Visa requirements for Beninese citizens explained

Visa requirements for Beninese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Benin. As of 2 July 2019, Beninese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 61 countries and territories, ranking the Beninese passport 83rd in terms of travel freedom (tied with a passport from Morocco) according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Israel is visa free.

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia and territories	^[2]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh		30 days
Barbados		90 days
Belarus
Belize
Bhutan
		90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia	^[3]	30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic		3 months
Chad
Chile
			Visa not required for holders of normal passports endorsed for public affairs.
Colombia			May apply online.^[4]
Comoros
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba	^[5]	30 days
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti	^[6]	31 days
Dominica		21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt		30 days
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea			Pre-approved visa can obtain a visa on arrival.
Estonia
Ethiopia		up to 90 days
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon	^[7]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia
Georgia		30 days	30 days within any 120 days period
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti		3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India		90 days
Indonesia
		30 days	Conditions apply^[8]
Iraq
Ireland
Israel	^[9]
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya	^[10]	3 months
Kiribati
			30 days visa on arrival if arriving by Jeju
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
		30 days
Latvia
Lebanon			In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate for General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	^[11]
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		90 days
Malawi
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		90 days^[12]
Mexico
		30 days
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique	^[13]	30 days	Visa on arrival is no longer available to citizens of countries that host an embassy of Mozambique.
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal		90 days
Netherlands
New Zealand			Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[14]
Nicaragua		90 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	^[15]		Online Visa eligible.^[16] Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.^[17]
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda		90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia		6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1 month
Samoa		60 days
San Marino
	^[18]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa		30 days
	^[19]		Obtainable online^[20] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka		30 days
Sudan
Suriname	^[21]
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan	^[22]	45 days
	^[23]
Timor-Leste		30 days	Not available at all entry points.^[24]
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia	^[25]
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda			May apply online.^[26]
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates			Possible visa on arrival for 96 hours
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
	^[27]
	^[28]	Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)^[29]
	^[30]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.^[31]
		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
		30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.^[32] ^[33]
	^[34]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.^[35] ^[36]
	^[37]
	^[38]	Registration required after 24h.^[39] ^[40]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong		14 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	^[41]
Greenland	^[42]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies		Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	^[43]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	^[44]
United Kingdom
	^[45]
Anguilla		Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.^[46]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.^[47]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
		14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.^[48] ^[49] ^[50]
	^[51] ^[52]	3 months within any year period
	^[53] ^[54]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.^[55]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[56] ^[57]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

• Visa policy of Benin
• ECOWAS passport

References and Notes

References

Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Global Ranking - Passport Index 2019. Henley & Partners. 3 July 2019.
2. Web site: Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications. Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
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4. Web site: Visa Online Request. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia. 2016-05-22. 2017-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011011949/http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/procedures_services/visas/visa-online-request. dead.
5. Web site: Listado de acuerdos exención de visado | Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba.
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12. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-05-25 . 2016-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202220733/http://passport.govmu.org/English/Passport%20and%20Visa%20Requirement%20in%20Mauritius/Pages/Visa-Requirements-in-Mauritius.aspx . dead .
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14. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . May 21, 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
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20. Web site: Apply for a South Sudan Visa Online . . South Sudan.
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22. Web site: Tajikistan e-Visa . Evisa.tj . 2022-03-06.
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24. Obtainable at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port.
25. Web site: Les citoyens Béninois désormais exemptés de visa d'entrée en Tunisie - Bénin Révélé Mag. 20 December 2017. beninrevele.com.
26. Web site: Uganda e-Visa. visas.immigration.go.ug.
27. Web site: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA. 2016-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424181640/http://mfaapsny.org/council/visa.php. 2016-04-24. dead.
28. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo.
29. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130310115928/http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,20. 2013-03-10.
30. Web site: VISA Regulations. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 4 March 2014.
31. Web site: Israel Country Specific Information. Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114103216/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html#entry_requirements. 14 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
32. Web site: Practical travel information on Visas in Somaliland, Puntland & Somalia - Lonely Planet Travel Information. lonelyplanet.com. 2014-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106194323/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/somaliland-puntland-and-somalia/practical-information/visas. 2014-11-06. dead.
33. Web site: VISA Application . 2006-11-17 . https://archive.today/20061117003149/http://www.somalilandgov.com/Visa%20Application.htm . 2006-11-17 . dead .
34. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia - Министерство иностранных дел. www.mfa-rso.su. 2017-09-29. 2013-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406. dead.
35. Web site: О визах - Министерство иностранных дел. mfa-rso.su.
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37. Web site: 線上填寫簽證申請系統. 2017-09-29. 2016-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112075442/https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw/BOCA_MRVWeb/subroot/MRVWeb0_form.jsp. dead.
38. Web site: Министерство иностранных дел - Приднестровской Молдавской Республики. Министерство иностранных дел.
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40. Web site: Rules and recommendations - Transnistria tour. transnistria-tour.com.
41. Web site: Passport and visa. Visit Faroe Islands. 2014-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720043911/http://www.visitfaroeislands.com/en/about-the-faroe-islands/important-facts-for-travelers/passport-and-visa/. 2014-07-20. dead.
42. Web site: Advice & Services for travelling to and staying in Greenland.
43. Web site: Requesting a visa - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs . Diplomatie.gouv.fr . 2022-03-06.
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46. Web site: Visas & Travel . Government of Anguilla.
47. Web site: British Indian Ocean Territory travel advice. GOV.UK.
48. Web site: Tourist Information - Visas & Legal Info - Pitcairn Island Tourism. visitpitcairn.pn. 2015-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20131018001850/http://www.visitpitcairn.pn/visitpitcairn/visaslegalinfo/touristinfo/index.html. 2013-10-18. dead.
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50. Web site: Immigration Control Ordinance 2006 . . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106205311/http://www.government.pn/immigration%20ordinance.pdf . 6 November 2021 . live.
51. Web site: Ascension Island E-Visa System. 13 November 2018.
52. Web site: Entry Visas. 13 November 2018. 23 November 2018. 19 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619085843/https://www.ascension-island.gov.ac/entry-visas/. dead.
53. Web site: Saint Helena eVisa. Saint Helena Government.
54. Web site: VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING ST HELENA. St Helena Government. 25 January 2018. 14 December 2017.
55. Web site: Tristan da Cunha Tourism. Richard. Grundy. www.tristandc.com.
56. Web site: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory) travel advice. fco.gov.uk.
57. Web site: Information for Visitors - South Georgia Website. sgisland.gs. 2018-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20080412170649/http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(v)Information_for_Visitors_to_South_Georgia?useskin=vis. 2008-04-12. dead.