Subject to Regularisation (STR) visa, Temporary Work Permit, expatriate quota under CERPAC). The NanoGlobals international startup/entrepreneur/digital nomad visa index (46 programs across 39 countries) does not list Nigeria or any African country.
- processing notes
- Zone-level exception: companies registered in the Itana Digital Special Economic Zone (NEPZA-licensed) advertise expedited 'visa approvals in 3-5 business days vs. 4-6 weeks standard processing' and 'no expatriate quotas' — this is a free-zone facilitation benefit, not a national startup-visa scheme.