Destination · Benin

Benin entry requirements (all nationalities)

Visa-exempt tiers, e-Visa and arrival rules for foreign visitors. Your passport-specific page has the exact documents and fee.

Visa-exempt by stay length

Tier	Nationalities in our data
90 days	Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Haiti, United Arab Emirates, Grenada
30 days	China, Malaysia, Philippines
14 days	HK, Singapore, Dominica, Sri Lanka, Venezuela
Freedom of movement	China, Angola, Brazil, MO, Cuba, France, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico +4 more

Valid for: 30 days · Apply: evisa.bj

Nationals of countries that require a visa can obtain an e-Visa.

6 August 2011 · confirmed
Iran (diplomatic and service passports)
5 April 2010 · confirmed
Gabon (diplomatic and service passports)
31 August 2016 · confirmed
Rwanda
30 September 2009 · confirmed
Mexico (diplomatic passports)
30 August 2016 · confirmed
All African countries
30 April 1980 · confirmed
ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States): Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
29 July 2019 · confirmed
India (diplomatic and service passports)
28 November 2007 · confirmed
France (biometric diplomatic passports)
28 May 1980 · confirmed
Algeria (diplomatic and service passports)
28 February 1997 · confirmed
Hong Kong
27 May 1992 · confirmed
China (travelling on duty, diplomatic and service passports)
24 January 2024 · confirmed
Bahamas