Italian Consulate General in Lagos, Nigeria

Italy requires Nigerian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Check with the Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, Italy’s consulate general in Lagos received 12,698 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 6,995. 5,703 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 44.9%. In 2024 it had been 39.8%: the rate rose by 5.0 points, a sharp increase. The number of applications was almost unchanged (12,768 in 2024).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 35.3% (2023) to 44.9% (2025).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Nigeria; this office handled 94% of their 13,563 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Abuja 6.0%, which makes Lagos the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Nigeria, 47.9% of applications were refused in 2025; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 17 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 49.1% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Nigeria.

For matters it cannot handle, the Italian embassy in Abuja (532 km) is responsible. The Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria is one of 2 missions of Italy in Nigeria. Nigeria in turn has 2 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Italy in Lagos. It is headed by Polacco Ivo Michele, according to the records. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Walter Carrington Crescent 12, Lagos. The record for the Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Italian citizens travelling to Nigeria

Nigeria requires a visa from Italian citizens, available online as an e-Visa for up to 90 days.

When the Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria is closed

The Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria closes on Nigeria’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and Boxing Day on Monday 28 December 2026, and usually on holidays of Italy such as Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

Before visiting the Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria

Current procedures for the Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria

The Italian consulate general in Lagos, Nigeria has 12 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.