Italy to Niger visa requirements

Yes, Italian ordinary passport holders need a visa to visit Niger. There is no visa-free or visa-waiver channel for tourism — only Italian diplomatic and service passports are exempt. Apply at a Niger embassy/consulate before travel; a yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory on entry. Niger is not a Schengen country and has no visa-waiver agreement with Italy for ordinary passports. The Italian Foreign Ministry (Viaggiare Sicuri) is explicit that both a valid passport and an entry visa are required for Italian citizens; the only exemption is for diplomatic and service passports (90 days in any 180 under an Italy–Niger agreement). For a short tourist stay, an ordinary Italian passport holder must obtain a visa in advance from a Niger diplomatic mission. Niger has begun rolling out an online eVisa system through its Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST) and operates a pre-approved visa-on-arrival mechanism through the National Police in Niamey, but these channels are not consistently reliable or documented for tourists, so the conservative and recommended route is a single-entry tourist visa obtained before departure. A typical short-stay visa is single-entry, valid for 30 days, costing roughly US$100. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is compulsory and is checked both at the embassy and on arrival. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months. Travelers should also note that large parts of Niger carry severe security travel advisories.