Visa policy of Benin

Benin entry stamp issued at Cotonou Airport

Visitors to Benin must obtain a visa from one of the Beninese diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.^[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Benin

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 18 countries and territories can visit Benin without a visa for 90 days:

Algeria[2]  Burkina Faso[3]  Cape Verde[4]  Chad[5]  Côte d'Ivoire[6]  China[7] — traveling on duty  Gambia[8]  Ghana[9]  Guinea[10]

Guinea-Bissau[11]  Liberia[12]  Mali[13]  Niger[14]  Nigeria[15]  Senegal[16]  Sierra Leone[17]  South Africa[18] (30 days)  Togo[19]

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Algeria, Brazil, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gabon, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Korea, Sudan, Switzerland and Tunisia do not require a visa.
An agreement between Benin and  Italy on mutual visa-free visits for holders of diplomatic and service was signed in September 2016 and is yet to be ratified.^[20]

Visa is not required for holders of an Authorisation Speciale d'Entree au Benin traveling to join mercy ships

In August 2016 the President of Benin announced a plan to introduce a visa-free entry for nationals of all African states.^[21]

See also

• Visa requirements for Beninese citizens

References

1. "Visa Information". Timatic. IATA. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
21. Visa-free entry for Africans, Benin follows Rwanda's lead