Visa requirements for Benin
Who can enter Benin, by nationality. Tourism. Data as of September 4, 2026.
Passport holders from 57 countries can enter Benin without a visa in advance. All 57 enter visa-free on a valid passport. Everyone else needs a visa, or an e-visa where one is offered, before travelling.
- 57 visa-free
- 0 on arrival
- 0 eTA
- 191 e-visa
- 1 visa required
Visa-free entry
57 nationalitiesAlgeria3 months
Angola3 months
Botswana3 months
Burkina Faso3 months
Burundi3 months
Cameroon3 months
Cape Verde3 months
Central African Republic3 months
Chad3 months
Comoros3 months
Côte d’Ivoire3 months
Djibouti3 months
DR Congo3 months
Egypt3 months
Equatorial Guinea3 months
Eritrea3 months
Eswatini3 months
Ethiopia3 months
Gabon3 months
Gambia3 months
Ghana3 months
Guinea3 months
Guinea-Bissau3 months
Haiti3 months
Indonesia3 months
Israel3 months
Kenya3 months
Lesotho3 months
Liberia3 months
Libya3 months
Macau3 months
Madagascar3 months
Malawi3 months
Mali3 months
Mauritania3 months
Mauritius3 months
Morocco3 months
Mozambique3 months
Namibia3 months
Niger3 months
Nigeria3 months
Republic of the Congo3 months
Rwanda3 months
São Tomé and Príncipe3 months
Senegal3 months
Seychelles3 months
Sierra Leone3 months
Somalia3 months
South Africa3 months
South Sudan3 months
Sudan3 months
Tanzania3 months
Togo3 months
Tunisia3 months
Uganda3 months
Zambia3 months
Zimbabwe3 months
Electronic visa
191 nationalitiesAfghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
American Samoa
Andorra
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guyana
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Réunion
Romania
Russia
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Georgia
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Visa required in advance
1 nationalityVisa rules change frequently and can depend on your specific circumstances. This site is compiled from public government sources and is provided for general information only. Always confirm requirements with the official immigration authority or a consulate of your destination before you travel.