Niger-ly There!

To get in, you first need a VISA:

1. 1. 1. Download and fill out 2 COPIES of the visa form:
         • Niger online Visa Form.
      2. Attach the following documents
         • 2 copies of the filled out visa form
         • 2 passport photos to accompany the 2 visa forms
         • A Letter of Invitation
      3. Prepare payment; obtain a money order or certified check for:
         • $155 made payable to Embassy of Niger
      4. Prepare mailings:
         • Provide a separate prepaid return label and envelope with a tracking number.
         • Use FedEx, UPS, or USPS with a valid return address to where you want your visa delivered
      5. Submit your application:
         • Include your passport (must have 2 blank pages).
         • Mail or hand-deliver to:
           Niger Embassy in the USA
           2204 R Street, NW
           Washington DC 20008 USA

Processing Time: It’s been 4 months and still waiting on it! Luckily you only need to send in a paper copy of your passport with the mailing as they’re fine with processing your visa without the actual physical copy of the passport.

They’ve been otherwise responding to all our inquiries and e-mails within hours, and then offering to generate this letter for us as our travel dates ominously approached:

So therefore, this is as far as we could get in Niger:

From Istanbul, we landed in Niamey and spent about 2 hours here to wait for our aircraft to refuel before embarking on our onward trip to N’Djamena, Chad.

Next time!

- At time of posting in Niamey, Niger, it was 33 °C - Humidity: 10% | Wind Speed: 14km/hr | Cloud Cover: the cool night of rejection and despair