Austria visa for Nigerian citizens

For the tourist visa, Austria’s official sources give a standard fee of €90. Processing time, as Austria states it: Normally within 15 calendar days; up to 45 days in individual cases. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Austria has 2 missions in Nigeria, with its embassy in Abuja. Consulates: Lagos.

In 2025, Austria’s embassy and consulates in Nigeria (Abuja) received 1,735 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 960. 39.1% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 41.0%: the rate fell by 1.9 points. Applications fell by 11% compared with 2024 (1,942).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 47.9% of the applications lodged in Nigeria that year, from 27.2% at the consulates of Switzerland to 66.1% at those of Bulgaria. Austria’s consulates worldwide refused 11.9%. Austria was the 10th most applied-for Schengen state in Nigeria.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Nigeria, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Nigeria to Austria, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Austria at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 20 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Austria (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Austria (updated 13 October 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.

How long Nigerian citizens can stay in Austria

How long Nigerian citizens may stay in Austria is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Nigerian citizens apply

In Nigeria, applications go to the Austrian embassy in Abuja and the consulate in Lagos, or to a visa centre acting for Austria; fees, documents and processing times are published by Austria.

Austria and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Austria lets Nigerian citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Austria when it is the main destination of the trip.

Austria’s neighbours for Nigerian citizens

Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovenia and Liechtenstein require Nigerian citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Austrian citizens travelling to Nigeria

Austrian citizens need a visa for Nigeria, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa for stays of up to 90 days.