Benin · Western Africa
Benin · Western AfricaBenin visa requirements by passport
61 passports can enter Benin visa-free or with a visa on arrival, 137 need an online ETA or e-Visa, and 0 need a visa issued before travel.
MRBy Muddassar Raza, Tripsol / MERN SolutionsLast updated Open passport-index dataset (2026-02-17) — confirm with the official portal
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF)
- Languages
- French
- Region
- Western Africa
Visa-free (61 passports)
No visa needed for a tourist visit. Bring a valid passport, onward ticket and proof of funds.
- Angola passport
- Burkina Faso passport
- Burundi passport
- Bahamas passport
- Botswana passport
- Belize passport
- DR Congo passport
- Central African Republic passport
- Congo passport
- Côte d'Ivoire passport
- Cameroon passport
- China passport
- Cape Verde passport
- Djibouti passport
- Dominica passport
- Algeria passport
- Egypt passport
- Eritrea passport
- Ethiopia passport
- Gabon passport
- Grenada passport
- Ghana passport
- Gambia passport
- Guinea passport
- Equatorial Guinea passport
- Guinea-Bissau passport
- Hong Kong passport
- Haiti passport
- Kenya passport
- Comoros passport
- Liberia passport
- Lesotho passport
- Libya passport
- Morocco passport
- Madagascar passport
- Mali passport
- Mauritania passport
- Mauritius passport
- Malawi passport
- Malaysia passport
- Mozambique passport
- Namibia passport
- Niger passport
- Nigeria passport
- Rwanda passport
- Seychelles passport
- Sudan passport
- Sierra Leone passport
- Senegal passport
- Somalia passport
- South Sudan passport
- Sao Tome and Principe passport
- Swaziland passport
- Chad passport
- Togo passport
- Tunisia passport
- Tanzania passport
- Uganda passport
- South Africa passport
- Zambia passport
- Zimbabwe passport
e-Visa required (137 passports)
Apply online before travel. Approval is linked to your passport.
- Andorra passport
- United Arab Emirates passport
- Afghanistan passport
- Antigua and Barbuda passport
- Albania passport
- Armenia passport
- Argentina passport
- Austria passport
- Australia passport
- Azerbaijan passport
- Bosnia and Herzegovina passport
- Barbados passport
- Bangladesh passport
- Belgium passport
- Bulgaria passport
- Bahrain passport
- Brunei passport
- Bolivia passport
- Brazil passport
- Bhutan passport
- Belarus passport
- Canada passport
- Switzerland passport
- Chile passport
- Colombia passport
- Costa Rica passport
- Cuba passport
- Cyprus passport
- Czechia passport
- Germany passport
- Denmark passport
- Dominican Republic passport
- Ecuador passport
- Estonia passport
- Spain passport
- Finland passport
- Fiji passport
- Micronesia passport
- France passport
- United Kingdom passport
- Georgia passport
- Greece passport
- Guatemala passport
- Guyana passport
- Honduras passport
- Croatia passport
- Hungary passport
- Indonesia passport
- Ireland passport
- Israel passport
- India passport
- Iraq passport
- Iran passport
- Iceland passport
- Italy passport
- Jamaica passport
- Jordan passport
- Japan passport
- Kyrgyzstan passport
- Cambodia passport
- Kiribati passport
- Saint Kitts and Nevis passport
- North Korea passport
- South Korea passport
- Kuwait passport
- Kazakhstan passport
- Laos passport
- Lebanon passport
- Saint Lucia passport
- Liechtenstein passport
- Sri Lanka passport
- Lithuania passport
- Luxembourg passport
- Latvia passport
- Monaco passport
- Moldova passport
- Montenegro passport
- Marshall Islands passport
- North Macedonia passport
- Myanmar passport
- Mongolia passport
- Macao passport
- Malta passport
- Maldives passport
- Mexico passport
- Nicaragua passport
- Netherlands passport
- Norway passport
- Nepal passport
- Nauru passport
- New Zealand passport
- Oman passport
- Panama passport
- Peru passport
- Papua New Guinea passport
- Philippines passport
- Pakistan passport
- Poland passport
- Palestine passport
- Portugal passport
- Palau passport
- Paraguay passport
- Qatar passport
- Romania passport
- Serbia passport
- Russia passport
- Saudi Arabia passport
- Solomon Islands passport
- Sweden passport
- Singapore passport
- Slovenia passport
- Slovakia passport
- San Marino passport
- Suriname passport
- El Salvador passport
- Syria passport
- Thailand passport
- Tajikistan passport
- Timor-Leste passport
- Turkmenistan passport
- Tonga passport
- Turkey passport
- Trinidad and Tobago passport
- Tuvalu passport
- Taiwan passport
- Ukraine passport
- United States passport
- Uruguay passport
- Uzbekistan passport
- Vatican passport
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport
- Venezuela passport
- Vietnam passport
- Vanuatu passport
- Samoa passport
- Kosovo passport
- Yemen passport
Official sources for Benin
- Benin e-Visa — checked 23 Oct 2026
- UK FCDO — Benin entry requirements
- The embassy or consulate of Benin in your country.
Important — private service
Tripsol is a private visa-assistance service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any government or embassy. You can always apply directly through official government channels. Prices are all-in totals that include government fees where applicable and our service fee. Approval decisions are made solely by the relevant authorities.United States passportUnited Kingdom passportCanada passportAustralia passportIndia passportPakistan passportNigeria passportPhilippines passportChina passportGermany passportFrance passportBangladesh passport