Niger: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 32
- Consulates
- 5
- missions abroad
- 31
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 19
Live & travel in Niger
Monthly budget
$1,550/mo
Prices vs USA: 34%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 588.35 XOF
Internet access
16%
of people online
Air quality
65.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Hausa
Emergency
18 · 17
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug, Type E
Calling code
+227
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jul 8, 2026
2.4
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.3
- Safety2.3
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality1.0
- Climate3.5
SOS · Niger18Restaurants, cafés and dishes in NigerDambou · Kilishi
Government consensus
Do not travel· 3 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 18, 2026 · Republic Day
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Mar 6, 2027 · Laylat al-Qadr
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- Apr 24, 2027 · Concord Day
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
Cities in Niger
Traveller essentials · Niger
- Emergency
- 18 · 17
- Calling code
- +227
- Currency
- XOF
- Plug types
- Schuko, Europlug, E, NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15, British and related types
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Niamey
- Time zone
- Africa/Niamey
Foreign missions in Niger
AlgeriaNiamey1BelgiumNiamey1BeninNiamey1Burkina FasoNiamey1Canada1ChadNiamey1ChinaNiamey1CubaNiamey1EgyptNiamey1FranceNiamey1GermanyNiamey1GuineaNiamey1IndiaNiamey1IranNiamey1ItalyNiamey1LibyaNiamey1MaliNiamey2MauritaniaNiamey1MoroccoNiamey1NetherlandsNiamey1NigeriaNiamey1PakistanNiamey1Saudi ArabiaNiamey1SenegalNiamey1South AfricaNiamey1SpainNiamey1SwitzerlandNiamey1TürkiyeNiamey1United KingdomNiamey1United StatesNiamey1Vatican CityNiamey1
Niger missions abroad
AlgeriaAlgiers1BelgiumBrussels1BeninCotonou1Burkina FasoOuagadougou1CameroonYaoundé1Côte d’IvoireAbidjan1DenmarkCopenhagen1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis, 6th arrondissement of Lyon, Metz3GermanyBerlin1GhanaAccra1IndiaNew Delhi1ItalyRome1Japan1LibyaTripoli1MaliBamako2MonacoMonaco1NigeriaAbuja1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SenegalDakar1South AfricaPretoria1South SudanJuba1SwitzerlandGeneva1TogoLomé1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul, İzmir3United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Niger without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Niger?
32 missions, 31 countries.
Emergency: Niger?
18 (fire department), 17 (police)
Who can enter Niger without a visa?
19: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Liberia, and Mali…